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Rapacz, Andrzej, and Małgorzata Januszewska. "Development Potential of Spa Enterprises from the Perspective of Global Trends in Health Tourism." Folia Turistica 53 (December 31, 2019): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.7488.
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Purpose. The identification of current, global trends in health tourism and their confrontation with the development potential of selected Polish spa enterprises. Method. The study was of exploratory nature and used the focus group interview method. Seventeen people participated in the discussion, including the management board representatives of spa enterprises and experts from the health tourism sector. Results. The research allowed to determine the development potential value of spa enterprises and its adaptation capacity to both worldwide competition and trends in the global tourist demand. The rivalry between spa enterprises is focused on the domestic market, neglecting the European and global competition. Only few spa resorts identify global trends in health tourism, perceiving them as a risk factor in enterprise management. Research and conclusions limitations. The study was not based on representative samples, as the number of spa enterprises presenting high potential and importance in tourist traffic management is small and covers 27 entities. The study also used secondary sources describing trends in health tourism, collected at different periods and from the perspective of various criteria, which limits generalisation of the research results. Practical implications. The adaptation of spa enterprises to global trends in health tourism requires collective actions undertaken by enterprises, municipalities and also the spa sector. Originality. The potential of spa enterprises is a relatively rarely discussed research problem, whereas trends in tourism, including health tourism, are much more frequently analysed.In turn, research on the adaptation capacity of spa enterprises to global trends remains poorly developed. Type of study. The article is of an overview of empirical nature. Global trends in health tourism are reviewed, and the presented empirical research confronts the development potential of spa enterprises with the possibilities of spa entities in responding to the identified trends.
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Marić Stanković, Anđelina, Ivana Radonjić, Marko Petković, and Darko Divnić. "Climatic Elements as Development Factors of Health Tourism in South Serbia." Sustainability 14, no. 23 (November 26, 2022): 15757. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142315757.
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The area of Southern Serbia is the most undeveloped tourist area and is marginalized in relation to the total tourist traffic of Serbia. With the purpose of health tourism development, special attention in this paper is focused on five spas and four mountain tourist destinations of South Serbia. The interaction of climatic elements is key for outdoor tourist activities, thus the potential of health tourism is presented through the results of the tourism climate comfort index (TCCI). According to TCCI values calculated for one climatological period 1991–2020, the spa tourist destinations of South Serbia are generally favorable during May, June and September. Four studied mountain destinations have favorable TCCI values generally during June, July and August. Spatio-temporal analysis utilizing ESRI ArcMap software showed that the most favorable conditions for health tourism development occur during spring and autumn for spas (May and June) and during summer for mountain destinations (July and August), which coincides with the ideal TCCI values. MatLab software through linear regression showed that in the period of 2010–2020, a negative tendency of tourists’ number in Vranjska banja spa and Niška banja spa is noticed, and a positive tendency for Prolom banja spa and Sijarinska banja spa. The paper also highlights the perspectives of other tourism forms of development in South Serbia.
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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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Jovicic, Dobrica. "Present state and perspectives of spa tourism development in Serbia." Glasnik Srpskog geografskog drustva 88, no. 4 (2008): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gsgd0804003j.
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Apart from very contaminated spatial areas, there are places with attractive and non-polluted environment, that are suitable for tourism and recreation. Such places are spa resorts, characterized by numerous and various natural elements having significant health and recreative functions (thermo-mineral springs, rare gases, favorable climatic conditions, rich vegetation, etc.), which attract attention of ample tourist demand. Serbia is welknown as a 'country of spa resorts', because of a great number of thermo-mineral springs, long tradition and their significance for tourism economy. Official statistical service keeps records of tourist flows only at 30 spa resorts (approximately), having participation at 95% of the total tourist trade in Serbia's spas. The topic of this paper is devoted to estimation of the present state and perspectives of spa tourism in Serbia. Special attention is focused on: analysis of resources for spa tourism, discussion of key factors for tourist valorization of Serbia's spas, investigation of structural features of spa tourism, comparison of Serbia's experiences in domain of spa tourism with contemporary trends in certain spa resorts in other European countries, and, finally, defining the most important tasks for spa tourism improvement.
