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Religious Tourism Development in Lesvos Island. Potentials and Prospects in a Spiritual Approach of Priests of Lesvos

In: Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability

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  • Konstantinos Mouratidis

    (University of the Aegean)

  • Maria Doumi

    (University of the Aegean)

  • Theodoros Stavrinoudis

    (University of the Aegean)

Abstract

This paper aims to (a) present the opinions of the priests of Lesvos on the current situation of religious tourism in Lesvos, (b) explore the potentials and prospects for the further development of religious tourism and (c) formulate policy proposals for its systematic development. The exploration of the research objectives was carried out by contacting a quantitative research, the questionnaires of which were distributed among all the priest of Lesvos. The survey was contacted in February 2017, using the inventory method and the data collected were based on descriptive and inductive statistics. The investigation showed that Lesvos, as a religious destination, has been developed to a significant extent but, it still has many prospects of growth. The survey highlighted the need for the implementation of an integrated strategic planning for local tourism development, which through targeted actions will cover the basic strategic directions for further development of religious tourism in the Island.

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  • Konstantinos Mouratidis & Maria Doumi & Theodoros Stavrinoudis, 2019. "Religious Tourism Development in Lesvos Island. Potentials and Prospects in a Spiritual Approach of Priests of Lesvos," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Vicky Katsoni & Marival Segarra-Oña (ed.), Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability, chapter 0, pages 147-161, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-030-03910-3_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03910-3_11
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    Keywords

    Religious tourism; Lesvos; Greece; Priests; Tourism development;
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    JEL classification:

    • Z39 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Other

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