TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erfurt-Cooper,Patricia
AU  - Cooper,Malcolm
TI  - Health and Wellness Tourism: Spas and Hot Springs 
T2  - Aspects of Tourism
SN  - 9781845411121
AV  - RA794 .E74 2009
U1  - 613/.122 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Bristol, UK, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : 
PB  - Channel View Publications, 
KW  - Health resorts
KW  - Medical tourism
KW  - FAMILY & HEALTH
KW  - Tourism industry
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - global spa and wellness industry
KW  - health and wellness concept
KW  - health tourism
KW  - hot spring tourism
KW  - hot springs
KW  - natural geothermal springs
KW  - natural hot springs
KW  - spa industry
KW  - wellness concept
KW  - wellness tourism
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures and Tables --; Preface --; Chapter 1. Introduction: Development of the Health and Wellness Spa Industry --; Chapter 2. The Health and Wellness Concept: A Global Overview --; Chapter 3. Use of Natural Hot and Mineral Springs Throughout History --; Chapter 4. Cultural and Religious Use of Water --; Chapter 5. Geological Background of Natural and Mineral Springs --; Chapter 6. Health and Wellness Spa Tourism Environment --; Chapter 7. Technology and Economics of Health and Wellness Spa Tourism --; Chapter 8. Aspects of Management and Marketing in Health and Wellness Spa Tourism --; Chapter 9. Case Studies from the Contemporary World --; Chapter 10. Conclusions --; References --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - Geothermal springs constitute a major tourism resource, providing spectacular settings, recreation facilities, a recognised value in treatments beneficial for health and wellness, a sense of heritage and adventure, and links with the natural environment. Health and wellness tourism accounts for a significant proportion of the world's tourism consumption, with components ranging from hot spring bathing for leisure and recreation, through mineral water use in health treatments under the supervision of highly specialised medical professionals, to water treatments in the wellness and beauty therapy sector and the use of mineral water for drinking purposes. This makes it an economically and socially important area of tourism demanding in-depth analysis. This book explores health and wellness tourism from a range of perspectives including usage, heritage, management, technology, environmental and cultural features, and marketing
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781845411138
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