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Wendri, I. Gusti Made, I. Made Bakta, Ni Wayan Sri Suprapti, and I. Wayan Ardika. "Various factors contributive toward tourist intention in enjoying wellness tourism." International journal of linguistics, literature and culture 5, no. 3 (June 4, 2019): 61–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v5n3.646.
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Wellness tourism is fast growing nowadays as alternative tourism developed from conventional spa tourism into special-interest tourism. Therefore, it is interesting to study the phenomenon of this fast developing industry in Bali in order to reveal its advantage for one’s wellness on the basis of the following question: What factors are contributive to the tourists’ intention in enjoying wellness tourism?. This study aims to explore the factors of belief-forming the tourists’ intention or interest to enjoy wellness tourism. The research adopts planned behavior theory (PBT) as its theoretical framework. The data was collected by questionnaires distributed to 100 tourist-respondents accessed by purposive sampling technique. The analysis was quantitatively done using factor analysis technique as a data analytical instrument. The result of the analysis shows that there are 8 belief factors identified to form the tourists’ intention in enjoying wellness tourism. These factors include: 1) the belief in spa’s benefit, 2) price, 3) past experience, 4) moral obligation for health, 5) environmental awareness, 6) personal value, 7) socializing program and 8) health maintenance. It is hoped that this research result would provide valuable information for the development of wellness tourism in Bali.
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Zeng, Liyun, Rita Yi Man Li, and Xuankai Huang. "Sustainable Mountain-Based Health and Wellness Tourist Destinations: The Interrelationships between Tourists’ Satisfaction, Behavioral Intentions, and Competitiveness." Sustainability 13, no. 23 (December 1, 2021): 13314. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132313314.
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As mountain-based health and wellness tourism increases, destination competitiveness becomes ever fiercer. The pre-visit expectations and post-visit perceptions of tourists and the tourists’ behavioral intentions are related to the competitiveness of mountain-based health and wellness tourist destinations. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we explored the factors that affect destination competitiveness and its relationships with tourism satisfaction and tourists’ behavioral intentions to return to and to recommend the location to others. We used a questionnaire for data collection from 550 tourists who visited a mountain-based health and wellness tourist destination in Panzhihua, China. The results suggested that there is an indirect positive correlation between tourists’ satisfaction and destination competitiveness, as well as a direct positive correlation between behavioral intentions and destination competitiveness, illustrating that tourist behavioral intentions can be an important factor in destination competitiveness. In the case of Panzhihua, the tourist source market in China has provided a competitive edge to this city. In addition, considering the environment’s capacity, developing an intention to return in tourists is important for tourism marketing in view of the increasing mountain-based health and wellness tourism competitiveness and concerns about sustainability.
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Hashemi, S. M., J. Jusoh, S. Kiumarsi, and Shno Mohammadi. "INFLUENCE FACTORS OF SPA AND WELLNESS TOURISM ON REVISIT INTENTION: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURIST MOTIVATION AND TOURIST SATISFACTION." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 3, no. 7 (July 31, 2015): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i7.2015.2976.
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Wellness and spa tourism has recently become a marketing strategy to attract tourists. It plays an important role in hotel industry, resorts and tourist destinations. Wellness and spa services are being required by local and international tourists. The interrelationship among motivations, satisfaction, and revisit intentions remain largely unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to facilitate understanding of the relationship among these constructs. In addition, very few studies on exploring consumers’ needs for the spa and wellness have been conducted in Malaysian context. Previous studies revealed that gaining deep insights into customer profiles and their desire for wellness and spa within this context needs to be taken into considerations, which encourages the development of wellness and spa tourism business. The findings of this study are believed to be advantageous to the wellness and spa service providers. More specifically, appropriate marketing strategies and tourist motivation will be paying more attention and developed in future research.
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Smith, Melanie, and Catherine Kelly. "Wellness Tourism." Tourism Recreation Research 31, no. 1 (January 2006): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2006.11081241.
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Lopes, Maria. "Can Volunteer Tourism be a sub-segment of Wellness Tourism?" International Conference on Tourism Research 15, no. 1 (May 11, 2022): 208–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ictr.15.1.300.
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Wellness tourism is a segment of tourism that has been widely studied, including the motivations that undertake the trip. Throughout the literature review it was possible to observe that the motivations that are the origin of this type of tourism are diverse, highlighting, the achievement of physical and mental well-being, self-development and personal reward, relaxation and escape, exploration and reflection, and enjoyment of a new experience.
Smith and Kelly, 2006 approach the concept from a broader perspective, encompassing several segments: new age tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism, yoga tourism, spiritual and religious tourism, and voluntary tourism. Also, Ali-Knight (2009) and GWI (2018) consider voluntary tourism an integral segment of wellness tourism as well as thermal tourism, spa tourism, nature tourism, retreat tourism, and social tourism. In addition to the fact that the authors mentioned above consider voluntary tourism a sub-segment of wellness tourism, a study by Coghlan (2015) found, through a project of travel experience in the context of volunteering, in which various social activities were carried out, which can achieve a beneficial health outcome, in addition to an improvement in the well-being and mental health of participants.
However, throughout the literature review, it was found that studies addressing the motivations of volunteer tourists are scarce, and none are known to address the relationship between the motivations of wellness tourists and volunteer tourists.
In order to fill this gap, a qualitative approach was developed based on semi-structured interviews with individuals who have travelled in the field of voluntary tourism. Thus, we were able to compare the motivations recognized in these interviews with those verified in the literature review in the field of wellness tourism, and to realize that, from an altruistic perspective, the motivations of tourists from both segments are coincident. This finding allows us to consider that, from the perspective of motivations, voluntary tourism can comprise one of the sub-segments of wellness tourism.
This study will contribute to increase knowledge about the motivations of wellness and voluntary tourism and understand the similarities between these types of tourism.
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Wendri, I. Gusti Made, Nyoman Mastiani Nadra, and Ni Luh Eka Armoni. "Spa Products as Main Orientation in Wellness Tourism in Bali." Soshum : Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora 8, no. 1 (March 29, 2018): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.31940/soshum.v8i1.756.
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Wellness Spa is developed from conventional spa in response to the influence of the present tourism trend which is much in demand of the achievement of wellness aspect of life. Wellness tourism is a subdivision of health tourism. Wellness spa is the core product for wellness tourism. In fact, to date, people’s knowledge about wellness spa is still poor. This fact has motivated the implementation of this research under the title “Spa Products as Main Orientation in Wellness Tourism in Bali”. The objective of the research is to find out what products becomes the orientation in wellness tourism in Ubud as well as in South Badung. This qualitative research uses a phenomenological approach to the study. The determination of the informants is purposively done, and the information concerning the object of the research is obtained by deep interview controlled by a checklist based on Wellness Wheel concept. The location of the research is Ubud and South Badung areas, the latter represented by Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, and Kuta. The research uses 10 informants, 5 from Ubud and 5 from South Badung. The informants include spa managers and spa therapists. The result of the research shows that such packages as Bali spa ritual package, personal growth, and eco-adventure package become the most attractive products offered by wellness tourism industry and enjoyed by the tourists for the fulfilment of the tourists' wellness needs.
