International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Important dates

1. 29 Nov

   Abstract / full paper deadline

   In 14 days

2. 26 Dec

   Conference

   Hiroshima, Japan

All deadlines are as published by the organizer. Check the official website for the time zone.

About this conference

The key intention of ICRTP is to provide opportunity for the global participants to share their ideas and experience in person with their peers expected to join from different parts on the world. In addition this gathering will help the delegates to establish research or business relations as well as to find international linkage for future collaborations in their career path. We hope that ICRTP outcome will lead to significant contributions to the knowledge base in these up-to-date scientific fields in scope.

Topics and scope

• Artificial Intelligence and Pilgrims Experience
• Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Crowd Management
• Crowd Control and Crowd Dynamics for Religious Sites
• Environmental Impacts on Religious Sites
• Globalization / Impacts at Religious Sites
• Impact of COVID-19 on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
• Legal, Security and Safety issues for Pilgrims
• Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism Motivations
• Managing and Promoting Religious Sites
• Media and Cultural Challenges for Pilgrimage
• Mobilities, Pilgrimage, and Tourism
• Physical Environment and Sacred Tourist Destinations
• Pilgrimage as Process
• Pilgrimage Routes Modern and Ancient
• Pilgrimage, Spirituality, Religion and Tourism
• Political Challenges Facing Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
• Promoting and Experiencing Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
• Overtourism at Religious Sites
• Religious Cultural Heritage
• Religious Journeys and Economic Impacts
• Religious Tourism and Political Economy
• Risks and Conflicts of / at Sacred Sites
• Role of Ritual in Sacred Journeys
• Secular v Ritual Tourism
• Social Media and Information Technology for Pilgrimage
• Sustainability in Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism
• Sustainable Practices for Religious Tourism
• Terrorism, Migration and Religious Tourism
• Theory, Philosophy and Theology of Religious Tourism

Call for papers

Abstracts are due by 29 November 2026. Submission details are on the official website.