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Table 1

Religious tourism opportunities and challenges

Opportunities	Threats
It creates revenue and enhances the visibility of the pilgrimage place	It affects the ethical practices diminishing the piousness of holy sites (drugs, drinks, etc.)
It creates employment opportunities for the local crowd	The local youth may be misguided by International tourists for International trips
It enhances the beautification of religious places	It disturbs natural resources by exponential misuse and affects sustainability
It provides infrastructural support to the religious place by the development of new facilities	Excessive construction requires deforestation, subsequently resulting in natural disasters
It uplifts the culture and tradition by global exposure	It obstructs the equilibrium of local communities and spoils tradition
It creates avenues of exchange and global relationship	Sometimes ignites the cross border religious and political issues

Opportunities	Threats
It creates revenue and enhances the visibility of the pilgrimage place	It affects the ethical practices diminishing the piousness of holy sites (drugs, drinks, etc.)
It creates employment opportunities for the local crowd	The local youth may be misguided by International tourists for International trips
It enhances the beautification of religious places	It disturbs natural resources by exponential misuse and affects sustainability
It provides infrastructural support to the religious place by the development of new facilities	Excessive construction requires deforestation, subsequently resulting in natural disasters
It uplifts the culture and tradition by global exposure	It obstructs the equilibrium of local communities and spoils tradition
It creates avenues of exchange and global relationship	Sometimes ignites the cross border religious and political issues