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Meditation as a Potential Spiritual Tourism in Bali

Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra, I Nyoman Adi Susrawan, Nengah Dwi Handayani

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies April 30, 2024 DOI: 10.21776/ub.jitode.2024.012.02.05 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Population Tourism stakeholders, meditation practitioners, and visitors to Bali
Topics Meditation
Key findings Meditation attracts many visitors to Bali seeking spiritual knowledge, calmness, happiness, and harmony, and can serve as an alternative tourism activity that encourages longer stays, contributing to sustainable tourism development.

Abstract

Spiritual tourism is one of the tourism assets that can be developed to support sustainable tourism in Bali. Spiritual tourism is a type of tourism that is undertaken by individuals to seek peace, tranquility, and harmony with body, mind, and soul. Meditation activities can be utilized to promote spiritual tourism and attract both domestic and international tourists. This study explores the potential of meditation as a spiritual tourism attraction in Bali. This study used a qualitative research method with descriptive analysis to reveal meditation activities and their potential for spiritual tourism in Bali. The data were collected through interviews with tourism stakeholders, meditation practitioners, and visitors to Bali. The study found that meditation attracts many visitors to deepen their spiritual knowledge and gain calmness, happiness, and harmonious feelings. Moreover, meditation can be an alternative tourism activity that attracts visitors to Bali and encourages them to stay longer. The study's findings provide a significant contribution to the tourism industry in developing sustainable tourism in Bali. Therefore, the study implies that meditation can be utilized to promote the tourism development program in Bali

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