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Pilgrims travelled to pay homage to the sacred places and their guardians throughout the world. 1913), “Maybe a nation that consumes as much booze and dope as we do and has our kind of divorce statistics should pipe down about “character issues.” Either that or just go ahead and determine the presidency with three-legged races and pie-eating contests. The town of Medjugorje, in Herzegovina, draws over a million visits anually since six children claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary there in 1981.Peter Johansen writes: Yes, religious tourism is […] �^Y��j��Ba�4�����h�r-A��0>��x.A���D�x{��˺�5@X���h��]Q�~¼nB�O{O/��A�uS�o�}Qh�ˮ V-�~°>:������7���@v� >> According to the Religious Conference Management Association, in 2006 more than 14.7 million people attended religious meetings (RCMA members), an increase of more than 10 million from 1994 with 4.4 million attendees. The Christian Camp and Conference Association states that more than eight million people are involved in CCCA member camps and conferences, including more than 120,000 churches. One-quarter (25%) of travelers said they were currently interested in taking a spiritual vacation.