Decoding the hummus trail of India: regaining the lost prudence

ABSTRACT The paper explores the menace of drug tourism on the hummus trail of India. The study unfolds Israeli tourists’ socio-psychological background, motivations for escape and transformation, and drug use behaviour in India. A qualitative research design was applied to understand travel experiences. The finding highlights three significant themes supported by textual descriptions of narratives produced as evidence. Schmoll’s tourism consumer choice model was used to understand the travel decision-making process. The study proposes curating spiritual experiences through tourism for people’s mental health and well-being by replacing drug abuse on the hummus trail of India.