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Gúčik, Marian, Diana Kvasnová, and Kristína Pančíková. "MEDICAL SPA VERSUS HEALTH TOURISM." Acta academica karviniensia 16, no. 2 (June 30, 2016): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.25142/aak.2016.010.
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Gajic, Mirjana, and Snezana Vujadinovic. "The state and perspectives of the development of spa tourism in the area of Jadar." Glasnik Srpskog geografskog drustva 90, no. 3 (2010): 71–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gsgd1003071g.
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The paper represents an outline of the most important natural and anthropogenic tourist values on which the development of tourism of Jadar is based. It is pointed out to the most important deposits of thermomineral sources as the preconditions of the origin and development of spa centres. The largest economic effects are realized through development of health tourism in Banja Koviljaca which is the only one among spa centres that acquired the market affirmation as individual tourist motive. Banja Badanja has favorable conditions for development, still insufficiently affirmed and in shadow of far more famous Banja Koviljaca. The priorities of development of spa tourism are defined in the paper, and it is pointed to the significance of selective offer that depends on the conditions of successful organization of health spa, wellness-spa programmes and offered recreational contents.
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Speier, Amy R. "Health tourism in a Czech health spa." Anthropology & Medicine 18, no. 1 (April 2011): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13648470.2010.525879.
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Oleszczyk, Natalia, and Natalia Dominiak. "An analysis of health tourism: The example of Kołobrzeg." Turyzm/Tourism 31, no. 1 (June 25, 2021): 69–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/0867-5856.31.1.18.
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In recent years, there has been a growing global interest in spa tourism, as well as a significant increase in social awareness of the need to care for health, physical fitness and well-being. Apart from spa tourism, ‘spa & wellness’ tourism is also very popular. Kołobrzeg, in addition to being a town largely geared towards patients, also attracts tourists who take advantage of ‘spa & wellness’ treatments. The purpose of this article is to define the essence and characteristics of spa tourism based on the example of Kołobrzeg. Spa activities are carried out in health care entities operating in the zone of the spa, places where patients are undergoing treatment or rehabilitation. These benefit from the healing natural conditions of the areas in which they operate and their microclimates. The main part of the article presents the history of spa tourism in Kołobrzeg along with an analysis of its spa offer and therapeutic profile. In addition, the empirical part discusses the results of an analysis among patients using the survey method; a large proportion of respondents were over 65, mainly female. During the study, the respondents rated various aspects of their spa stay (on a scale from 1 to 5) at a level above 4.0, which indicates the healthy condition of the spa itself and general satisfaction among patients.
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Anaya-Aguilar, Rosa, German Gemar, and Carmen Anaya-Aguilar. "Validation of a Satisfaction Questionnaire on Spa Tourism." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (April 23, 2021): 4507. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094507.
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The authors’ line of research is within the existing methodological debate around the concepts of quality of services, destinations, and quality measurements methods. The authors consider that the most appropriate way to measure quality is to develop instruments according to the destination and context in question, defining the quality of the tourist destination for practical purposes based on the satisfaction experienced by the tourist or the SERVPERF model, weighted and used to measure the quality of sun and beach tourist destinations. The authors of this work propose the knowledge of spa tourism, its quality and its level of satisfaction as a research gap and consider it as a starting point to validate a questionnaire that would allow the measurement and comparison of parameters with other segments already studied and that can also serve as a measuring instrument for tourist segments with similar characteristics, not as well known in the international literature as inland, ecological or nature tourism. Good internal reliability results were obtained in all items and in all dimensions. The factor analysis distributed the weights of the variables in the theoretical model, and construct validity was obtained with an association between the global evaluation by dimension and the general significance. The score of the main questionnaire was statistically significant.
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Anaya-Aguilar, Rosa, German Gemar, and Carmen Anaya-Aguilar. "Challenges of Spa Tourism in Andalusia: Experts’ Proposed Solutions." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4 (February 13, 2021): 1829. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041829.
