Tourism at Sacred Sites

The world’s most sacred sites - Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish are visited by thousands of tourists every year. Buddhists and Hindus consider India to be the most spiritual country on earth, Saudi Arabia is home to two of the holiest sites in Islam, and Israel and Palestine has the Holy Land, important to Christians, Jews and Muslims worldwide. What are the fundamental forces that drive the continuing growth of religious and pilgrimage tourism and what is best practice. This session is part of the WTM World Responsible Tourism Programme sponsored by BBC World News.