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Pan, Yang, Han, Lu, and Liu. "Evaluating Potential Areas for Mountain Wellness Tourism: A Case Study of Ili, Xinjiang Province." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 14, 2019): 5668. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205668.
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Evaluation of land-use suitability can prevent problems, such as environmental disruption, wastage of resources, and ecological disruption, when unsuitable tourism-based exploration is undertaken in an area. This study summarizes a novel concept and proposes the idea of wellness tourism, which constitutes health preservation, sports and recovery, medical healing, and aged nursing, integrated with Chinese culture. A spatial suitability evaluation system for wellness tourism was developed in a mountain area via the integration of the analytic network process-Delphi. As wellness tourism activities diversified, land suitability was assigned to four kinds of wellness tourism activities, while considering their unique requirements. Comparative analysis and five-degree suitable maps of four kinds of activities revealed that Yining City and its peripheral localities have the potential of functioning as a comprehensive and national wellness tourist destination. The counties of Horgos, Huocheng, Qapqal, Zhaosu, Tekes, Tokkuztara, and Narat should make full use of their strengths, as they have the advantage of catering to different wellness tourism activities. This paper discusses some conceptual aspects of wellness tourism, provides an example for the selection of potential areas for wellness tourism in the mountainous regions of China, and provides baseline information that can support the development of wellness tourism.
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Savitri, Ni Wayan Gita Sadhana, and I. Nyoman Sukma Arida. "Peran Elit Desa Dalam Pengembangan Wellness Tourism Di Desa Adat Bindu, Desa Mekar Bhuana, Kecamatan Abiansemal, Kebupaten Badung." JURNAL DESTINASI PARIWISATA 7, no. 1 (July 1, 2019): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/jdepar.2019.v07.i01.p02.
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Bindu Village is located at Badung district, which has potency to develop the wellness tourism. Development wellness tourism at Bindu village involves the elite people. The purpose of this study was to identify tourist attractions and the role of elite people in developing wellness tourism at Bindu village. Data collection techniques conducted in this study are observation techniques, interview techniques and documentary techniques. The determination technique of informant uses the purposive sampling technique. Data analysis technique used is qualitative data analysis technique. The results of the discussion that can be concluded is wellness tourism activities by doing healer activities, purification and therapy. Bindu Village has tourism potency such as the natural potential, the cultural potential and the artificial potential. The role of elite people in the development of wellness tourism in Bindu village is carried out by developing those potencies, building tourism facilities and promotions.
Keywords: role, elite people , wellness tourism
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Wiwiek Agustina, Ni Ketut, and Putu Gde Arie Yudhistira. "Analysis of Tirta Empul Development Strategy as Wellness Tourist Attraction in New Normal Era." Journal of Business on Hospitality and Tourism 7, no. 1 (June 29, 2021): 114. http://dx.doi.org/10.22334/jbhost.v7i1.279.
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The Covid-19 pandemic is a very dangerous epidemic that affects the order of human lives around the world. The existence of the Covid-19 pandemic has made everyone without exception have to be able to adapt to the new life order or new normal era in accordance with health protocols. In this new normal era, many people have begun to take short, cost-effective trips and tend to seek pleasure and health simultaneously to reduce boredom and stress when forced to stay at home during lockdowns. One of the tourism trends that is coming back is Wellness Tourism. The current trend of Wellness Tourism is one of the options for restoring the passion of tourism in Bali Province which will encourage public interest in travelling. Tirta Empul is one of the tourist attractions that have the potential to support wellness tourism as a Wellness Tourist Attraction. This research was conducted in Tirta Empul which aims to analyze development strategies related to the wellness tourist attraction. This study uses data processing analysis carried out by SWOT through an analysis process of internal factors (IFAS) and external factors (EFAS). The results showed that the Grand Strategy obtained in this study is the S (Strength) - O (Opportunity) Strategy, so that there are opportunities to develop Tirta Empul as a Wellness Tourist Attraction in a New Normal Era.
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Putri Luthfiya, Dzulfa, Eko Susanto, and Tomy Andrianto. "Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to Design Wellness Tourism E-Guidebook." Journal of Tourism Sustainability 1, no. 2 (December 30, 2021): 82–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.35313/jtos.v1i2.16.
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Wellness tourism is becoming one trend as people desire to travel for fitness and mental health purposes. Wellness tourism resources are one of the South Bandung area's advantages. Information media is needed to be an alternative to the market under developing information about wellness tourism in the region. This applied research designed the wellness tourism e-guidebook by applying the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as the basis of a design by collecting opinions from 125 respondents who were processed statistically descriptive. The design process uses the canva application, Qr Code, and anyflip. This applied research has resulted in an electronic guidebook created as a reference for information related to wellness tourism in South Bandung. This 66-page book contains four sections in an e-guidebook compiled to meet the practical needs of wellness tourists in South Bandung.
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ГУСЕЙН, Арзу, and Arzu GUSEYN. "THE INFLUENCE OF WELLNESS TOURISM ON THE AZERBAIJAN ECONOMY." Services in Russia and abroad 11, no. 6 (October 26, 2017): 32–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.22412/1995-042x-11-6-3.
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Wellness tourism plays an important role in the socio-economic development of Azerbaijan. Because the landscape and climatic features of the republic contribute to the resort and tourist facilities development, the availability of the dry subtropical climate over large areas has a positive effect on human health, and alpine and tundra landscape offers great opportunities for the development of winter sports, presence of mineral waters, medicinal oil and mud along with an increase in value of the resorts, create the opportunity for their year-round activities. This sphere of services is young enough for our country. This article is primarily focused on wellness tourism, originally conceived as a marketing tool to attract international demand for health care services. The article is aimed at summarizing the promoting wellness tourism in the developing countries as Azerbaijan, as well as to assess the opportunities and constraints of its development in the current socio-economic conditions. The article investigates the role and place of wellness tourism in Azerbaijan, and determines the effect of revenue from wellness tourism. The special attention is given to the advantages and disadvantages associated with the national medical and health tourism, and to the prospects of tourism in Azerbaijan. The article also analyzes the difference between the services provided by private and public health resorts in the country, the level of services provided by them, the value added generated in medical and health institutions of the country, and other indicators. Additionally, this article has calculated a logarithmic regression that causes the connection between the increase of 1% of tourists coming to the country for the purpose of wellness tourism and the change in the volume of paid services in the sanatorium institutions.