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Water is the common thread and attraction factor of the tourism facilities called “spas”, which are part of health and beauty services. Spa use is currently experiencing a boom that reflects changes in populations, such as an increase in economic wellbeing and a desire to reunite with nature. This research’s objectives were to understand spa tourism’s structural and operational dimensions and to assess this sector’s current situation by using the Delphi method with a panel of 22 experts. The results show that these experts believe that, in Andalusia, spas energize the area as a tourism destination through their natural resources and conservation of key elements. However, spa development policies are scarce, including a lack of autonomous community laws regarding these facilities.
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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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Muni Parwati, Komang Shanty. "REFLEKSI PARIWISATA BERKELANJUTAN PADA SPA TERAPI BERBASIS KEMASYARAKATAN DI BALI." Jurnal Ilmiah Hospitality Management 4, no. 1 (February 5, 2018): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.22334/jihm.v4i1.50.
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The tourism industry is required to be creative because it involves many factors and segments in the society. It is particularly for continuing to grow and having a sustainable advantage that can be enjoyed by the local community. This study discusses spa-based community with examples of small-scale spa-businesses together, to be one source of employment in the industry of tourism. Spa as an example of creative efforts the local residents, contributing to the local community. The Community-based creative businesses, as an alternative to plunge women in the tourism industry. This study used a qualitative descriptive method. Spa as a center of health and beauty has enriching community-based health and beauty by linking tradition, culture, expertise, and creativity that already exists in the local community. It is essential for the advancement of culture, especially the tourism industry in Bali. To understand the importance of creativity and innovation in developing a spa business that reflects the local culture. Spa in addition to being one of the alternative forms of tourism, tourism pro-community, also is one form of sustainable tourism.
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Kesumadewi, Putu Diah, and A. A. Manik Pratiwi. "Model penerapan etika pelayanan pekerja wanita spa pada hotel berbintang di desa adat seminyak." Jurnal Kepariwisataan dan Hospitalitas 5, no. 1 (June 21, 2021): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/jkh.2021.v05.i01.p06.
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The tourism industry is experiencing rapid development in Indonesia today. This is evident from the increasing number of tourism businesses established in almost all regions in Indonesia. This collection of tourism businesses is interrelated with each other in providing the needs of tourists to feel comfortable to live in that place. Tourism businesses include tourist attractions, tourism areas, tourism transportation services, travel services, food and beverage services, accommodation, organizing entertainment and recreational activities, SPA, etc. SPA has become one of the fastest growing tourism businesses today, because SPA is included in health tourism activities. Star hotels contribute to improving the operation of SPA tourism businesses through the provision of this business in business administration services at hotels. The ethics services of female SPA workers in star-rated hotels in the Traditional Village of Seminyak must be applied in the operational work of the hotel. With the existence of good service ethics, tourists who enjoy this service will feel satisfied so that it will not close the possibility of having a positive impact on other business sectors in the hotel.
This research uses descriptive method, which is a method used to obtain an overview of the research objectives. To analyze tourists responses/perceptions of the ethics of female workers' services SPA used a Likert Scale, by distributing questionnaires to tourists who were made respondents.
The results of the research model on the application of the ethics of female SPA service workers to star hotels in Seminyak Traditional Village consists of 3 stages, the first stage is the ethics of guest service before treatment in terms of tangible or physical aspects and reliability or reliability. The second stage is the ethics of guest service during treatment in terms of assurance or assurance and empathy or attention. The third stage is responsiveness or responsiveness.
Keywords: Ethics, Services, Women Workers, SPA
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Cvijanović, Drago, Tamara Gajić, and Dragana Frfulanović-ŠomoĎi. "DEVELOPMENT OF SPA TOURISM - POSSIBILITY OF RECONSTRUCTION OF LEMEŠKA SPA IN THE SYSTEM OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN SERBIA AND HUNGARY." Knowledge International Journal 33, no. 1 (August 30, 2019): 27–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.35120/kij3301027c.
