TY - JOUR
T1 - One stone, two birds
T2 - harnessing interfaith tourism for peacebuilding and socio-economic development
AU - Senbeto, Dagnachew Leta
N1 - Funding Information:
The author would like to thank the Institute of International Business and Governance, established with the substantial support of a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (UGC/IDS16/17), for its support.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study examines the importance of interfaith tourism to peace and socio-economic development and assesses factors that influence interfaith tourism vis-à-vis its role in peacebuilding and socio-economic development. The researcher adopted an exploratory research design and conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews and media analysis. The findings revealed that interfaith tourism constitutes a powerful social force that can reinforce peace and socio-economic development. However, challenges related to low tourism development, poor engagement, and collaboration among tourism stakeholders limit interfaith tourism benefits. This research contributes to the scarce literature concerning the socio-political aspects of tourism and the importance of interfaith tourism for peace and local development. It is argued that interfaith tourism supports the United Nation Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 16 in maintaining peace and social justice in developing nations like Africa. Practically, the findings benefit policymakers and tourism stakeholders in nurturing peace, inclusive societies, and unanimity using interfaith tourism development.
AB - This study examines the importance of interfaith tourism to peace and socio-economic development and assesses factors that influence interfaith tourism vis-à-vis its role in peacebuilding and socio-economic development. The researcher adopted an exploratory research design and conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews and media analysis. The findings revealed that interfaith tourism constitutes a powerful social force that can reinforce peace and socio-economic development. However, challenges related to low tourism development, poor engagement, and collaboration among tourism stakeholders limit interfaith tourism benefits. This research contributes to the scarce literature concerning the socio-political aspects of tourism and the importance of interfaith tourism for peace and local development. It is argued that interfaith tourism supports the United Nation Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 16 in maintaining peace and social justice in developing nations like Africa. Practically, the findings benefit policymakers and tourism stakeholders in nurturing peace, inclusive societies, and unanimity using interfaith tourism development.
KW - Africa
KW - Ethiopia
KW - Interfaith tourism
KW - peacebuilding
KW - religious tourism
KW - UN SDG16
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85103162451&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09669582.2021.1901907
DO - 10.1080/09669582.2021.1901907
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103162451
SN - 0966-9582
VL - 30
SP - 550
EP - 564
JO - Journal of Sustainable Tourism
JF - Journal of Sustainable Tourism
IS - 2-3
ER -