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Rodrigues, Áurea, Elisabeth Kastenholz, and Apolónia Rodrigues. "Hiking as a relevant wellness activity - results of an exploratory study of hiking tourists in Portugal applied to a rural tourism project." Journal of Vacation Marketing 16, no. 4 (October 2010): 331–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1356766710380886.
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New forms of tourism are gaining ground throughout the world. Nowadays, successful tourism destinations must offer variety and new tourism products, addressing special interest niches. One increasingly popular tourism product is health and wellness tourism. The wellness concept typically integrates physical activity combined with relaxation of the mind and intellectual stimulus, enhancing well-being through a balance of the body, mind and spirit. Promoting well-being is a relevant motive of most tourists and should be regarded in any tourism marketing strategy. Hiking is an appropriate activity to integrate in a wellness tourism context, being since long a strategically developed recreational and tourism activity in many European countries. In the present study we show the results of an exploratory survey of hikers in Portugal and discuss possible implications on planning and management of rural tourism destinations, with emphasis on the creation of integrated wellness products. Results were used for developing a more holistic tourism offer within the European Network of Village Tourism.
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Lee, Louisa Yee-Sum, Kitty Yuk-Ching Lam, and Margaret Y. C. Lam. "Urban wellness: the space-out moment." Journal of Tourism Futures 6, no. 3 (March 30, 2020): 247–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jtf-10-2019-0111.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advocate the emerging trend of wellness tourism in an urban setting. Cities, with dense population and hectic pace of living, pose some challenges on mental health to dwellers. Meanwhile, the populated characteristic of cities opens up opportunities for economic activity, in particular wellness tourism. To comply with the “travel to feel ‘well” trend, product offerings and demand of wellness tourism in urban tourism destinations are yet to be enumerated. The trend paper offers research insights for future investigation. Design/methodology/approach The ideas presented in the trend paper are inspired by the personal observation of the author from both scholarly and grey literature. Findings The research directions are delineated in the supply and demand facets. In the demand side, the motivations and behaviors of wellness tourist exerted rooms for examination. Their experiences on wellness tourism could possibly extend to the long-term influence on the cognitive, affective and behavioral changes of individuals. From the supply perspective, the current demarcation of wellness tourism is yet to be explored. Intangible supply associated with wellness tourism, namely, event and dining experiences have been ignored in scholarly studies. A fresh review of the topic from socio-cultural perspective is also viable. Originality/value The rise of urbanization and visitor arrivals to cities is expected in foreseeable future. To the best of the author’s knowledge, research insights on wellness tourism in the urban context are still at infancy. The insights on the trend paper are consolidated from a wide range of scholarly and grey literature in a holistic manner.
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Ting, Tao, Li Changyu, Lu Changtai, Cai Kexin, Zheng Zhiping, and He Linjun. "Clustering of Health and Wellness Tourists Based on Tourism Motivation." E3S Web of Conferences 251 (2021): 03008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125103008.
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In this paper, exploratory factor analysis, cluster analysis and other methods are used to study the health and wellness tourists based on tourism motivation, the results showed that: (1) the motivation of health and wellness tourism can be divided into three push motives: knowledge and experience, social and health, exploration and reflection; three pull motives: food and cultural activities, supporting facilities and information, natural and interpersonal environment. (2) According to the motivation, there are four types of tourists: seeking knowledge and health and wellness, facility service and environmental experience, exploration and reflection, and nearby travel. (3) There are significant differences among the four different types of health and wellness tourists in age, education level, occupation and monthly income.
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Markus, Zarko, Djurdjica Perovic, Sanja Pekovic, and Stevo Popovic. "Assessing Tourist Revisit Intention through the Sports and Recreational Services Offered." Business Systems Research Journal 10, no. 2 (September 1, 2019): 141–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/bsrj-2019-023.
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AbstractBackground: Sports and recreational tourism are forms of tourism that imply active involvement of tourists in various sports activities during their vacation, and it can be said that the main motive of such a vacation is a sport.Objectives: This research aimed to determine the relationship between sports and recreational activities and tourist satisfaction based on the questionnaire related to the behaviour and satisfaction of tourists during their stay in Montenegro.Methods/Approach: Regression analysis has been conducted in order to assess the interaction between sport-recreational activities and previous experience in Montenegro, and their effect on tourist revisit intention.Results: Empirical results demonstrate the influence of sports and recreational services on tourist satisfaction measured by tourists’ revisit intentions. Distinguishing between sports, and health, spa and wellness facilities and services, the findings indicate that health, spa, and wellness facilities and services have a higher impact on revisit intention than sports activities. In addition, the interaction effect between different sports and recreational activities and previous experience in Montenegro did not provide a more amplified effect on tourist satisfaction.Conclusions: Establishing closer links between workers who provide sports services and those providing other tourist services is one of the main challenges in the future of the development of sports tourism in Montenegro, as one of the most critical aspects that can provide tourist satisfaction. The data study can be used for more efficient and effective decision making and strategy development of sports and recreational activities in the tourism industry.
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Meikassandra, Prilicia, I. Wayan Sukma Winarya Prabawa, and I. Wayan Mertha. "WELLNESS TOURISM IN UBUD. “A QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO STUDY THE ASPECTS OF WELLNESS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT”." Journal of Business on Hospitality and Tourism 6, no. 1 (June 28, 2020): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.22334/jbhost.v6i1.191.
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This study aims to describe the aspects of wellness tourism development in Ubud. Adopted from Corbin theory (2006) which states the body, mind and spirit as part of the five dimensions of wellness, namely physical wellness, emotional wellness, social wellness, intellectual wellness, and spiritual wellness, authors would therefore to identify product wellness, wellness activities, wellness dimension and life cycle of development of wellness tourism in Ubud. This study uses qualitative research methods, starting with literature studies related research about wellness tourism and in-depth interviews with wellness service providers in Ubud. In this study, the authors reviewed the literatures and analyzed the information collected from eight wellness service providers. The eight informants are determined by considering the type of wellness service scale such as spa resorts, health resorts, retreat centers, and wellness centers, located in Ubud. The results showed that wellness tourism in Ubud had fulfilled aspects and dimensions of wellness. This is reflected from the identification which was resulted where the highest-demanded wellness products in Ubud, namely yoga retreats, meditation retreats, spiritual retreats, detoxes and spa resorts. While wellness activities in Ubud are considered more relevant to Balinese-Hinduism lifestyles such as customs, cultural-religion activities and valuable-local knowledge of Balinese herbs in which are part of the wellness experience offered in Ubud. While in the terms of phase of development, the current situation of wellness tourism stays in development phase.
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Ting, Tao, Lu Changtai, He Linjun, and Zheng Zhiping. "Study on the Influence of Health and Wellness Tourists’ Pull Motivation on Revisit Intention-- the Moderating Role of the Push Motivation." E3S Web of Conferences 251 (2021): 03047. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125103047.
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Health and wellness tourism is a new form of tourism in which people seek to experience a healthy lifestyle through tourism. From the perspective of demand side, this paper discusses the tourism motivation of health and wellness tourists, and based on a new tourism motivation model, studies the influence mechanism of pull motivation on revisit intention. The results showed that:(1) Pull motivation had a significant positive effect on revisit intention; (2) pushing motivation negatively moderates the relationship between pull motivation and revisit intention.
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Hekmat, Nasim, Jorge Marques, Joana A. Quintela, and Makhabbat Ramazanova. "Wellness tourism from consumers’ perspective – An exploratory analysis." International Conference on Tourism Research 15, no. 1 (May 13, 2022): 554–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ictr.15.1.233.
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This paper summarizes the perspectives of health and wellness tourism consumers, to better understand the factors that influence this tourism product. A quantitative approach was adopted to collect primary data through the application of an online survey to effective and potential health and wellness tourism consumers between January and April 2021. Results show that growing number of consumers tend to value health and wellness tourism as a holistic experience, in which not only products specifically related to health and wellness treatments are of particular importance, but also activities related to leisure, recreation and culture. This paper provides a basis of research and analysis for global wellness and tourism industry stakeholders. The aim is to help the industry understand consumer behaviour and preferences in the traveller’s process of choosing a destination for a wellness vacation. This is achieved by predicting wellness tourism trends and developments, by acknowledging the gaps in the research available for understanding wellness tourism and reflecting the experience economy perspective in the sector.
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Csapó, János, and Gergely Marton. "The Role and Importance of Spa and Wellness Tourism in Hungary's Tourism Industry." Czech Journal of Tourism 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2017): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2017-0003.
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AbstractThis paper presents and highlights the role and importance of spa and wellness tourism in Hungary. Ever since tourism has played an important role in the social-economic processes of the country the leading tourism product proved to be health tourism (spa and wellness) thanks to the advantageous physical geographical and social-political background. After the presentation of the country-specific theoretical system of spa and wellness, the paper examines the supply and the demand side together with competitor analysis and recent trends in spa and wellness in Hungary.
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Sachin, Ankita, and Shanta Pragyan Dash. "A Systematic Review on Implications of Biophilic Design as a Salutogenic Approach to Wellness Tourism." ECS Transactions 107, no. 1 (April 24, 2022): 17395–409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/10701.17395ecst.
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In today's configuration of urban lifestyles, health and well-being have a multi-faceted impact on human lives and have gradually influenced tourism trends. The prevalence of COVID-19 has affected both physical and mental well-being. In this context, health has emerged as a significant component of tourism. Existing literature divides health tourism into two distinct types, namely, medical and wellness tourism. The presence of direct and indirect strategies linking individuals to the natural environment have been known to impart restorative benefits and significantly contribute to human well-being. However, recognition of potential correlations between tourist rehabilitation and biophilic design as a salutogenic model is limited with respect to wellness tourism, resulting in a lack of guidance for architects and designers. This paper aims to summarize prevailing literature on health benefits of biophilic principles through a systematic literature review, followed by compilation of a comprehensive conceptual framework. The research shall aid as a reference in utilizing restorative implications of the human-nature relationship in planning and designing of wellness tourism projects in the Indian context.
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Lehto, Xinran Y., and Mark R. Lehto. "Vacation as a Public Health Resource: Toward a Wellness-Centered Tourism Design Approach." Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research 43, no. 7 (May 27, 2019): 935–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1096348019849684.
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In today’s technology-driven configuration of work and life systems, wellness imbalances underscore the need for time away from sources of stress in the workplace, school, and other living scenarios. Increasingly, consumers are turning to vacation travel for health and wellness enhancement. The tourism and hospitality industries can design experiences and services that support optimal health and wellness outcomes for consumers. Drawing from interdisciplinary perspectives, this study revisits tourism as a personal health and wellness resource and discusses opportunities for better leveraging design factors in delivering, communicating, and sustaining health and wellness benefits of tourism. This article proposes a traveler wellness–centered design framework and highlights the important role of tourism and hospitality providers in safeguarding human health and wellness.
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Shablii, O., L. Zastavetska, K. Dudarchuk, I. Illiash, and N. Smochko. "The main problems of healthcare and wellness tourism in Ukraine." Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology 27, no. 2 (November 2, 2018): 337–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/111858.
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The data of the conducted research testify to the high potential of Ukraine, taking into account factors such as favourable climate, location near two seas and rich natural resources for healthcare and wellness tourism. Significant weaknesses have been identified, which consist of an outdated infrastructure of healthcare and wellness enter- prises and the narrow range of services provided by them. Only 67% of the total number of establishments of the sanatorium and resort complex have service departments inside, but even if they are available, most of the health-improvement facilities according to the requirements of the National Standard for Accommodation do not even correspond to category 1. In the course of the conducted research, methods of statistical analysis were applied to study the dynamics of the number of sanatoria and health facilities in Ukraine and the number of tourists. Methods for diagnosing the state of development and modeling (including SWOT analysis, cluster approach) were used to study the functioning of tourist territories of different taxonomic ranks. It was found on the basis of study that although Ukraine has all the resources for the development of healthcare tourism, it is still a depressed industry owing to numerous problems. The materials of this research can become a practical basis for the development of this kind of tourism. The main problems of development of tourist infrastructure of healthcare tourism are described. The directions of its development are proposed: construction of new hotels, recreation centers, shelters, hotels, camping sites, etc. and reconstruction of available accommodation facilities. It was found that a similar situation is observed in the places of public catering (their significant insufficiency negatively affects the development of this sphere of tourism ). It is proposed to create an innovative cluster of health-improving type on mono-territories, which will allow the best possible social and economic development projects to be designed and implemented, as well as helping to effectively build and implement a strategy for long-term development of the territory, which has favourable conditions for sanatorium and resort treatment
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Težak Damijanić, Ana. "Wellness and healthy lifestyle in tourism settings." Tourism Review 74, no. 4 (September 25, 2019): 978–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-02-2019-0046.
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Purpose This paper aims to examine the concept of wellness as a form of healthy lifestyle in tourism settings. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a self-complete questionnaire administered to a sample of guests staying in wellness hotels in Croatia. These data were processed using univariate statistics (general description of the sample), cluster analysis (segmentation purposes), multinomial regression analysis (profiling the clusters) and confirmatory factor analysis (confirmation of wellness-related lifestyle). Findings Six wellness-related lifestyle dimensions (diet, fitness, social interactions, cultural diversity, health awareness and personal development) were confirmed, and four segments emerged (high-level wellness, diet- and health-oriented, fitness-oriented and low-level wellness clusters). They differed in their travel motivation. Originality/value This paper suggests a wellness-related lifestyle scale that integrates the elements of wellness intervention models and healthy lifestyle, confirms the link between healthy lifestyle and travel motivation and establishes the importance of the social, intellectual and spiritual dimensions of a tourist’s lifestyle.