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With the development of medicine and awareness of the value of medicinal thermal waters, the trend of spa and medical tourism was gaining enormous proportions after the Second World War. New tourist places are being introduced and built, thus becoming centers of cultural events, sports competitions, scientific and professional gatherings. As for Vojvodina, this trend did not have an upward trend. There was no interest from social and economic organizations to invest more in tourism. For this reason, spas survived only by joining health care facilities and obtaining the status of their ward. Visitors were no longer satisfied with the standard offer placed on the market. It was no longer enough to say that water and mud were healing, the spa became the seat of social tourism. The authors of the paper presented a part of their many years of research related to the possibility of rebuilding the Lemeška Spa in cooperation with the state of Hungary, which has been out of operation for many years. More specifically, only part of the study of the feasibility and research of the authors is presented. The aim of the paper is to show the importance of reconstruction of the spa facility, both for Vojvodina itself and for the wider tourist market.
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Niezgoda, Agnieszka, and Monika Knefel. "THE USE OF THE HEALTH TOURISM OFFER IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFESTYLE CHANGES (EXAMPLE OF THE ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE PROVINCE)." Folia Turistica 53 (December 31, 2019): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.7528.
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Purpose. The aim of the article is to present the changes in the use of spa services, SPA & Wellness in the Swietokrzyskie Province and to indicate the importance of lifestyle changes, which may be one of the factors of these processes. Method. In the review part, a literature query and a critical content analysis were used. In the empirical part, quantitative research was used using secondary sources (BDL and GUS) and primary (directly from entrepreneurs). A comparative analysis was applied regarding the level of phenomena in the Swietokrzyskie and Poland voivodships, including the analysis of the index level of complex data in order to learn the dynamics of changes in individual years. Results. An analysis of the number of tourists and patients including commercial visitors indicates an increase in interest in health tourism services, including spa tourism. The growing number of high standard hotels and facilities as well as occupancy confirm the development of health tourism including SPA & Wellness. The increase in the number of commercial patients, the shorter average stay time, the number of treatments performed, indicate changes in the expectations of service buyers. Research and conclusions limitations. The impact of lifestyle changes on the development of a particular form of tourism in the region is a multi-faceted issue. The article only attempts to check the changes in the supply side of health tourism, indicating an increase in consumer interest in so-called "A healthy lifestyle". Practical implications. Research results can be used by companies to profile services to meet new customers' needs. Originality. The work presents an original analysis of data on specific types of health tourism services in the Swietokrzyskie Province and at the same time is an attempt to indicate the relationship between the so-called "Healthy lifestyle" and the use of health tourism services in the analyzed region. Type of work: The article presents the results of empirical research.
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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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Jakovčić, Martina. "Turizam Krapinskih Toplica - sadašnje stanje i mogućnosti razvoja." Geoadria 8, no. 1 (January 11, 2017): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.15291/geoadria.97.
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This paper presents present state of development of tourism in Krapinske Toplice Spa and possibilities of further development from the geographical point of view. Natural, socio-economical, cultural and historical components of the area are analysed. Special attention is given to development of health tourism and its impact on the development of other types of tourism. Paper explains the main reason of slower tourist development of Krapinske Toplice in comparison to other spas in the region.
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AKHMEDENOV, Kazhmurat M., and Guldana Z. IDRISOVA. "THE IMPORTANCE OF SPRINGS, SELF-FLOWING ARTESIAN WELLS, UNDERGROUND CAVE LAKES OF WESTERN KAZAKHSTAN IN TOURISM." GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites 37, no. 3 (September 30, 2021): 747–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.30892/gtg.37303-705.
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The use of springs is becoming increasingly important in tourism. There are many springs in Western Kazakhstan that can be used to develop various types of tourism. Springs can be used for health, ecological, religious and other types of tourism. Today, health and spa tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of world tourism. The historical and cultural heritage, and biodiversity associated with the springs also fascinate people, and many of them can become unique tourist destinations with high visual impact. The article gives characteristics of springs, self-flowing artesian wells, underground cave lakes of Western Kazakhstan and indicates their tourist potential for travellers and local. However, despite the high recreational potential of springs, tourism as a whole is not developed enough to provide quality tourism services and attract a large number of tourists to the region. An analysis of the tradition of tourist use of springs has been carried out and the main types of modern recreation are justified based on an assessment of the tourist potential of springs.
