Spiritual tourism is on the rise, with around 330 million people traveling to religious attractions around the world annually. According to USA Today, the industry now generates $100 billion every year.
The success of Eat, Pray, Love undoubtedly contributed to the surge in this kind of tourism and after the movie’s release in 2010, Bali saw a boom in the influx of foreigners looking to replicate the story.
Now, spiritual wanderlust is continuing to send tourists worldwide, to locations like yoga retreats in India, mindfulness schools in Ireland, and sanctuaries in Hawaii.
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Thailand has a wealth of destinations for such travelers. Both Thais and foreigners flock to temples to do meditation retreats, in which they remain silent for 7-10 days and take part in intensive meditation sessions. Some of the most popular retreats are Wat Thamkrissanan Dhammaran International Meditation Center in Khao Yai, the Suan Mokh Garden of Liberation and the Dhamma Kancana Vippasana Meditation Center in Kanchanaburi.
Travel writer Lori Erickson describes this trend as a “renaissance of interest, fueled in part by spiritual seekers who are dissatisfied with institutional religion”.
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