Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism: A study of Muslim Communities

Abstract

In terms of trade and industry, communal, nourishment, work, and faith-related implications, COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on the religious tourist business. Pilgrimages are being suspended, as are mass gatherings. We are in the midst of a problematic period for the religious tourism industry, which has developed the main source of problems for administrations all over the globe. The COVID-19 epidemic is a different natural conflict that is affecting the entire planet, and the tourism trade is one of the biggest victims of the epidemic. The influence of COVID-19 on religious pilgrimage has been immense, and it has influenced people's thinking and beliefs. Different types of religiousness and devotion have been established as a result of government restrictions and constraints, leading to the emergence of alternative religious ideas.