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Romão, João, Partho Pratim Seal, Paul Hansen, Sindhu Joseph, and Senthilkumaran Piramanayagam. "Stakeholder-based conjoint analysis for branding wellness tourism in Kerala, India." Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science 6, no. 1 (December 4, 2021): 91–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41685-021-00218-3.
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AbstractWellness tourism is a fast-growing tourism industry segment and major wellness tourism destinations are found in the Asia–Pacific region, including India. The region of Kerala in India has an abundant natural, cultural and entrepreneurial resources for the development of wellness tourism. These resources are centered on the unique and traditional Ayurveda treatment, complemented by impressive natural landscapes and rich cultures and history. Despite the abundance and quality of resources and services provided by a large number of stakeholders, Kerala lacks a branding strategy for differentiating Kerala as a wellness tourism destination to compete in international markets. A stakeholder-based participatory process was developed to co-create a branding strategy, involving a destination audit supported by an online conjoint analysis survey to discover the relative importance of ‘high-level’ attributes associated with Kerala’s wellness tourism resources. The most important attributes are ‘Fits with strategic priorities of the organisation’ and ‘Ability to integrate into wellness tourism packages’. The main resources complementing wellness services are natural features and cultural heritage. This research contributes to stakeholder-based participatory methods for destination branding.
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Meera, Sethumadhavan, and A. Vinodan. "Attitude towards alternative medicinal practices in wellness tourism market." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights 2, no. 3 (September 23, 2019): 278–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhti-06-2018-0037.
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Purpose Recently, wellness tourism has gained popularity in alternative medicinal practices. Alternative medicinal practices are mostly endemic and have evolved through generations, transmitted and propagated through formal and informal modes. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possibility of developing alternative medicinal practices in the wellness tourism market in the context of Kalari practices – oldest martial art system of the world based at Kerala, India. Design/methodology/approach Study employed an exploratory sequential method consisting of in-depth interviews with practitioners and questionnaire survey with 356 tourists. Confirmatory factor analysis has been done to confirm the latent variables of attitude towards alternative medicinal practices in wellness market. Findings Study results indicate that there are five latent constructs consisting of physical, psychological, emotional, social and personal evolved around 26 indicators. Practical implications This study will introduce an innovative product line for customers as it will provide enhanced opportunities for wellness and will result in indigenous knowledge protection and marketing. Social implications The present study gives immense scope for appreciation of effectiveness of martial art practices across world and promotion of wellness tourism through alternative medicinal practices, which could be slightly modified and replicated by considering local specific medicinal practices. Originality/value This study makes the first attempt to investigate attitude towards alternative medicinal practices, especially martial art practices, in the context of wellness market.
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Szymańska, Elżbieta, and Joanna Kalejta. "Wellness Tourism and Non-Productive Function of Forests." Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne 11, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): 96–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ers-2018-0019.
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AbstractSubject and purpose of work: The research problem is wellness tourism and its connections with forest economy. The main goal is to determine the mutual connections occurring between wellness tourism and forest economy. Materials and methods: The research was carried out in three stages using various methods: a comparative analysis of 39 spas, standardised inspections of facilities offering health tourism services and the selection of a facility being a model of good practice (case study). Results: The most important forms of the small tourist infrastructure offered to patients in forest areas are hiking and bicycle paths (92%), as well as horse trails and viewing points (about 50%). Cluster initiatives and cooperation with local governments and forest districts, consisting in joint promotion, are important. A diagram was developed, showing the interactions of forest economy and wellness tourism. Conclusions: Providers of spa services and State Forests are natural partners, yet the level of cooperation is low and mainly involves promotional activities. It is advisable to create a nationwide forest and sanatorium spa organisation that would coordinate activities in the field of forest economy to take advantage of tourism and health-promoting assets of forests.
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Hartwell, Heather. "Wellness tourism: A destination perspective." Tourism Management 42 (June 2014): 305–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2014.01.004.
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Marosi, Tibor, and Pál Molnár. "A hazai egészségturizmus minőségügyi értékelése." Jelenkori Társadalmi és Gazdasági Folyamatok 6, no. 1-2 (January 1, 2011): 120–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/jtgf.2011.1-2.120-125.
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In recent years, the role of health tourism has become more significant in Hungary due to growing health awareness, good domestic conditions and the increasingly completed health services. Beside the conditions Hungary has long traditions and internationally accepted references in this area, nowadays wellness tourism is becoming increasingly popularHungary is one of the biggest source of thermal waters, thus health tourism can be a vital part of the domestic tourism industry. The developments of health tourism services are also important for tourist destination.
In this paper an overall assessment was done about the services belong to health tourism. Applying a questionnaire survey the evaluation of a Hungarian practice was accomplished, and about 100 wellness hotel were involved, from all parts of Hungary. The results indicate that quality management systems are applied in high rate, but requirements are not determined or applied precisely. Also important establishment is that wellness hotels take the necessary steps to shape up the inner and outer environment perfectly, but feedbacks and direct surveys of guests are missing in many cases. The competition is strong in the market of health tourism, if Hungary means to strengthen his position has pay more attention for implementation of quality practice.
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Andreu, Marta Gemma Nel-lo, Alba Font-Barnet, and Marc Espasa Roca. "Wellness Tourism—New Challenges and Opportunities for Tourism in Salou." Sustainability 13, no. 15 (July 23, 2021): 8246. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13158246.
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Following a long history of using various strategies and policies for diversification and seasonal adjustment in the face of the challenges of achieving economic, social, and environmental sustainability, sun and beach destinations should also consider targeting the wellness tourism market as a post pandemic opportunity and long-term solution. Salou is a mature sun and beach destination in the Mediterranean, but one which, for some time, has had an increasing commitment to family and sports tourism as a result of a strategic renewal process. Now, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the destination management organization is considering the evolution of the model, the internalization of sustainability as a fundamental value, and the impact of different markets. In this study, we examined the challenges the Salou Tourist Board has faced during the development of a post pandemic model for sustainable tourism and what strategies it has adopted in response. We also considered the opportunities and competitive advantages that Salou has in the field of wellness tourism. The results obtained should encourage the continuation of work that promotes the environmental axis of sustainability and adds value to the natural resources on which it depends, including the sea and the landscape, while maintaining the environmental quality of the resources.
