Importance Of Pilgrimage Tourism

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Pilgrimage tourism in the realm of foreign trade concerning environmental factor (A case study of Kangla shrine)
Dr. N. Tejmani Singh* and Chinglen Pukhrambam**
Abstract
Religious tourism, also commonly referred to as faith tourism, is a type of tourism, where people travel individually or in groups for pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure purposes. According to the World Tourism Organization, an estimated 300 to 330 million pilgrims visit the world's key religious sites every year. Manipur has the advantage of acting as India's 'Gateway to the East' through Moreh town, which is the only feasible land route for trade between India and Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries. On 20th November 2004, the Kangla Fort was handed over by the Indian …show more content…

Or why are they far ahead of us in terms of Tourism industry. One common demand is “Employment” and Tourism sector is one of most generating organization; we all need to be aware and support and encourage any Tourism Industries set up in our land. According to recent statistics, pilgrimage tourism provides about 10% of the world's income and employs almost one tenth of the world's workforce. All considered, pilgrimage tourism's actual and potential economic impact is astounding. Many people emphasize the positive aspects of pilgrimage tourism as a source of foreign exchange, a way to balance foreign trade, an "industry without chimney". But there are also a number of other positive and negative sides of pilgrimage tourism
Less Threatened by Economic Crisis: Pilgrimage travel is often less prone to economic ups and downs in the market place. Because faith-based travellers are committed travellers they tend to save for these religious experiences and travel despite the state of the economy. Faith travellers tend to have different motives for travel then do travellers for other reasons. Faith-based travel can provide a steady flow of income to a local tourism

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