The Importance of Faith Tourism in Destinastion Management
| dc.authorid | 0000-0001-5377-7292 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bozca, Sabri | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bahar, Mehmet | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-14T06:34:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-14T06:34:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | en_US |
| dc.department | Kapadokya Üniversitesi | |
| dc.description.abstract | Spirituality has been influential in people's decision to travel since the earliest times of history in religion-related travels (Bozonelos, 2021). Faith-based tourism, which has contributed to economic growth in recent years, has spiked up rapidly despite the substantial financial crises (Munro, 2020). In this context, faith tourism has an outstanding role in the general tourism mobility. On the other hand, the relatively insufficient number of studies on faith tourism according to tourism types (Durán- Sánchez, A. 2018; Daniel H. Olsen, Dallen J. Timothy, 2021) also reveals the need for scientific studies on the subject. It has been shown in bibliometric studies that scientific (master's thesis and phd dissertations) studies related to faith tourism have not been fully set forth in Turkey either (Özçoban, 2020). Despite the overall increase in faith-based tourism, the data for the last ten years prior to the pandemic (2019) unfortunately moved in the opposite direction when tourist arrivals were classified according to the purpose of arrival (faith/pilgrimage) for Turkey (Turkish Statistical Institute, 2022). Turning the tide can be possible by revealing cultural assets with scientific studies within the scope of destination management, planning, putting into practice and monitoring the results. In the main context of tourism, the entire cultural heritage should be revealed through scientific research in departments such as Geography, History, Archeology, Gastronomy, Ecology, Philosophy, Economy, and Health. In terms of branding, addressing destination studies with different disciplines can provide alternative contributions to solving problems (Ruiz et al., 2020). Touristic products, services and resources, which are all planned within the body of State Supply Office, can be effectively promoted to target markets and audiences with appropriate tools. Herein, recreation areas should be carefully determined, and the balance of protection and use should be followed in the context of sustainability. The purpose of faith- based tourism is to experience cuisine, architecture, art and other traditions as well as religious experience (Gabor, 2016). Leisure is an important concept that affects human life from ancient times to the present. When the visits of individuals to faith spots are evaluated in the context of leisure time, the impact of factors such as cultural, spiritual, economic and environmental should be investigated together with the integration of destination management. While doing this, individual and social values and benefits must be taken into account. As it is revealed in the academic studies on faith tourism, eliminating the existing problems (Gündüz, 2016; Ayaz and Eren, 2020), regulating the legal regulations according to today's conditions, and re-organizing the region with a micro-level sustainable destination management model with an understanding that all stakeholders participate must be followed. In the context of increasing the decreasing duration of stay (Gössling et al. 2018), revealing the Faith Centers of our country with new discoveries (such as Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe) and providing visits to these places can also contribute positively to the duration of stay. In the light of this information, each region of our country, which has an extremely high potential to be a rich and wide faith destination, should be handled separately within the framework of sustainable destination logic. With tourism types such as Bleisure, which has increased in recent years, faith tourism can be organized within the logic of destination. Thus, the duration of stay in these destinations can be prolonged and contribute to the economic, social and social structure. | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 115 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 106 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12695/2605 | |
| dc.institutionauthor | Bahar, Mehmet | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Detay Yayıncılık | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Anatolian Lanscape and FaithTourism: Ancient Times TO Present | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Kitap Bölümü - Uluslararası | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Faith | |
| dc.subject | leisure | |
| dc.subject | destinations management | |
| dc.subject | cultural tourism | |
| dc.title | The Importance of Faith Tourism in Destinastion Management | |
| dc.type | Book Chapter |
