Bibliography: #BIB29035

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB29035
reference type	Journal Article
title	Turistik Destinasyon Pazarlamasında İnanç Turizmi : Edirne Bahai İnancı Örneği
journal	Social Sciences Research Journal (SSRJ) = Sosyal Bilimler Araştırma Dergisi
translated title	Faith Tourism in Tourist Destination Marketing: The Case of the Baha'i Faith in Edirne
author	Sözal, Ozan Ekİn and Güler, Emel Gönenç
year	2020
issue	4
volume	9
abstract	New approaches to the tourism sector and accompanying new pursuits we have witnessed in the recent years are proof of increased diversity in tourism. Faith tourism is just one of these new approaches. A highly competitive sector, the tourism sector motivates touristic destinations to use their potential properly and to the fullest in order to increase their share in touristic activities. The city of Edirne hosts historic structures, cultural values and different belief systems. Edirne will be receiving an increased touristic demand in the years to come with its significant tourism potential and products. This city has hosted tourists as part of faith tourism in increasing numbers especially in the recent years. Arriving from several countries, the number of Baha’i tourists has an important share in the city’s tourism. As Bahá'u'lláh, founder and prophet of the Baha’i belief lived in this city on the exile between 1863 and 1868, the places he has been to and the "White House", a house with a yard called with this name by the residents of the city, are recognized as holy grounds by Baha’is and tourists from all over the world visit these holy places. Having been receiving ever-increasing number of tourists as part of faith tourism thanks to the visits of Baha’is, the city now has an important share of faith tourism among the other touristic facilities it has to offer. Considering the visits of Baha’is to the city, it is important to reveal the connection between Baha’i belief and tourism and its benefits on destination and faith tourism, while defining what is need to be done in order to improve for the future, having identified the current status. In this context, the purpose of this study was to determine the extent the current potential is utilized in terms of marketing and how to better utilize this potential, and to make suggestions for other faith tourism destinations in Edirne using the conclusions of this study.
language	Turkish
keywords	TOURISM; TURKEY; EDIRNE (ADRIANOPLE); HOLY PLACES
pages	195–207
Legal note	11.
type of article	Masters

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