What Motivates Tourists to Visit Religious Sites? A Case Study of Pashupatinath Area
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https://doi.org/10.3126/njhtm.v1i1.44404Keywords:
Construct motivation, religious motivation, secular motivationAbstract
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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