Typology of visitors to religious tourism destinations from scientific production

This article addresses the characterization of the typology of visitors to religious tourism destinations. Therefore, the research question is aimed at understanding what the typology of visitors to religious tourism destinations is and how this allows its conceptualization based on scientific production. The focus of this study is the qualitative and documentary types of research. The review and analysis of 52 documents were included along with data from Brazil, Spain, and Mexico which have been the countries that have published the most on religious tourism. This issue is primarily addressed by researchers such as touristologists, economists, geographers, and anthropologists. The main findings focus on the fact that visitors to religious tourism destinations are primarily classified as pilgrims, religious tourists, and cultural tourists.

• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
• Repositorio: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/9936
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/semilleros_investigacion/article/view/12176; https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/9936
• Palabra clave: religious tourism; visitor typology; scientific production; turismo religioso; tipología del visitante; producción científica; turismo religioso; tipologia do visitante; produção científica
• License: Derechos de autor 2021 Revista Habitus: Semilleros de investigación