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Globus Religious Travel in the News . . .
Group Travel Leader
Michael Lundquist discusses faith-based travel, Oberammergau and Globus' decision to resume touring in Israel.
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Tips for finding a reliable faith-based tour operator
By The Dallas Morning News
Religious travel can be a prime target for scam artists. Globus' Mike Schields and Kevin Wright of the World Religious Travel Association say travelers are especially vulnerable as companies tout tours and tickets to Oberammergau, Germany, and the Passion Play in 2010. Here are their tips for selecting a reliable faith-based-tour operator.
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Religious pilgrimages enlighten, entertain
By Laura Daily, Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
Moses may have led the first escorted religious tour. But that doesn't mean a parting of the Red Sea is required to incorporate faith into travel.
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Globus Releases Results of First-Ever Study of International Religious Travelers
By Melanie Gravdal
For many, traveling abroad is a spiritual experience – visiting magnificent cathedrals, ancient temples and other historic religious sites can have a profound affect on anyone that encounters them.
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Spirit and Adventure
By Sally S. Stich, Time
Faith-based travel is booming, but today's pilgrims are looking for more than a tour of churches. They seek religious insights-and fun.
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Faith-based tourism surges
By David Cogswell, Travel Weekly
From Rome to Mecca, Portugal to Jerusalem, religious destinations call to pilgrims and spiritual seekers.
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More Agencies are serving the Flock: Religious Travelers
By Jane Engle, LA Times
Religious, or faith-based, travel is going big time. Although most trips are still organized adhoc by churches and other religious groups, large tour operators and agencies are entering this niche market.
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On a wing and a prayer
By Laura Bly, USA TODAY
According to the U.S. Office of Travel & Tourism Industries, overseas religious and pilgrimage travel attracts more than 600,000 American participants a year. Premier Tourism Marketing says that of some 450,000 churches in the USA, about 50,000 now have some kind of travel program. That's up an estimated 20% in the past five years.
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