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Tourists or Pilgrims: Classification of the Visitors at the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ in Jordan

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  • Mohammad Ibrahim Al Zoubi

    (Department of Tourism, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia)

  • Yahaya Ibrahim

    (Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia)

Abstract

The purpose of the present study about the baptism site of Jesus Christ together with the holy site portrayal, diverse aspects of the visits to the Baptism Site such as statistics, demographic features of the visitors, their motivations and practices, In addition, classifying the visitors on the site, accordingly, the research aimed to depict the reasons and motivations driving the visits to the baptism site, and examining the potential outcomes of the classification of the visitors at the holy site. 200 surveys have been handed out among Jordanians Christians visitors of which 120 were completed and valid. Accordingly, visitors have been classified into five groups of Religious journeys (pilgrims), cultural pilgrimage tourists, historical pilgrimage tourists, secular tourists, and educational tourism.

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  • Mohammad Ibrahim Al Zoubi & Yahaya Ibrahim, 2020. "Tourists or Pilgrims: Classification of the Visitors at the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ in Jordan," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 10(1), pages 72-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ3:2020-01-9
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    1. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zoubi & Yahaya Ibrahim, 2020. "The Relationship between Religious Tourism and International Christians Visitor’s Perceptions: A case study of a Mount Nebo Holy Site in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 10(2), pages 50-55.

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    Keywords

    Jordan; Religious Tourism; The Baptism; Religious Pilgrimage;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development
    • Z31 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Industry Studies
    • Z39 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Other
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
    • N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East

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