If you've vowed to make a pilgrimage, but you can't make the time, now you have an option: You can rent a pilgrim! Reuters describes, "For 2,500 euros ($3,169), Pilgrim Gil will make the journey in your place -- and send you a certificate stamped along the way to prove he walked your every step."
This is relatively similar to the Oursourced Prayers we covered last month. For the right price, you can get a dedicated mass in India.
Rent a Pilgrim
Rent A Pilgrim
Trend Themes
1. Rent-a-pilgrim Services - Opportunity to disrupt travel and tourism industry by providing services for people who want to make pilgrimages but cannot do so due to lack of time.
2. Outsourcing Personal Experiences - Opportunity to create new and innovative services like renting a pilgrim, which enable people to outsource personal and spiritual experiences.
3. Virtual Pilgrimage Tours - Opportunity to create virtual reality based tours that enable people to take a pilgrimage without physically being present.
Industry Implications
1. Travel and Tourism - Industry can benefit by tapping into new and innovative services that cater to people who want to make pilgrimages but cannot do so due to lack of time.
2. Religious Services - Industry can benefit by tapping into the trend of outsourcing personal and spiritual experiences by providing niche services like renting a pilgrim.
3. Technology and Entertainment - Industry can benefit by tapping into the trend of creating virtual reality based tours that provide people an immersive and interactive experience of pilgrimage.