Revival of Religious Tourism
Religion and beliefs are used as packaging of commercial commodities to reap the benefits of the tourist market. Religious tour packages to holy sites follow market law by exploiting an increase in faith for profit.
Idi Subandy Ibrahim
At the twilight of the end of 2022, from the height of the gondola we enjoyed the beautiful panorama of Thaif valley. The cool city in the mountains about 80 kilometers southeast of Mecca is one of the religious tourist destinations for Indonesian umrah/haj pilgrims.
To fulfil the taste of millennial Muslim pilgrims, right at the foot of the hill (Jabal) Nur, Mecca, the Al Wahyu Museum was built. With a magnificent diorama decorating the theater, under a splash of light a young guide from West Java brought visitors to trace the prophets and enter the replica model of Goa Hira. Visitors were like flying, watching the Arab landscape in a digital panorama.