Religion or Fandom? Secular ritual in pop-culture pilgrimage

Kyungjae Jang, Hokkaido University, Japan

4A - Technology

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

SMART Media Technologies impact on the Spiritual Experience of Hajj Pilgrims

JAHANZEEB QURASHI, University of Central Lancashire
Richard A. Sharpley, University of Central Lancashire, UK

4A - Technology

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The influence of Facebook in the holiday decision making of Muslim women in the UK

Imran Khan, University of Salford, Business school

4A - Technology

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Religious Tourism Promotion. Good practices from Greek Tourism Office in Milan

Dimitrios N. Mylonopoulos Dr, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences
Polyxeni G. Moira Dr, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences
Maria Volonaki, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences

4B - Marketing

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The Destination Marketing Tools For “Seven Sufi Saints of Noble Bukhara” Pilgrimage Cluster

Bakhtiyor Navruz-Zoda, Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan
Nutfillo Ibragimov, Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan
Akmal Rakhmanov, Klassik-Tur LLC Uzbekistan

4B - Marketing

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The spiritual seekers and the 'tourist bubble': the Aminè experience

monica gilli, University of Torino, Italy
Stefania Palmisano, University of Torino, Italy

4B - Marketing

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Post-Pilgrimage: Beyond secularisation

Dane Munro, University of Malta, Malta
George Cassar Ph.D., University of Malta

4C - Stakeholders / Governance

2:31 PM - 4:00 PM

Religious tourism in San Giovanni Rotondo, the worship of Padre Pio: narrations and testimonies

Paola de Salvo, University of Perugia
Pasquale Guerra, ISUC (Institute for the History of Contemporary Umbria)

4C - Stakeholders / Governance

2:31 PM - 4:00 PM

Volunteering in the religious heritage: protection, valorization and mediation in Italy and France

Giovanna Rech, University of Trento

4C - Stakeholders / Governance

2:31 PM - 4:00 PM