Guidebook to Ethical Spiritual Travel

Arunesh Parashar is an Associate Professor and Head of Department of Tourism and Travel Management at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, India.Ahmad Albattat is an Associate Professor and Program Leader in School of Global Hospitality and Tourism, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.Pankaj Singh Chandel is an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, AAFT University of Media and Arts, India.Prachi Agarwal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Tourism and Travel Management at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, India.

• Introduction; Arunesh Parashar, Ahmad Albattat, Pankaj Singh Chandel, and Prachi AgarwalChapter 1. Digital Media and Ethical Storytelling in Spiritual Travel: Navigating Authenticity in a Globalized World; Rakesh Kumar, Rohit Jaiswal, Pankaj Singh Chandel, Arunesh Parashar, Prachi Agarwal, and AmitaChapter 2. Assessing the Economic and Cultural Significance of Religious Tourism in Ayodhya; Animesh Kumar Sharma and Rahul SharmaChapter 3. Relevance and Ethical Guidance for Sun-Related Daily Practices as an Indigenous Spiritual Technique – In the Context of Nature-Based Health Tourism; Bandana Kumari, Santosh Vishvakarma, Arunesh Parashar, and Prachi AgarwalChapter 4. Spiritual Tourism in Haridwar: A Global Aspect; Ashish Dhyani, Vinay Rana, Garima Dimri, Rajat Praveen Dimri, Archana Dhyani, and Sunil Kumar LalChapter 5. Faith vs. Trend: Understanding Tourist Motivations for Maha Kumbh Mela; Ananya MitraChapter 6. Harmonizing with Nature: Carving a Spiritual Relationship with the Ecosystem through Laozi’s Principle of Wu Wei; Ridwan Ishola Mogaji, Adewale Oluwaseun Motadegbe, and Abdullahi Adeyemi AdegokeChapter 7. Religion as Destination Attractiveness: A Study on Jammu & Kashmir Tourism; Mariya Mushtaq, Anil Kumar Goyal, Tahir Sufi, and Hare Krishna ChaudharyChapter 8. Digital Detox: The Pathway to Spiritual Travel; Amit KumarChapter 9. The Future of Spiritual Tourism: Emerging Trends, Ethical Innovations, and Global Perspectives; S.R. Ramesh K Kumar, Nammi Lalitha, Santosh Kumar, Vijay Prakash Gupta, and Punjika RathiChapter 10. Ethical and Voluntary Contributions in a Spiritual Context: Insights from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Ayodhya, India; Thangjam Ravichandra, Nikita S Nille, Kalpana K Deshmukh, Deepali Singh, Punjika Rathi, and Vijay Prakash GuptaChapter 11. Digital Disconnection in Travel: How Health Perceptions, Technology Fatigue and Social Influence Shape Detox Behaviours; Abhay Chamoli and Shashi KantChapter 12. Ethical Souvenir Purchasing for Transforming Local Economy and Preserving Tradition in Uttarakhand; Tanushree Lohani and Chhaya Shukla