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Schedule
2025
Thursday, June 26th
9:30 AM

A1) Preserving the Sacred: Combating Vandalism in Religious Monuments

Polyxeni Moira, University of West Attica, Department of Tourism Management, Greece
Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, University of West Attica, Department of Tourism Management, Greece

Palermo

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

9:30 AM

A2) Motivations for Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: Spirituality or Modern Tourism

Razaq Raj, Leeds Beckett University
Kevin Griffin, Technological University Dublin

Palermo

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

9:30 AM

A3) Faith, Culture, and Transformation: A Case Study of Visitors to the Tumane Monastery

Marija Bratic, University of Nis, Serb
Danijel Pavlovic, Academy of Hospitality, Tourism and Welleness, Belgrade, Serbia

Palermo

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

9:30 AM

A4) Religious Tourism and Religiosity Among Generation Z from a Postsecular Context

Elzbieta Bilska-wodecka, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Justyna Liro, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Palermo

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

9:30 AM

B1) Integrating Spirituality and Culture in Visitor Experience: The Case of The Cathedral of Barcelona

Silvia Aulet, University of Girona, Spain
Anna Vilanova, Cathedral of Barcelona, Spain

Palermo

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

9:30 AM

B2) Local Governance and Community Regeneration: A Case Study in the North of Portugal

Carlos Fernandes, Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo (Portugal)
isilda Leitão, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

9:30 AM

B3) Tourism Asset Management in Religious Cities: A Study of Religious Resources in Japanese Sacred Sites

Shin Yasuda, Takasaki City University of Economics, Japan

Palermo

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

9:30 AM

B4) Transforming the Sacred Space into a Historical Place: The Case of Paco Cemetery in Manila, Philippines

Jerome Ong, University of the Philippines, Manila

Palermo

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:30 AM

C1) Critical Reflection on the Specificity and Coherence in Portugal of Processions and Pilgrimages as Religious Practices

Adalberto Dias de Carvalho, ISCET - Instituto Superior de Ciências Empresariais e do Turismo, Portugal

Palermo

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

11:30 AM

C2) Generation Z Tour Guiding Performance with Tourists from the Three Abrahamic Religions

Vitor Ambrósio, ESHTE and CiTUR, Estoril, Portugal
Carlos Santos, ESHTE and CiTUR, Estoril, Portugal

Palermo

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

11:30 AM

C3) From Ritual to Heritage: Mountain Pilgrimages and The Transmission of Practices in Corsica

Angelina Antonetti, antonetti_a@univ-corse.fr

Palermo

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

11:30 AM

C4) Rewriting Pilgrimage Narrative for a Young Audience in Love from Mecca to Medina

Dorothy Lane, Luther College, Regina, Canada

Palermo

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

11:30 AM

D1) Sacred Tattoos and Pilgrimage Tourism as Spiritual Identity

Rossana Salerno, University of Palermo, Italy

Palermo

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

11:30 AM

D2) Montserrat: A Millennium of Faith, Pilgrimage, and Cultural Heritage

Silvia Aulet, University of Girona, Spain
Dolors Vidal-Casellas, University of Girona

Palermo

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

11:30 AM

D3) Sacred Steps: Walking, Religion, and the Path to Peace

Francesca Benna, University of La Sapienza, Italy

Palermo

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

3:30 PM

E1) Revisiting the Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy in the Philippines: Personal Reflections and Lessons Learned Thirty Years After

Katherine Arceta, University of the Philippines, Philippines

Palermo

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

E2) Killing Bali (Part II)

Pierre Fournie, Gustave Eiffel university, France

Palermo

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

E3) Developing a Model for Religious Tourism Governance: Comparing the Soumela Monasteries in Turkey and Greece

Dino Bozonelos, California State University, USA
Nuray Turker, Karabuk University, Turkey

Palermo

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

F1) Hermitage and Digital Storytelling: A Case Study for Sustainable Visitorship

Antonio Lenzo, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Italy

Palermo

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

F2) Seeking Zion: Motivations Behind Latter-day Saint Pilgrimage-like Travel to Religious Heritage Sites

Daniel H. Olsen, Brigham Young University, USA

Palermo

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

F3) From Religious Sites to Cinematographic Sets. The Symbolism of Religious Cultural Heritage in the Italian Serie “Lolita Lo Bosco”.

Antonietta Ivona, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Lucrezia Lopez, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Palermo

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM