International Congress of Religious Shrine Cities

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2 International Congress of Religious Shrine Cities New directions in assessment of pilgrimage and religious tourism: Cooperation, Management and innovation Fátima, 10th- 12th of November 2016 Introduction In modern societies, human beings invest an important part of their time in leisure, travel and tourism activities, to rest, to contact with other people, cultures, new realities and even experiences that promote self-knowledge. The diversity of motivations for travel purposes is endless. This social phenomenon full of meanings is therefore on the rise. In this context, man has sought and continues to seek the holy places. The pilgrimage and religious tourism is known nowadays as a process of renewed momentum. The increase of these touristic flows and the diversity goals of the visitors, force the local host to seek new ways of management, cooperation and a constant demand to seek more creative ways to maintain and increase economic sustainability, that appears today as one of the few areas where the supply of goods and services generates wealth and creates jobs. The challenge for public and private decision-makers related to the sector is to ensure the constant and demanding pursuit of sustainable development Panels: Panel 1 - Attracting crowds vs. preservation of the sacredness of the place Panel 2 - Challenges and opportunities for host communities Panel 3 - Excellence and innovation in Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism Panel 4 - International cooperation and networking of Shrine cities Objectives: 1. Strengthen the project Shrines of Europe on the occasion of its 20 years of existence, in commemoration of the framework of the 100th anniversary of the Fatima Apparitions; 2. Sharing best practices implemented in these shrine cities regarding pilgrimage and religious tourism; 3. List new organizational constraints and management of these destinations; 4. Present solutions to overcome the common and specific problems detected; 5. Foresee future challenges which will arise to such destinations; 6. Compare the experiences of cooperation between the several actors (public and private, civil and religious) of each shrine city in local and regional development Pág. 2 de 5

3 Target Group: Mayors and other municipal technicians responsible for shrines and other church leaders, official tourism organizations, teachers, researchers, students, tourism technicians, tour operators and hoteliers, and all interested in the proposed themes. Scientific consultant Professor Graça Poças Santos Registration and Participation 1. The participant registration is required: 2. Entries are limited; 3. The Organization will ensure: a) The free participation in the Congress (including access to documentation); b. Certificate of participation; c. Support in booking accommodation and meals of the 11th of November, whose payment is the participant's responsibility. Organization The international conference is an initiative of the Municipality of Ourem in association with ACISO - Ourém-Fátima Business Association and the CICS.NOVA.IPLeiria the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, to promote the reflection and study for new ways to develop the tourist and religious destinations. Secretariat Municipality of Ourem Tel ourem2020@mail.cm-ourem.pt Pág. 3 de 5

4 PROGRAM Thursday, 10 th of November 2016 Arrival Day Transfers Airport - Fatima Accommodation in Fatima 18:00 - Congress Opening Ceremony (Ourém Municipality) 19:30 - Dinner Friday, 11 th of November 2016 Location: Hotel Cinquentenário (Fátima) ( ) 08:00 - Reception of the participants 09:00 - Beginning of the works 09:30 - Panel 1 - "Attracting crowds versus preservation of the sacredness of the place" Moderator: Teresa Ferreira (Tourism of Portugal) 1. Vítor Coutinho Vice Rector of the Shrine of Fatima (Portugal) 2. Juan Castillo Hernández Shrine of Guadalupe (México) 3. Segundo Leonardo Pérez López Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 4. Yusuf Yavas Municipality of Selçuk (Turkey) 11:00 Coffee-break 11:30 - Panel 2 - "Challenges and opportunities for host communities" Moderator: António Barroso Municipality of Braga (Portugal) 1. Costanzo Cascavilla Mayor of San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy) 2. Julian Latorre Herreda Mayor of Guadalajara de Buga (Colombia) 3. (to be indicated ) - Municipality of Czestochowa (Poland) 4. Paolo Niccoletti Mayor of Loreto (Italy) 13:00 Lunch (at the hotel) Pág. 4 de 5

5 14:30 - Panel 3 - "Excellence and innovation in pilgrimage and religious tourism" Moderator: Graça Poças Santos (Polytechnic Institute of Leiria - Portugal ) 1. Jin Yung Woo General Secretary Advisor for Tourism and Culture (UNWTO) 2. David Mac Nulty - Director of International Tourism Development (Ireland) 3. Ricardo Faria Tourism Secretary of Minas Gerais (Brasil) 15:45 Coffee-break 16:00 Panel 4 - "International cooperation and networking of cities-sanctuary" Moderator: Pedro Machado (Turismo do Centro) 1. Herbert Hofauer Mayor of Altötting (Germany) 2. Pepe Guzman Velásquez - Turismo Trifinio Project (Guatemala) 3. Bruno Vinuales - Cluster Tourisme et Espiritualité - Atout France (France) 4. Héctor Palencia Rubio - Municipality of Ávila (Spain) 5. Stefano Dominioni Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes (Luxembourg) 18:00 - Closing Session 20:00 - Official Dinner (Truão Restaurant near Fátima) Official languages of the Congress: Portuguese, English and French Saturday, 12 th of November 2016 Sightseeing program Departures Transfers to the airport Sunday, 13 th of November 2016 Departures Transfers to the airport Pág. 5 de 5