Location
Palermo
Start Date
27-6-2025 12:00 PM
End Date
27-6-2025 1:30 PM
Description
The connection between religious tourism and territorial development is rooted in the enhancement of places of worship, spiritual itineraries, and local traditions, which serve as catalysts for the socioeconomic and cultural regeneration of regions (Cerutti & Piva, 2015; González-González & Fernández-Álvarez, 2022). This type of tourism is characterized by a strong sense of identity and the ability to activate often-overlooked endogenous resources such as abbeys, sanctuaries, hermitages, and devotional routes (Azevedo, 2021). Promoting this form of tourism within a territory stimulates the local economy through the development of a tailored hospitality system, craftsmanship that caters to the needs of pilgrims, and a food service sector that highlights local products (Trono, 2023). This hospitality system enhances the territory, encourages the rediscovery of local roots and allows the creation of a network of local stakeholders.
The effect of this system is a spiritual experience. The pilgrimage routes, like the Camino de Santiago and the Way of St. Francis, demonstrate a strong link between spiritual experience and non-tourist areas. In these regions, hospitality services, artisanal products, cuisine, and the promotion of intangible heritage are coordinated to support pilgrims in their spiritual journey (de Salvo, 2018).
This study uses bibliometric analysis to examine the evolution and network in research on territorial development and religious tourism from 2010 to 2024, utilizing the open-access Dimensions database. It offers valuable insights for stakeholders on the evolving dialogue surrounding territorial development and religious tourism and can provide useful tools for policy makers in valorising local territories.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/3es9-2k89
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I1) Territorial Development and Religious Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis
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The connection between religious tourism and territorial development is rooted in the enhancement of places of worship, spiritual itineraries, and local traditions, which serve as catalysts for the socioeconomic and cultural regeneration of regions (Cerutti & Piva, 2015; González-González & Fernández-Álvarez, 2022). This type of tourism is characterized by a strong sense of identity and the ability to activate often-overlooked endogenous resources such as abbeys, sanctuaries, hermitages, and devotional routes (Azevedo, 2021). Promoting this form of tourism within a territory stimulates the local economy through the development of a tailored hospitality system, craftsmanship that caters to the needs of pilgrims, and a food service sector that highlights local products (Trono, 2023). This hospitality system enhances the territory, encourages the rediscovery of local roots and allows the creation of a network of local stakeholders.
The effect of this system is a spiritual experience. The pilgrimage routes, like the Camino de Santiago and the Way of St. Francis, demonstrate a strong link between spiritual experience and non-tourist areas. In these regions, hospitality services, artisanal products, cuisine, and the promotion of intangible heritage are coordinated to support pilgrims in their spiritual journey (de Salvo, 2018).
This study uses bibliometric analysis to examine the evolution and network in research on territorial development and religious tourism from 2010 to 2024, utilizing the open-access Dimensions database. It offers valuable insights for stakeholders on the evolving dialogue surrounding territorial development and religious tourism and can provide useful tools for policy makers in valorising local territories.