Visitor spending includes considerable amounts spent on:

In addition, general infrastructure benefits accrue through the addition of new airports, roads, rail service and mass transit systems. Last but not least, religious tourist sites generate added publicity through news features and special events, making host countries better known in circles outside the religious tourism sector.

Some key figures on religious tourism:

The worldwide religious tourism industry brings in an estimated $18 billion annually. North American religious tourists are an estimated 55 percent of that market. 300/-330 million pilgrims visit the world’s key religious sites each year.

The largest tourist gatherings are religious in nature, and in many cases there is a rapid growth in mass religious tourism. Find below the number of visitors attracted by some of the major religious sites.

So, it is very clear that the potential economic benefit a major religious site can bring to its host country is enormous.

It’s safe to say that the Terrestrial Embassy of Our Creators from Space will not only draw more visitors than any site listed in the previous section, but more than all of them put together, into the indefinite future. What’s more, since all of the great prophets of the past – including Moses, Elijah, Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed – will accompany the Elohim when they return, the draw will be additionally compounded by that factor.