The 1st Congress on Religious Tourism - Jubilee Year 2025 in Colombia, entitled "Tourism and Development: Evangelization and Peace in the Territories" , will take place from May 5 to 19, 2025 .
Tourism and Development: Evangelization and Peace in the Territories
Congress organizers include the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, the World Religious Tourism Network, and the Minuto de Dios organization.
The Jubilee in the Catholic Church is an event of spiritual renewal celebrated every 25 years. The Jubilee of 2025, under the theme "Pilgrims of Hope," will be an opportunity to reflect on faith, forgiveness, and hope in a global context of transformation and challenges.
The traveling conference "Tourism and Development: Evangelization and Peace in the Territories" seeks to address the relationship between faith, tourism, and territorial development, promoting peace and reconciliation in areas affected by violence. Throughout its tour of different regions of Colombia, the event will bring together religious leaders, tourism experts, and community representatives.
Organizers - This traveling event will tour several cities and is organized by the Global Network of Religious Tourism, a program of the Tourism and Society Think Tank, and the El Minuto de Dios Organization Corporation, with the important collaboration of the Vice Ministry of Tourism.
Aim -
Strengthen and promote religious tourism destinations nationally and internationally.
Speakers: Religious tourism experts, academics, and community leaders will participate in lectures, community meetings, and visits to religious sites.
National and international journalists: They will visit selected destinations, conduct interviews with authorities, and document experiences for dissemination.
Expected impact
-Strengthen the management of religious tourism in Colombia.
-To enhance the country's image as a benchmark for religious tourism.
-Contribute to evangelization and peace in the territories through tourism.
Itinerary, programs and information on tourist destinations
Bogotá May 5 and 6
Ibagué May 8
Gunsmith May 9
Carthage May 10
Guadalajara de Buga May 11 and 12
Tuluá May 13
Popayán May 14
Cartagena de Indias May 16 and 17
Santa Marta May 18 and 19
(Note) Click on the city to see the program for each city
Provisional program
Participants
Speakers
The First Congress on Religious Tourism - Jubilee Year 2025 in Colombia will bring together leading experts in religious tourism, academics, and community leaders. The event will feature speakers specializing in experiential tourism, territorial development, and religious heritage management.
Among the topics to be addressed will be strategies to strengthen religious tourism as an engine of sustainable development and its impact on reconciliation and peace in communities affected by violence. Additionally, the importance of cultural heritage and its relationship to faith-based tourism will be explored.
This traveling congress will tour different regions of Colombia, promoting religious tourism as a tool for integration and growth, consolidating the country as an international benchmark in this field.
Evangelization and territorial development
The Congress will explore how evangelization and tourism can boost the social and economic development of communities. Tourism will be highlighted as a tool to foster peace and reconciliation in Colombia.
Key topics of the Congress
The Colombia 2025 Traveling Congress, "Tourism and Development: Evangelization and Peace in the Territories," will focus on a series of essential themes that connect faith, religious tourism, evangelization, and peace, covering both challenges and opportunities. These themes explore the impact that tourism and evangelization can have on social and economic transformation, especially in areas affected by violence or marginalization.
-Tourism as a tool for evangelization
-Peace and reconciliation through religious tourism
-The Church as a promoter of responsible and ethical tourism
-Preservation of religious and cultural heritage
The traveling conference "Tourism and Development: Evangelization and Peace in the Territories" seeks to address the relationship between faith, tourism, and territorial development, promoting peace and reconciliation in areas affected by violence. Throughout its tour of different regions of Colombia, the event will bring together religious leaders, tourism experts, and community representatives.
Organizers - This traveling event will tour several cities and is organized by the Global Network of Religious Tourism, a program of the Tourism and Society Think Tank, and the El Minuto de Dios Organization Corporation, with the important collaboration of the Vice Ministry of Tourism.
Aim -
Strengthen and promote religious tourism destinations nationally and internationally.
Speakers: Religious tourism experts, academics, and community leaders will participate in lectures, community meetings, and visits to religious sites.
National and international journalists: They will visit selected destinations, conduct interviews with authorities, and document experiences for dissemination.
Expected impact
-Strengthen the management of religious tourism in Colombia.
-To enhance the country's image as a benchmark for religious tourism.
-Contribute to evangelization and peace in the territories through tourism.
Itinerary, programs and information on tourist destinations
Bogotá May 5 and 6
Ibagué May 8
Gunsmith May 9
Carthage May 10
Guadalajara de Buga May 11 and 12
Tuluá May 13
Popayán May 14
Cartagena de Indias May 16 and 17
Santa Marta May 18 and 19
(Note) Click on the city to see the program for each city
Provisional program
Participants
Speakers
The First Congress on Religious Tourism - Jubilee Year 2025 in Colombia will bring together leading experts in religious tourism, academics, and community leaders. The event will feature speakers specializing in experiential tourism, territorial development, and religious heritage management.
Among the topics to be addressed will be strategies to strengthen religious tourism as an engine of sustainable development and its impact on reconciliation and peace in communities affected by violence. Additionally, the importance of cultural heritage and its relationship to faith-based tourism will be explored.
This traveling congress will tour different regions of Colombia, promoting religious tourism as a tool for integration and growth, consolidating the country as an international benchmark in this field.
Evangelization and territorial development
The Congress will explore how evangelization and tourism can boost the social and economic development of communities. Tourism will be highlighted as a tool to foster peace and reconciliation in Colombia.
Key topics of the Congress
The Colombia 2025 Traveling Congress, "Tourism and Development: Evangelization and Peace in the Territories," will focus on a series of essential themes that connect faith, religious tourism, evangelization, and peace, covering both challenges and opportunities. These themes explore the impact that tourism and evangelization can have on social and economic transformation, especially in areas affected by violence or marginalization.
-Tourism as a tool for evangelization
-Peace and reconciliation through religious tourism
-The Church as a promoter of responsible and ethical tourism
-Preservation of religious and cultural heritage
Source: https://www.tourismandsocietytt.com/red-mundial-turismo-religioso/eventos-congreso-colombia
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