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Research Note: Which God is Good for Tourism?

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  • Johan Fourie

    (Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa)

  • Jaume Rosselló

    (Departament d'Economia Aplicada, Universitat de les Iles Balears, Edifici Jovellanos Cra Valldemossa, Km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Mallorca, Spain)

  • María Santana-Gallego

    (Departament d'Economia Aplicada, Universitat de les Iles Balears, Edifici Jovellanos Cra Valldemossa, Km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Mallorca, Spain)

Abstract

The authors posit that religion has a general impact on tourism which goes beyond the direct impact of religious pilgrimages. To that end, an augmented gravity model for international tourist arrivals is estimated. This makes it possible to assess how five major religions induce or constrain international tourism flows. The results provide evidence that the religious affiliations of both the origin and destination countries have significant explanatory power in global tourism flows, over and above pilgrimage.

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  • Johan Fourie & Jaume Rosselló & María Santana-Gallego, 2016. "Research Note: Which God is Good for Tourism?," Tourism Economics, , vol. 22(1), pages 163-169, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:22:y:2016:i:1:p:163-169
    DOI: 10.5367/te.2014.0412
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    Cited by:

    1. Fu, Guomin & Zhu, Sijia, 2023. "Innovation, financial risk and natural resources for sustainable development: Fresh evidence from BRICS economies," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    2. Jaume Rosselló Nadal & María Santana Gallego, 2022. "Gravity models for tourism demand modeling: Empirical review and outlook," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(5), pages 1358-1409, December.

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