What Motivates Tourists to Visit Religious Sites? A Case Study of Pashupatinath Area

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  • Sunita Dabadi Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM)
  • Sitaram Sharma Freelancer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njhtm.v1i1.44404

Keywords:

Construct motivation, religious motivation, secular motivation

Abstract

The study examines the motivation to visit religious site of Pashupatinath Area. Based on a structured questionnaire survey, the study sought if the three types of travel motivation, namely, construct motivation, religious motivation, and secular motivation push tourists to visit Pashupatinath. Using a purposive sampling technique 152 respondents who had stayed overnight in the hotels in Kathmandu Valley for Pashupati visit were successfully surveyed. The result revealed that secular motivation plays a significant role to visit the Pashupatinath followed by religious motivation. ANOVA found no significant relation between marital status and age group as to what motivate one to visit religious sites.

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Sunita Dabadi, Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM)

Coordinator, MHM Programme

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Published

2020-03-01

How to Cite

Dabadi, S., & Sharma, S. (2020). What Motivates Tourists to Visit Religious Sites? A Case Study of Pashupatinath Area. Nepalese Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 1(1), 49–61. https://doi.org/10.3126/njhtm.v1i1.44404

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