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Sakhonkaruhatdej, Khorntawatt, and Panitnan Sujintavong. "The Development of Service Quality and the Business Competitiveness of Wellness Spa in Thailand." Restaurant Business 118, no. 10 (October 21, 2019): 484–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/rb.v118i10.9458.
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This article studied wellness spa business in Thailand which can be categorized under tourism industry considered to be the main income of Thailand and the drive of the country’s economy. Thai wellness spas have been popular among Thai and foreign tourists. It can be seen that the standard of Thai wellness spas rank high in Asia. The business attracts a great amount of investment and spending in the service industry.
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Подкорытова, Елена, Elena Podkorytova, Людмила Гржебина, Lyudmila Grzhebina, Алексей Романенков, Aleksey Romanenkov, Елена Андропова, Elena Andropova, Илья Кутьин, and Ilya Kutin. "Wellness tourism in crimea: analysis of development problems and prospects." Services in Russia and abroad 10, no. 3 (September 21, 2016): 92–0. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/20103.
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The article analyzes the development problems and prospects of health tourism in the Republic of Crimea. Currently, Crimea attracts an increased interest from tourists around the world. However, logistical support of medical and health institutions of the peninsula does not meet European standards of comfort and quality of service. Organization of medical and health services under conditions of health resort treatment offered to tourists, guests of the Crimea, is the subject of research. Hypothesis of the study is the assumption that a detailed and quality analysis of providing health tourism services will help to identify the main problems of the Crimean health resorts and recreational facilities. Generalization of the research results will determine prospects and main directions of health tourism development, which meet the international standards. In its turn this will help the Republic of Crimea to become a competitive tourism resort on world tourism market in the area of health tourism. After joining the Crimea to the Russian Federation, the stabilization of economic situation and the accelerated development of the region as a part of Russia is the first priority; therefore results of the study will be valuable for Crimean economy. Improving the quality of service and renovation of the material and technical base of medical and health institutions in the peninsula will significantly increase the number of tourists from the Russia, CIS and foreign countries at any time of the year. Such a factor as the "seasonality" of rest should not interfere with potential Russian and foreign tourists to visit Crimea. The research results can be used in solving issues concerning the reconstruction of recreational infrastructure of the peninsula.
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Hersch Glass, Elke. "EL TURISMO DE SALUD DESDE EL ENFOQUE SISTÉMICO: APLICACIÓN A LA PROVINCIA DE ALICANTE." Cuadernos de Turismo, no. 48 (December 10, 2021): 123–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/turismo.492691.
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El propósito de ese trabajo se centra en identificar los principales fundamentos condicionantes de la demanda y de la oferta en el turismo de salud sobre la base de la teoría de sistemas. Además, se lleva a cabo un análisis empírico del turismo médico, turismo wellness y turismo medical wellness de la provincia de Alicante desde este enfoque. Metodológicamente el trabajo se fundamenta en una tarea de sistematización de la bibliografía anglo-germánica existente sobre el tema y no traducida al español. La relevancia de este artículo la constituye la novedad de su enfoque metodológico y su aplicación sobre el turismo de salud, así como su aplicación a un espacio turístico consolidado, como es la provincia de Alicante, donde esta modalidad está implantada y viene funcionando desde hace décadas. The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants conditioning supply and demand in health tourism based on systems theory. An empirical analysis of medical tourism, wellness tourism and medical wellness tourism in the Province of Alicante is carried out, applying the aforementioned approach. Methodologically, the work is based on the task to systematize the existing Anglo-German literature on the subject that has not been translated into Spanish. The relevance of this article lies in the novelty of the methodological approach and its application to health tourism as well as its application to a consolidated tourist area, such as the Province of Alicante, where this modality is established and has been working for decades.
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Rahane, Sanjeevani Kailas, and Roshen Raju. "A STUDY ON INITIATIVE BY MINISTRY OF TOURISM FOR PROMOTION OF WELLNESS AND MEDICAL AS NICHE TOURISM PRODUCT." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 5 (May 31, 2016): 73–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i5.2016.2679.
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Worldwide Tourism is now recognized as an accelerator of growth. Tourism has great capacity to generate large scale employment and additional income source to the various skilled and unskilled. Several countries have transformed their economics by developing their tourism potential.
But in this current era there is a change in the concept of traditional tourism. The Wellness and Medical Tourism which is one of the numerous categories of tourism has gained high popularity. In the recent years, there has been a significant growth in this sector and is swiftly becoming a billion dollar industry .India is one of the favorable destination for wellness and medical tourism in the global scenario.
This research paper focuses on various initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for promotion of Wellness and Medical Tourism. Wellness and Medical Tourism forms a niche market as it is still a developing sector of tourism. The main of focus of Ministry of tourism is to promote this sector of tourism as a niche product. The initiatives taken will bring many direct and indirect benefits to the people.
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Ullah, Nadeem, Shagufta Zada, Muhammad Amir Siddique, Yike Hu, Heesup Han, Alejandro Vega-Muñoz, and Guido Salazar-Sepúlveda. "Driving Factors of the Health and Wellness Tourism Industry: A Sharing Economy Perspective Evidence from KPK Pakistan." Sustainability 13, no. 23 (December 2, 2021): 13344. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132313344.
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In the recent years, the health and wellness tourism industry has become one of the new emerging industries in Pakistan. In terms of the sharing economy, the driving mechanism of the health and wellness tourism industry has undergone significant changes. Based on a combination of theoretical and practical research, the paper explores the dynamic system and mechanism of innovation development of health and wellness in the tourism industry in Pakistan. Firstly, it theoretically constructs the driving factors in four aspects, which include market demand, industrial supply, infrastructure, and external environment. Secondly, taking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) as an example, it uses the entropy method and Grey relational analysis to test the driving factors system. The empirical results show that four aspects jointly influence the innovation of the health and wellness tourism industry in Pakistan. Finally, this study discusses several practical implications for the development of the health and wellness tourism industry of KPK for academics, policymakers, business owners, and scholars, with recommendations for future research.
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Phuthong, Thadathibesra, Pongpun Anuntavoranich, Achara Chandrachai, and Krerk Piromsopa. "Developing and Validating an Assessment Scale to Measure the Competitiveness of Wellness Destinations." Sustainability 14, no. 7 (March 31, 2022): 4152. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14074152.
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The present study developed an assessment scale to measure the competitiveness of wellness destinations in Thailand, particularly from the perspective of the wellness tourism firm. A literature review and in-depth interviews informed the components and indicators for the assessment. Then, a scale was developed to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of the measurement scale using exploratory factor analysis and verification by confirmatory factor analysis. These analyses generated seven dimensions of wellness tourism: destination environment, travel and policy, infrastructure and capacity, manufactured and cultural resources, strategy and structure, novelty potential, and cooperative and proactive marketing. The results indicate strategies and considerations to improve the competitiveness of wellness destinations in Thailand. The assessment tool may be valuable for wellness tourism clusters and stakeholders to assess and promote wellness destination competitiveness.