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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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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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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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Szromek, Adam R. "Model of Business Relations in Spa Tourism Enterprises and Their Business Environment." Sustainability 12, no. 12 (June 17, 2020): 4941. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12124941.
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Sustainable tourism, carried out on spa tourism enterprises, is a key issue that requires the combination of the implementation of economic goals of business activity and, at the same time, the limitation of negative influences on the tourist areas, which are valuable from the point of nature. The main objective of this article and, at the same time, the objective of theoretical–cognitive and empirical research, is to find links and mutual relations between the entities carrying out tourist and therapeutic activity in health resorts in a model approach, taking into account sustainable tourism elements. The implementation of the goal will be carried out on the basis of empirical studies, covering business models of 17 of the largest health resorts in Poland. The article describes relations occurring in the health resort environment and defines a model of relations between health resort enterprises and other entities functioning within this sector. The network approach of the studied issue is analyzed from the point of view of relations found in the complementary cooperation of entities, among which one is ready to implement the benefit and others express their need for the said benefit and are willing to be its recipients. The network relation of the second type, where the entities combine their forces to meet a common goal, is presented in the form of exemplification of the health resort enterprise network in the Polish market.
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Miernik, Adam Andrzej. "Economic development possibilities of the city of Suchedniów." Central European Review of Economics & Finance 30, no. 2 (April 30, 2019): 44–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.24136/ceref.2019.007.
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Suchedniów is a city located in the northern part of the Świętokrzyskie voivodeship and has a rich industrial history. Since the turn of the 80's and 90's, the city has not found any effective ways for the local development. The aim of the presented article is to explore the development possibilities of Suchedniów with an indication of tourism and spa. Another goal is to analyze the tourist preferences of Polish residents, which give the picture of tourism and the sense of its development in the city. Another purpose of this article was to investigate the current health resort situation in Poland to find out whether the city's health-related development is justified. The adopted research methodology was based on surveys conducted among Polish citizens. These data provided information about the tourist preferences of Polish people. The received information also showed development trends in tourism in Poland. Another, alternative research method was critical analysis of literature and available information on the Internet. In this case, the internet is a very important source of information, because dynamic changes in this sector cause the information in the literature to be outdated. Conclusions resulting from the article show that there is a possibility of introducing tourist and health development paths in Suchedniów. Research and analysis shows that Suchedniów has the possibilities and conditions to go away from the industrial model and face towards tourism and spa. The present conditions and tourist preferences of Poles are also conducive to this type of transformation.
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Sarkisian, Hanna, Margaryta Liganenko, and Sheida Golbad Kambiz. "Modern determinants of consumer needs and analysis of the market of peloidotherapy in SPA resorts." Technology audit and production reserves 3, no. 4(65) (June 30, 2022): 32–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.15587/2706-5448.2022.261880.
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One of the directions of development of the tourism industry is health tourism. Today, having natural opportunities and high potential, it is possible to state the absence of highly competitive positions in this sector of the national economy of some developing countries. For example, in Ukraine, sanatorium-and-spa institutions are one of the priority areas for the development of domestic and foreign tourism, one of the most stable types of tourism markets. So, the object of the research is the Clinical Sanatorium named after V. I. Pirohov «Kuialnyk» (Odesa region, Ukraine). The subject of the research is ways to improve the Clinical Sanatorium named after V. I. Pirohov «Kuialnyk». The available and potential reserves of medical resources, taking into account their qualitative and quantitative characteristics, can serve as the basis for the creation of such tourism products that are now very popular in the world, for example, the provision of spa services. The authors state the absence of highly competitive positions in this sector. In the current market conditions, the sanatorium business in Ukraine is undergoing structural changes. The branding scheme proposed by the authors of the Clinical Sanatorium named after V. I. Pirohov «Kuialnyk» allows improving the quality of spa services and marketing effectiveness. After all, the modern basis of the activity of tourist organizations is determined by the factor of informatization of society. Since the vast majority of visitors to the resort are from Belarus, Moldova, it is interesting that the resort also has its share of international tourists from European countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, etc.). Thanks to the successful identification of the strengths and needs of consumers, it can be assumed that the international tourist flow will increase, because there are all the necessary conditions for this. The new branding scheme developed by the authors will act as a catalyst and stimulator for the growth of the number of visitors to the Odesa region. The prospect of this study lies in the search for new solutions for the promotion, reorganization of SPA institutions in the market of health tourism services in Ukraine. The synergy of the optimal use of natural health-improving resources and the best management solutions for the use of information support create a competitive tourism product, which in turn will lead to an increase in international tourists.
