RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Economic impact of a religious and tourist event: A Holy Week celebration
A1 Lafuente Sánchez, Víctor Antonio
A1 Devesa Fernández, María Candelas
A1 Sanz Lara, José Ángel
K1 Holy Week, tourism, religion, economic impact, input-output multipliers
AB Holy Week is one of the most important traditional celebrations in many parts of the world. It has a deep-rooted cultural and social tradition, yet also embraces a tourist dimension which ultimately impacts on the economy of the places where it is held. The present work seeks to explore the impact of Holy Week on the city of Palencia (Spain). To do this, an economic impact study based on a description and evaluation of three types of effect, direct, indirect and induced, is carried out. Results show that this event generated a total of 2.258 million Euros, of which 82% remained in the economy of the city itself, with the hotel and restaurant sectors benefitting the most. This traditional celebration thus contributes to creating revenue and employment, to maintaining traditional industries, to preserving cultural heritage, and to enhancing the area’s image and projection.
PB Sage Journals
SN 1354-8166
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81334
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81334
LA spa
NO Tourism Economics, 23(6), 1255-1274.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 04-feb-2026