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Kartika Maharani, Ida Ayu, Ida Bagus Made Wisnu Parta, and Ida Bagus Putu Supriadi. "Factors Influencing Yoga Tourism in Bali: Conceptual Framework Model." Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies 4, no. 1 (May 30, 2020): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.25078/ijhsrs.v4i1.1321.
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<p>With the increasing trend of wellness tourism, as one branch of it, yoga tourism has become new opportunity that should be anticipated for tourism in Bali. Yoga tourism attempts to preserve or promote their tourist health, additionally to its regular tourist comforts. The aim this research is to develop a conceptual model of factors that influencing yoga tourism. By this study, some aspects of yoga tourism research are reviewed to summarize the factors that influencing yoga tourism in Bali based earlier literature. The factors divided to push factor and pull factor. Existing studies are largely limited to secondary research works in yoga tourism. It is recommended that future studies should be empirically study the conceptual model offers by this research.</p>
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Kasagranda, Anton, and Daniel Gurňák. "Spa and Wellness Tourism in Slovakia (A Geographical Analysis)." Czech Journal of Tourism 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2017): 27–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2017-0002.
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Abstract Spa industry is presently an inherent part of Slovak tourism. For this reason, it has become a major interest of scientific and professional literature (economics, management, sociology, or geography). The main topic of this paper is the evaluation of tourism in Slovakia through a geographic analysis. This paper briefly evaluates the development and the importance of spa, spa tourism and wellness and their main research areas and issues. Furthermore, the primary sources of tourism development, the overview of spa tourism and the wellness resorts, the accommodation establishments and the visitation rate are evaluated as well. In conclusion, functional and spatial typification of spa tourism and wellness in Slovakia is presented. The structure of the paper is designed to be appropriate for a comparison with V4 countries.
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Staneva, Krasimira. "TRENDS AND CHALLENGES TO HEALTH TOURISM CASE STUDY BULGARIA-SERBIA REGION." Knowledge International Journal 30, no. 6 (March 20, 2019): 1741–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.35120/kij30061741s.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate potential of Cross-border region Bulgaria- Serbia for development of sustainability health (medical SPA and SPA tourism) destinations, using geomedical and social –economical assessment of tourism resources.More than 30 mineral springs (13 were selected) and 180 touristic objects have been studied –13 (were selected) (2018). There are good medico-biological conditions for the development of intensive medical SPA, Wellness and SPA tourism. The combination of free spring’s flow and specific climate conditions is a big advantage for the development of high specialized tourism destination as medical SPA.An algorithm is proposed for modeling a representative tourist destination in the field of health, medical SPA and wellness tourism. It is connected to the development of new tourist services - accessible and varied, aimed to a new target group of high price customer segment, focusing on local resources - scenic views, natural landmarks, specific landscape, local traditions and preserved environment. Destination management is related to its availability and development of alternative routes. The resilience of the health tourism destination is determined by its special social focus - creation and maintenance with a view to overcoming difficulties in the local economy and improving the quality of life of the local population also. For the success of those complex tourist product, it is necessary to manage different nonditional market sources, which implies the dominant role of digital marketing and application of virtual tourism tools to attract satisfied customers.
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Hudson, Simon, Karen Thal, David Cárdenas, and Fang Meng. "Wellness tourism: stress alleviation or indulging healthful habits?" International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 11, no. 1 (March 6, 2017): 35–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-09-2015-0111.
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Purpose This study aims to examine the direct relationships between behavioral intention and factors driving the growth of the wellness tourism industry in the USA. Relationships were hypothesized based on alternative explanations for the rise in popularity of wellness tourism in research streams. Design/methodology/approach Two models were estimated and tested using the theory of planned behavior (TPB), each incorporating two constructs – Life stress and involvement in health – in addition to theoretically stipulated precursors to Behavioral Intention. Findings Both constructs were found to be significant predictors of behavioral intention. However, involvement proved a much stronger predictor than life stress. Implications for the management and marketing of this subsector are discussed in the paper. Originality/value This study extends the understanding of travelers’ behavioral intentions in the context of wellness tourism by using an extended TPB, with life stress and involvement in health and wellness considered. The study compares general travelers with current/potential wellness travelers (excluding those whose sole purpose was wellness) and the factors that influence their travel behavior.
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Aluculesei, Alina-Cerasela, and Daniel Avram. "THE OPPORTUNITY OF DEVELOPING RURAL WELLBEING TOURISM IN PUGLIA REGION, ITALY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC." SWS Journal of SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ART 2, no. 3 (February 22, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.35603/ssa2020/issue3.01.
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The tourism industry is facing nowadays a wide range of issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or accentuated by it. The dramatic decline in tourist flows in every destination forced stakeholders to rethink the actual model of business and to adapt to the new reality. The need for social distancing and the fear of tourists to visit crowded places prepared the field for more sustainable tourist activity, based on green products and services. In this context, new and innovative products like rural wellness tourism can take momentum and offer the visitors the opportunity of spending the free time in nature, in less polluted areas and with a higher impact of health.
Italy is one of the most representative tourist destinations worldwide, with a wide range of attractions that make both urban and rural spots to be visited annually by millions of tourists. Tourism also supports the local economy and helps local communities from less developed regions to diversify their sources of income, as is the case of Puglia region, known for its agricultural potential. Puglia is one of the Italian regions where local authorities encourage the development of tourist activities, especially those specific to the ecotourism niche, as a real alternative to agriculture. In the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, ecotourism can represent the solution for a faster economic recovery of the southern region of the country that was dramatically affected by the lockdown imposed by the authorities in the first part of 2020. Based on the wellness tradition from the region and the international reputation of the Termes from this area, Puglia region can develop the concept of rural wellbeing tourism and promote a more sustainable tourist model.
The present paper analyses the potential of Puglia region to introduce in its offer rural wellbeing tourism packages taking into account the profile of a spa and thermal center in the area in terms of structure and business model. The results were obtained by applying a structured questionnaire in one of the most representative thermal units in the region and the answers were interpreted using Qualitative Content Analysis. The results show that Puglia region could thrive the concept of rural wellbeing tourism and adapt it to the particularities of the area. Adopting such an innovative tourist concept that is based on a sustainable way to explore natural resources would have a significant impact on Italian tourism by creating a new trend among tourists. In this regard, the guests will have another opportunity to spend their holidays more sustainably, with a considerably lower impact on the environment.
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Kang, Yong-Suk, Hyo Kim, Yong-Bok Choi, Mincheol Kim, and Mun-Sub Chung. "Recognition investigation on Wellness Tourism activities." Jeju National University Tourism, Business, and Economic Research Institute 38, no. 4 (November 30, 2019): 29–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.24907/jtir.2018.11.38.4.29.