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Wade, Alan. "Water, Health, Recreation and Tourism." Water Science and Technology 21, no. 2 (February 1, 1989): 297–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1989.0067.
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Tourists and holiday makers have a closer than “normal living” association with the water cycle. Tourists are particularly sensitive to the effects of changing water quality as almost any traveller can attest to. In this paper, we will be looking not at drinking water but at the health effects of water-based recreational pursuits. These pursuits range from taking a spa to eating shellfish in a polluted estuary (Table 1). Attention will be drawn to the very substantial costs to the tourist industry of not paying attention to water quality problems. Water quality problems are often easily dealt with, so their continued existence can reflect badly on the leisure industries.TABLE 1Recreational WatersClosed or Controlled Recreational WatersSwimming pools, spas, slides, float tanks, wavepools and hydrotherapy pools.Open Recreational WatersBeaches, estuaries, lakes and streams.
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Krupa, Jan, and Izabela Cichocka. "Quality Evaluation of the Services Provided in Selected Sanatorium Facilities in the Podkarpackie Province." Folia Turistica 38 (March 31, 2016): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0008.9389.
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Purpose. The article shows the importance of health tourism, including spa tourism, as well as current trends in the development of health resorts and sanatorium facilities. Method. The existing data from a survey carried out in health resorts in the years 2011-2013 were used, using standardized evaluation questionnaires. Findings. The data illustrates the level of visitors’ satisfaction with the quality of services and range of offers in selected sanatoriums. The visitors generally assessed the medical and nursing care, the range and quality of treatment services and rehabilitation as good, while in the assessment of local conditions and food as well as the tourist attractiveness of the destination, they reported varied opinions over the analyzed years. Research and conclusion limitations . Limitations of the research and analysis and the comparability of data between the sanatoriums primarily result from a diverse number of respondents in particular locations and differences in the construction of the research tool which was the questionnaire. Furthermore, the opinions of the visitors may be biased and some of them may not have comparison with conditions prevailing in other spa facilities in Poland. Practical implications. The opinions and comments of the respondents can provide additional information for the management of health resorts and local authorities in terms of taking care of the quality of services. Originality. The article presents the most important trends in health tourism, including spa tourism, which was observed in the studied health resorts and sanatoria facilities, as well as the visitors’ feelings about the quality of services and the attractiveness of the range of treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. Type of paper. The article is empirical.
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CSOBÁN, Katalin, Andrea SZŐLLŐS-TÓTH, Ádám Kálmán SÁNTA, Csilla MOLNÁR, Károly PETŐ, and Lóránt Dénes DÁVID. "ASSESSMENT OF THE TOURISM SECTOR IN A HUNGARIAN SPA TOWN: A CASE-STUDY OF HAJDÚSZOBOSZLÓ." GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites 45, no. 4 supplement (December 30, 2022): 1543–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.30892/gtg.454spl02-973.
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Health tourism is defined as a tourism product of strategic importance in Hungary and spa towns are among the most visited destinations in the country. The aims of the present research are to explore the characteristics of the tourism sector in the spa town of Hajdúszoboszló, and to identify the trends having shaped its tourism in the previous decade. Time-series analysis of secondary tourism data as well as a questionnaire survey among visitors were conducted to assess the market position of the spa town. The results imply that both the well-balanced ratio of domestic and international guests and the diversity of international source markets were favourable for the town. In the future, the more efficient diversification of tourism products, the improvement of the MICE sector, and the development of gastronomic, cultural and sport tourism products are recommended.
