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USRS invites researchers, academicians, industry professionals and students to submit original research papers for the International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage (ICRTP 2026), scheduled for 22 December 2026 in Portmore, Jamaica.

The conference welcomes research contributions across the following session tracks, encouraging knowledge sharing, interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of innovative ideas.

ICRTP 2026 Call for Papers

Original research papers, abstracts, case studies and review papers in International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage are welcome. Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Pilgrims Experience
  • Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Crowd Management
  • Crowd Control and Crowd Dynamics for Religious Sites
  • Environmental Impacts on Religious Sites
  • Globalization / Impacts at Religious Sites
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
  • Legal, Security and Safety issues for Pilgrims
  • Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism Motivations
  • Managing and Promoting Religious Sites
  • Media and Cultural Challenges for Pilgrimage
  • Mobilities, Pilgrimage, and Tourism
  • Physical Environment and Sacred Tourist Destinations
  • Pilgrimage as Process
  • Pilgrimage Routes Modern and Ancient
  • Pilgrimage, Spirituality, Religion and Tourism
  • Political Challenges Facing Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
  • Promoting and Experiencing Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
  • Overtourism at Religious Sites
  • Religious Cultural Heritage
  • Religious Journeys and Economic Impacts
  • Religious Tourism and Political Economy
  • Risks and Conflicts of / at Sacred Sites
  • Role of Ritual in Sacred Journeys
  • Secular v Ritual Tourism
  • Social Media and Information Technology for Pilgrimage
  • Sustainability in Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism
  • Sustainable Practices for Religious Tourism
  • Terrorism, Migration and Religious Tourism
  • Theory, Philosophy and Theology of Religious Tourism

Papers must be original and not published or under review elsewhere. Author guidelines · Submit your paper

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ICRTP 2026 Important Dates

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  • Full paper submission deadline
  • Last date of registration
  • Conference date

The conference schedule mail is sent after the last date of registration. Do not book tickets or hotels before you receive it.

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