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

Konstantinos Mouratidis (), Maria Doumi and Theodoros Stavrinoudis
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Konstantinos Mouratidis: University of the Aegean
Maria Doumi: University of the Aegean
Theodoros Stavrinoudis: University of the Aegean

Chapter Chapter 11 in Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability, 2019, pp 147-161 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Religious tourism; Lesvos; Greece; Priests; Tourism development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03910-3_11

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