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T, Saranya, and H. K. Mariswamy. "The Role of Health Tourism on Tourism Devlopment in Kerala State: An Evaluation." IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267) 4, no. 2 (September 10, 2016): 494. http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jmss.v4.n2.p20.
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<div><p><em>Varkala is a tourist hub in Trivandrum in Kerala, India which has high inflow of visitors among other places in Kerala. The place possesses more than 100 resorts in which majority provides Ayurvedic spa and treatment to the customers.</em></p><p><em>Health and medical tourism is perceived as one of the fastest growing segments in marketing ‘Destination India’ today. While this area has so far been unexplored, we now find that not only the ministry of tourism, government of India, but also the various state tourism boards and even the private sector consisting of travel agents, tour operators, hotel companies and other accommodation providers are all eying health and medical tourism as a segment with tremendous potential for future growth. The main aim of this project is to find out the scope and relevance of Health Tourism in India particularly with special reference to Varkala. The paper tries to suggest customer friendly measures for the better growth in health tourism. The impact of health tourism on visitors is also analysed here in the study.</em></p></div>
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Ogurtsova, Natalia S. "Trends in the development of the SPA and wellness industry in Russia." Vestnik BIST (Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies), no. 4(57) (October 14, 2022): 82–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.47598/2078-9025-2022-4-57-82-87.
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The modern world is characterized by rigid dynamism and rhythm of life, high levels of stress, and an increase in non-communicable morbidity. One of the methods of reducing these negative phenomena is medical and wellness tourism and the whole set of sanatorium, SPA and wellness services aimed at restoring a person's physical strength, psychological balance and working capacity. The SPA and wellness industry in Russia is developing in accordance with global trends, using natural resources as the main factor of wellness. The article discusses the current trends in the development of the SPA and wellness industry of the Russian Federation. The main market participants are identified, natural resources used in SPA and wellness programs are identified. It is concluded that in our country the SPA and wellness segment of health tourism is experiencing steady growth and gain popularity.
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Mekhovych, A. "CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM OF MODERN HEALTH AND MEDICAL TOURISM." Energy saving. Power engineering. Energy audit., no. 5-6(159-160) (December 28, 2021): 30–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.20998/2313-8890.2021.05.04.
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The relevance of the statistic is amazed by the economic problems of the galusies themselves, due to the coronavirus infection COVID 19, which put on the order of the day the need for a glance at the traditional forms of organizing high prices and for tourism before tourism. It is stated in the statute that there is no fate at the link with the pandemic of travel to mass mandates, which has changed by an order of magnitude, but the task of not only developing new tourist routes, but preserving the health of tourists has become urgent. In connection with the cim, the market of health tourism has become aware of global changes, and the traditional sanatorium-and-spa mortgages and resorts are ceasing to be a miracle of health and wellness in the minds of the kidnapped health tourism center. Such a transformation of resort centers is zoomed in by the changing character of drinking and health services and the challenge of the need for a healthy way of life. More and more people will try to avoid adopting a physical form and may be required by anti-stress programs that have suffered from a disease caused by a pandemic. It is important that people of the middle age, as they make an active change, and are often surrounded by an hour.
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Katsarova, Siyka, and Todorka Kostadinova. "Repositioning of Bulgaria on the European map as a tourist destination offering a competitive tourist product through health tourism (balneo-spa/medical spa, spa and wellness)." Varna Medical Forum 10, no. 2 (August 19, 2021): 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.14748/vmf.v10i2.7898.
