tapping the uncovered -- spiritual tourism imtiaz muqbil, executive editor, travel impact newswire...
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Tapping the Uncovered -- Spiritual Tourism
Imtiaz Muqbil,
Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire
Writer and Researcher, Issues & Trends, PATA
PATA Travel Mart 2003
03 October 2003
Singapore
786/110
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First time ever at an international travel show
Thanks to Sheila Leong and Peter de Jong
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Why Me? Born in India, studied in a Christian
missionary school, a Muslim by faith, now living in Buddhist Thailand
Amateur student of the role of religions in world affairs
Write a column in the Bangkok Post Follower of one, Believer in All
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History of travel Visual Recreational Physical Mental
and now Spiritual
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Other reasons why people travel
Conquest, trade, missionaries Time Space Knowledge VFR But one of the most important
reasons is:
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The Search for Self Not just what you know, but who you
know People turning to spirituality. A deeper yearning to Get Connected Times of trouble, uncertainty, difficulty People in search for HOPE and better
times
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Relationships Rod Gluth’s Hong Kong story Kamal Kaul’s son story Phuket Air story
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The Transition Data Information Knowledge Intelligence Wisdom
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Religion and Travel interlinked
Mosques, Churches and Temples. Religious monuments all around the
world and featured in itineraries. Part of our heritage, culture, history.
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Brands How many of these brands do you
recognise?
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Huge market Students, old people, families, women Anyone wanting to reconnect with
spirituality, foster a sense of community and brotherhood
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The Importance of water Sea of Galilee Rivers: Ganges, Brahmaputra,
Tigris/Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Mekong, Yangtze
Desert: Zam Zam
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Sites and Maps
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Good starting place UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Other places Kumbh Mela Buddhist Circuit Bethlehem 2000 Australia The Haj
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Huge inconveniences: Transportation and other logistics,
accommodation problems. Sanitation, hygiene, Telecommunications, food,
environmental management. Fire, health
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Conclusion But entirely worth it. Will be Big Business in Future DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY
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THANK YOU!