Ricardo Nicolas Progano

Dr Ricardo Nicolas Progano

Ricardo Nicolas Progano is a lecturer at the Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University, Japan.

With interests in community-based religious tourism and cultural tourism, Dr Progano’s anthropological study of pilgrimage tourism in Japan includes analysing recent developments through qualitative fieldwork.

Nicolas combines his backgrounds in Asian studies (University of El Salvador) and tourism studies (Wakayama University) with his language skills in Spanish, English, and Japanese to engage stakeholders and present research findings to audiences.

Wellness pilgrimage: A post-COVID tourism business opportunity for sacred sites

Ricardo Nicolas Progano August 31, 2021
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Is there wellness, perhaps even enlightenment, at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel? By Warren Wong via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/P1fZRtz7-VE

Many people will be keen to travel for wellness, perhaps even enlightenment, when they arrive at the end of their COVID-19 tunnels. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, university lecturer Ricardo Nicolas Progano points to the potential for rural destinations with sacred, spiritual, or religious heritage to tap into pent-up wellness tourism demand. [Thanks to Jim […]

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Tags: COVID-19, Culture and cultural heritage and history tourism, Health and wellness tourism, Risk and crisis management

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Wellness pilgrimage: A post-COVID tourism business opportunity for sacred sites