“…More specifically, the paper investigates special religious desires of Christian tourists while being hosted by the hospitality industry in Israel. Previous works dealing with religious tourists have tended to concentrate on and analyse their behaviour as pilgrims (Bhandwaj, 1983;Collins-Kreiner and Kliot, 2000;Digance, 2003;Dhar and Gupta, 1999;Fleischer, 2000;Gibbons, 1999;Kosansky, 2002;Le beau, 1996;Mishara, 2000;Shachar and Shoval, 1999;Sizer, 1997Sizer, , 1999Turner and Turner, 1978;Western, 1998;William et al, 2002). Unlike the aforementioned studies, this paper focuses on the value of satisfying the more routine religious needs of regular tourists in the hospitality industry.…”