abstract Transformative tourism experiences (TE) have powerful personal and societal
implications due to life-changing capacities when consumers subsume their experiences …

This paper reviews the academic literature related to religious tourism through a bibliometric
study and citations of articles indexed in the multidisciplinary database Web of Science …

Despite growing interest in transformative tourism and its benefits, there is not yet a precise
understanding of tourist transformation. This study contributes to fill this research gap by …

Self-determination theory (SDT) offers a robust and globally adopted evidence-based
foundation from which explorations of increasingly popular forms of travel, like spiritual …

The destination competitiveness literature, while well established, is fraught with
inconsistencies over its definition, measurement and its legitimacy as a topic of research …

The current paper aims to analyse the evolution of religious tourism and how the existing
concepts, paradigms, and practices related to religious tourism have evolved and changed …

Nature is a vital context for transcendent experiences fostering the spiritual dimensions of
humankind. Analysing data from protected areas in China, this paper investigates the ways …

Although souvenirs have received increased research interest in tourism studies,
sociological research in this field still remains limited. This exploratory study aspires to …

Yoga tourism has experienced increased interest and relevance in recent years due to the
changing landscape of spirituality in the western world. However, research addressing this …

Transformational tourism is an emerging form of tourism that deserves better attention from
researchers and reviewers. This article provides a better understanding of the phenomenon …