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Tapping the Uncovered -- Spiritual Tourism

Tapping the Uncovered -- Spiritual Tourism. 786/110. Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire Writer and Researcher, Issues & Trends, PATA PATA Travel Mart 2003 03 October 2003 Singapore. First time ever at an international travel show Thanks to PATA & Sheila Leong.

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Tapping the Uncovered -- Spiritual Tourism

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  1. Tapping the Uncovered -- Spiritual Tourism 786/110 Imtiaz Muqbil, Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire Writer and Researcher, Issues & Trends, PATA PATA Travel Mart 2003 03 October 2003 Singapore

  2. First time ever at an international travel show • Thanks to PATA & Sheila Leong

  3. 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

  4. History of travel • Visual • Recreational • Physical • Mental and now • Spiritual

  5. Other reasons why people travel • Conquest, trade, missionaries • Time • Space • Knowledge • VFR • But one of the most important reasons is:

  6. 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

  7. Relationships • Rod Gluth’s Hong Kong story • Kamal Kaul’s son story • Phuket Air story

  8. The Transition • Data • Information • Knowledge • Intelligence • Wisdom

  9. Religion and Travel interlinked • Mosques, Churches and Temples. • Religious monuments all around the world and featured in itineraries. • Part of our heritage, culture, history.

  10. Brands • How many of these brands do you recognise?

  11. Huge market • Students, old people, families, women • Anyone wanting to reconnect with spirituality, foster a sense of community and brotherhood

  12. The Importance of water • Sea of Galilee • Rivers: Ganges, Brahmaputra, Tigris/Euphrates, Nile, Indus, Mekong, Yangtze • Desert: Zam Zam

  13. Sites and Maps

  14. Good starting place • UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  15. Other places • Kumbh Mela • Buddhist Circuit • Bethlehem 2000 • Australia • The Haj

  16. Huge inconveniences: • Transportation and other logistics, accommodation problems. • Sanitation, hygiene, • Telecommunications, food, environmental management. • Fire, health

  17. Conclusion • But entirely worth it. • Will be Big Business in Future • DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY

  18. THANK YOU!

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