The COVID-19 Pandemic and Religious Travel: Present and Future Trends

Daniel H. Olsen; Dallen Timothy

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Religious Travel: Present and Future Trends

Daniel H. Olsen, Dallen Timothy

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has had dramatic effects on both the health and economic stability of countries around the world. While several scholars and media commentators have suggested that the pandemic would be a good time to reset an unsustainable tourism system, left out of these discussions has been the impacts on religion and religious travel. The purpose of this paper is to review the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion and religious travel, including the tensions that have arisen between religious communities, governments and health officials. The paper then discusses potential futures regarding religious travel in a post-COVID-19 and post-secular world.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/8d5e-kn04
Publication status	Published - 18 Nov 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic
medicalization
pilgrimage
religious travel
sustainability
tourism

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