"Tourism is precisely the art of bringing people together, connecting them, and making them curious about one another; it is about accompanying them on their journey. Ultimately, tourism evolved from pilgrimage. Perhaps that is exactly where it should return."

Bernd Lohse
Pilgrim Pastor
Pilgern im Norden
(Pilgrimage in the North), Hamburg

"Something deeper is happening than just physically visiting a place."

Anthony Ciorra
Professor of Theology
Vice President, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

"We are bringing together the sacred and the profane, which is a great challenge and a significant responsibility."

Szabolcs Szontágh
Program Director of Religious Tourism, Hungarian Tourism Agency
Secretary General of the National Religious Tourism Council