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Religious tourism

Niche or mainstream?

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The Long Tail of Tourism

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Religious tourism has increasingly won in popularity in recent years. There is no general definition of religion; actually almost every religion has its slightly different explanation. The most represented religion groups are Christians, Islamists, Hindus, Buddhists and Jews. According to an American dictionary religion is defined as follows:

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Alexis Papathanassis

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Seyer, F., Müller, D. (2011). Religious tourism. In: Papathanassis, A. (eds) The Long Tail of Tourism. Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-6231-7_6

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