 Spiritual retreats as a restorative destination: Design factors facilitating restorative outcomesChelsea Gill, Jan Packer and Roy Ballantyne Annals of Tourism Research, 2019, vol. 79, issue C Abstract: Spiritual retreats provide an opportunity for restoration, transformation and personal development. This study utilizes Attention Restoration Theory to explore the specific environmental attributes, activities and experiences of spiritual retreats that lead to restorative outcomes. Data collected from 268 attendees across 17 spiritual retreats in Australia demonstrated that although there were different predictors for immediate and continuing restorative outcomes, three factors (being away, participating in spiritual activities and disconnecting from information technology) were important for both. Spending time in relaxation and reflection predicted immediate restorative outcomes, while social activities predicted continuing restorative outcomes. The practical implications of the findings for retreat managers concerned with providing restorative experiences for visitors are discussed. Keywords: Spiritual retreats; Religious tourism; Attention restoration theory; Design principles; Restoration; Retreat experiences (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:anture:v:79:y:2019:i:c:s0160738319301185 DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2019.102761 Access Statistics for this article Annals of Tourism Research is currently edited by John Tribe More articles in Annals of Tourism Research from Elsevier |
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