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Koncul, Niko. "Wellness: A New Mode of tourism." Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja 25, no. 2 (January 2012): 525–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677x.2012.11517521.
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Árpási, Zoltán. "Wellness Tourism: What Motivates the Consumer." Valahian Journal of Economic Studies 9, no. 1 (April 1, 2018): 87–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/vjes-2018-0009.
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Abstract In this paper one research will be presented, which is focusing on the factors of decision making in the tourism sector. Health and wellness tourism have become a major trend in the past years, since more and more consumer care about their health. The stressful life, people live nowadays also lead to increased health risk which justifies the growing need for relaxation during the holidays as well. In the study we also present the factors of an analysis and the key motivators when deciding about the destination.
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Clarke, Alan. "Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit." Annals of Tourism Research 37, no. 1 (January 2010): 276–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2009.10.004.
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Xue, Lin-Lin, and Ching-Cheng Shen. "The Sustainable Development of Organic Agriculture: The Role of Wellness Tourism and Environmental Restorative Perception." Agriculture 12, no. 2 (January 31, 2022): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020197.
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This study explored the impact of environmental restorative perception (ERP) on loyalty through place attachment and healthy image within organic agriculture. The visitors to organic agritourism in Hualien County and Taitung of Taiwan were taken as samples and 410 valid questionnaires were collected. LISREL 8.52 and regression analysis were adopted to explore the relationship among different variables. It was found that ERP is helpful for raising place attachment, healthy image, and loyalty to tourist destinations, and the non-toxic and organic sustainable environment created in organic agritourism has a restorative perception that can be used to attract tourists improving their health through travels, contributing to the transition of rural tourism to wellness tourism.
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Kongtaveesawas, Natnisha, Pattarawan Prasarnphanich, Sukree Sinthupinyo, and Ann Suwaree Ashton. "Attribute Framework Validation for Wellness Tourism within the Context of Thailand." Sustainability 14, no. 10 (May 13, 2022): 5953. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14105953.
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Background: Research on the theoretical integration of attributes of wellness tourism in the form of the physical, mental, spiritual, and environmental (PMSE) attribute framework and the effect of cultural differences on the framework validation has not been conducted before. Objectives: This study developed and validated the key underlying attributes of the wellness tourism experience framework within the Thailand context. Methods: From reviewing the related literature to identify potential sub attributes under the four dimensions of the PMSE framework, themes were developed using a theory- and prior research-driven method within different cultural contexts. The fitness of the PMSE attribute framework model within the context of Thailand wellness tourism was confirmed through a survey design with a quantitative approach from the generalities of the sample groups. The entire dataset was statistically tested with descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results and Conclusions: After adjustments, the four-factors with a 28-item model substantiated the data. The results validated that the mental experience dimension accounted for the most variance, with an indicator value of 0.99 in the framework, predicting the effective wellness tourism experience better than the other attributes. Experience design should involve the participation of all stakeholders in the wellness tourism system in terms of managerial contribution. Recommendations for the planning of wellness experiences concerning each four-factor will be investigated in future studies.
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Samawi, Jamil. "Medical and Wellness Tourism Challenges in Dead Sea Spas from Tourists’ Point of View." International Journal of Marketing Studies 9, no. 5 (September 30, 2017): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijms.v9n5p145.
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This study aims at defining the medical tourism marketing obstacles and challenges facing Spas in the Dead Sea from the tourists’ point of view. The study sample consists of 86 Jordanian tourists and Arab Countries citizens. The researcher used the analytical descriptive method. Medical tourism marketing scale has been adopted and developed from the relevant previous studies. The study suggests that the medical tourism marketing facing the Spas in the Dead Sea Region from the tourists’ point of view are medium, and there is no statistically significant differences ascribed to gender and educational levels variables.
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Kemppainen, Laura, Veera Koskinen, Harley Bergroth, Eetu Marttila, and Teemu Kemppainen. "Health and Wellness–Related Travel: A Scoping Study of the Literature in 2010-2018." SAGE Open 11, no. 2 (April 2021): 215824402110137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440211013792.
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Health and wellness–related travel, also known as medical tourism, is a topical phenomenon with a wide range of effects in both local and transnational contexts. This scoping study examines the literature on this phenomenon from the perspective of travelers. The literature search was conducted using three databases (EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and SCOPUS) and covered the period from 2010 to 2018. The results show that the literature is divided into two academic fields: social sciences and tourism. Travel from the Global North to the Global South still dominates the field of medical travel research, and studies on South-to-South or intra-regional travel are underrepresented. There is a need for a more in-depth qualitative understanding of travelers’ lived experiences and for studies with more advanced quantitative methods and longitudinal research designs. We call for more interdisciplinary and theoretical approaches to health and wellness–related travel and propose a conceptual model that considers travelers’ intent (medical/wellness) and status (patient/tourist).
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Widawski, Krzysztof. "Spa and Wellness Tourism in Poland - A New Geographical Analysis." Czech Journal of Tourism 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2017): 69–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2017-0004.
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Abstract The aim of the paper is to present the situation of the spa resorts in Poland from the geographical point of view, emphasizing especially the tourist context of their existence. This article firstly deals with the brief history of spas in Poland and the definition of the phenomenon, presented in the Polish literature and legal acts. The main part of the paper presents the geographical analysis of the phenomenon: spatial distribution of the activities allowed by law, localization concerning the different kind of landscapes that accompanies the spas, natural and curative resources and the medical treatments based on their potential. In addition, the tourist context analysed with the support of the statistical data of the accommodation units, tourist sand its preferences, and health tourist establishments in the spa resorts and its usage is also crucial. The perspectives of the spa tourism development in Poland concerning the potential and obstacles are presented.
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Vystoupil, Jiří, Martin Šauer, and Markéta Bobková. "Spa, Spa Tourism and Wellness Tourism in the Czech Republic." Czech Journal of Tourism 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2017): 5–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2017-0001.
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Abstract The aim of this paper is to compare and assess the position of the spa and wellness sector in the structure of tourism in the Czech Republic. In this context, the article deals with the brief history of the Czech spa tourism and the development of spa tourism in the spa resorts, including the focus of specialized literature review. The methodological part consists of an explanation of the existing statistical information about the spa sector. The main part of the paper deals with the geographic analysis of current spa centres (the capacity of spa and total collective accommodation facilities, the number of spa patients and guests, guest attendance and their geographical structure). The assessment also includes the determination of the importance of the spa for overall spa tourism. Furthermore, the paper also deals with the development and localization of the selected forms of wellness tourism. As a pilot example, aquaparks built especially in the last 20 years in the Czech Republic were chosen.