Understanding the Travellers’ Mosque Experiences: The Case of Istanbul

Visiting holy places is one of the important parts of faith tourism. Travellers visit religious sites not only for worship but also for secular pleasures. This study analysed online reviews to understand how travellers rate holy sites and what experiences they gained after their visit. In this sense...

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Authors: Çıkı, Kartal Doğukan (Author) ; Tanrıverdi, Haluk (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology 2024
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2024, Volume: 11, Issue: 6, Pages: 41-52
Further subjects:B TripAdvisor
B User-Generated Content (UGC)
B religious travellers
B Istanbul
B Suleymaniye Mosque
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