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Challenges of Religious Tourism Development: the case of Gishen Mariam, Ethiopia

American Journal of Tourism Research

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Title Challenges of Religious Tourism Development: the case of Gishen Mariam, Ethiopia
 
Creator Gedecho, Ermias Kifle; Hawassa University
 
Subject Tourism and Religious Tourism
Religious Tourism, Challenges, Gishen Mariam
 
Description The main objective of this study was identifying the challenges of religious tourism development in Gishen Mariam, Ethiopia. In-depth interview with informants, visitor questionnaire survey, direct and participant observation and informal discussion were employed in order to gather the necessary data. Poor transport infrastructural development, absence of government attention, settlement, unsuitable church administrational structure, and absence of tourism product development were identified as main challenges that have been hindering religious tourism development in the study site. To make Gishen one of religious tourist destination road infrastructure should be developed by government. Besides church and people need to strive to develop religious tourism products.
 
Publisher World Scholars
 
Contributor Horn of Africa_Center for Environment through its STRONG-BOW Project
 
Date 2015-01-18
 
Type Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://wscholars.com/index.php/ajtr/article/view/567
10.11634/216837861403567
 
Source American Journal of Tourism Research; Vol 3, No 2 (2014); 42-57
 
Language en
 
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