Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management

MANAGEMENT OF HEATSTROKE IN 304 PATIENTS DURING HAJJ PILGRIMAGE

Three hundred and four patients with different degrees of heatstroke were treated by the Hajj medical team of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Four percent of the patients had associated diseases. A simple method using immersion in iced tap water was used for management of heatstroke. Advantages and wide applicability of the technique are described, achieving good results without using sophis...

Ecologically sustainable tourism management

One of the primary challenges facing ecotourism management is to establish a profitable and ecologically sustainable industry, while simultaneously achieving a satisfying experience for visitors and raising standards of living in the host community. This paper analyses the management practices and challenges faced by two ecotourism attractions on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, namely ...

Knowledge Management in Tourism

Management greatly depends on knowledge, and its detection, creation, transmission, and number of intangibles play a fundamental role in success. In tourism, information systems must work on immaterial concepts and take steps to satisfy the expectations of multiple potential customers. These systems require complex models of reality and suitable conceptual tools to work out strategies. This art...

Knowledge management in tourism

The study and practice of knowledge management has grown rapidly since the 90s, driven by social, economic, and technological trends. Tourism has been slow in adopting this approach due to not only a lack of gearing between researchers and tourism, but also to a ‘‘hostile’’ knowledge adoption environment. In response to these facts models for knowledge management application have been gradually...

Pilgrimage Places and Sacred Geometries