Risk Perceptions among Religiously Practicing Tourists: Are they Group Differentiated?

Religiousness and religious affiliation as a cultural phenomenon generating an array of travel risk perceptions has attracted only a handful of researchers so far. Using the case of the Ultra Orthodox <em>Haredi</em> community in Israel, we explored how belonging to a specific religious group within this community generates different risk perception constructs. Using the theoretical ‘Value Stretch’ model embedded into a ‘Nominal Group Technique’ methodology, we revealed that, generally, risk perceptions among religiously different <em>Haredi</em> groups are group differentiated. This is a result of various religious, cultural, social, and environmental differences, which characterise each <em>Haredi</em> subgroup. The findings call for further exploration of tourist subgroups’ cultural and religious backgrounds and their impact on shaping travel risk perceptions.

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