Perspectives on the Regional Economic Value of a Pilgrimage

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 407-414

  Saayman, Andrea ^a   Saayman, Melville ^a   Gyekye, Agyapong ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Pilgrims; Religion; Religious tourism; SAM; South Africa; ZCC

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; REGIONAL ECONOMY; RELIGION;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84903744807     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1936     Document Type: Article

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