Presentation of religious tourism in North Hungary: its significance and development possibilities

Abstract

The experience of spiritual encounters and the desire to attain them are as old as humanity itself, but over the centuries they have undergone continuous transformation. Today, we live in an increasingly globalised, socio-economicly polarised world, both secularised and seeking its own way. Religious tourism can be tool and a response to these challenges, because as a participant of religious tourism we can have the opportunity to meet God, each other and can also learn more about ourselves and absorb the message of Redemption. Nowadays, religious tourism is one of the increasingly popular tourism sectors, and, its importance and the number of people participating in it are continuously growing. In Hungary, several professional professional measures issued by the government show the growing importance of religious tourism. Northern Hungary has a rich potential for religious tourism due to its eventful history and socio-religious diversity. Our study is targeting to present this potential and its development possibilities.