The Religious Tourism Operator is a professional figure, with a high intellectual content, who possesses specific skills to carry out activities of: Ideation, Design, Communication, Implementation, Improvement, Promotion, Enhancement, Innovation

relating to tourist offers in the religious field.

The knowledge

The Religious Tourism Operator has adequate knowledge of the national and regional cultural and religious heritage, therefore he will be able to identify the cultural-religious potential of a territory and contribute to the enhancement and tourist development of the same.

Regulations and reference schemes

• European Qualification Framework (EQF)
• Recommendation 2009 / C 155/02 (European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training - ECVET)
• Law 4/2013 relating to non-regulated professions
• Reference Professional Standard: SP / TAECF / CP10: Religious Tourism Operator - Requirements for knowledge, skills and competence (link to AIPTOC website)

This figure is also recognized by the Italian Association of Tourism Professionals and Cultural Operators (AIPTOC) authorized by Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) to release Certificate of quality and professional qualification of the Services pursuant to Articles 4, 7 and 8 of Law 4/2013.