Religious tourism in Jordan: current situation, future developments and prospects : a case study on Islamic and Christian holy sites

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to analyse the state of the religious tourism product in Jordan from three main perspectives: To present the current state of religious tourism in Jordan through studying the tourism movement in the holy sites and analysing the potentials and future prospects.The relationship between the local community and these sites will be the second perspective from which the researcher will form the study.A third perspective is studying the visitors' satisfaction about the services presented to them and the evaluation of the current state of the selected holy sites, whether they are Islamic or Christian.The study was carried out at the Islamic and Christian sites of Jordan: five Christian holy sites are included, namely the Baptism Site, Mount Nebo, Our Lady of the Mountain, and the shrines of Mar Elijah and Mukawir.The Vatican recognized these holy sites as pilgrimage places in 2000.Eight Islamic holy sites are included too, namely, the shrines of Ja'far bin

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