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Đorċević, Nataša, Darko Dimitrovski, Miljan Leković, and Clare Weeden. "Linking residents' perceptions of pandemic quality of life with their support for sustainable tourism development in the post-COVID-19 era." Menadzment u hotelijerstvu i turizmu 10, no. 2 (2022): 55–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/menhottur2202055d.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed tourist flows, reducing the number of international tourist arrivals around the world. One of the ways to protect the tourism industry from the ongoing health crisis was through the stimulation of domestic and proximity tourism. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia, domestic tourists were attracted to spa destinations such as Vrnjačka Banja. Thus, residents of this small-town destination experienced a great influx of tourists, altering their everyday lives. This paper examines the quality of life domains of Vrnjačka Banja residents during the pandemic and their support for sustainable tourism initiatives in the viable future. Study findings suggest that spirituality and support from friends and general quality of life as identified domains of quality of life during the pandemic emerged as antecedents of support for sustainable tourism. The study contributes to the existing tourism knowledge by acknowledging the capacity of different domains of residents" quality of life in the pandemic context to frame future sustainable tourism initiatives.
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Popescu, Liliana, Amalia Bădiță, and Cristina Şoşea. "Present and perspectives for health tourism – spa services in Romania." Forum geografic XIII, no. 2 (December 30, 2014): 242–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2014.186.d.
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Yulianto, E., A. S. Bafadhal, Siswidiyanto, and M. R. Hendrawan. "INDONESIAN MUSLIM HEALTH TOURISM TYPOLOGY: SHARIA SALON AND SPA PROSPECTIVES." Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 85, no. 1 (December 30, 2018): 179–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.18551/rjoas.2018-12.23.
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Kaspar, Claude. "A new lease on life for spa and health tourism." Annals of Tourism Research 17, no. 2 (January 1990): 298–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0160-7383(90)90095-9.
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Vuković, Dijana. "The importance of preserving destination space and local identity in the context of sustainable development in tourism." Croatian Regional Development Journal 3, no. 2 (December 1, 2022): 99–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/crdj-2022-0011.
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Abstract A sustainable tourist destination and its content are becoming targets of growing tourism of specific interests. Visits to art or sports events are increasingly part of shorter vacations during weekends or holidays. At the same time, on the global tourist market, the interest of tourism consumers in tangible and intangible cultural heritage is growing, as well as the interest in rural tourism in a peaceful rural environment with traditional values. Interest in ancient culture is the focus of interest of modern consumers, as well as cycling, hunting, green - eco tourism, cruise travel, travel for health - Medical Spa, food and drink tourism, and especially wine tourism. Tourism is a changing, dynamic activity that adapts to increasingly demanding and sophisticated tourism consumers who have changed in the last ten years with a different way of life, pace, style and standard, working hours and the fact that they no longer go on vacation once a year. The aim of this work is to point out the importance of protecting the destination area and preserving local identity.
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Szromek, Adam R., and Katarzyna Wybrańczyk. "Proposal of Value for Customer of Spas: Expectations of Spa Patients and Tourist in Polish Spas." Sustainability 11, no. 13 (June 29, 2019): 3598. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11133598.
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Literature on the trends of health tourism development has proven that it is becoming one of the most important tourism activities. With the growing popularity of this form of tourism, the structure of the needs of tourists and spa patients is simultaneously changing. This article presents the results of self-research carried out in Polish spa resorts based on a sample of 753 patients and spa tourists. The purpose of the research carried out was the development of a value proposition for the client of a spa enterprise as an element of a business model. At the same time, this paper points to the need to base spa activity on the values of sustainable development through key spa resources in the form of a therapeutic climate and natural raw materials applied in spa therapy. The key values for patients and spa tourists are the improvement of health with natural therapeutic resources, recreation in a place with a healing climate, achieving the effect of the treatment, the development of cultural activities, the possibility of taking care of a child during treatment, and the introduction of a psychologist and leisure animator. The mentioned features may become the basis for building a business model of spa enterprises to adapt the value propositions of a client in their business models to the needs demonstrated by the beneficiaries of these values. The problem raised in the article requires a simultaneous consideration of the principles of sustainable development in relation to the natural resources used in spa therapy.
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Štefko, Róbert, Sylvia Jenčová, and Petra Vašaničová. "The Slovak Spa Industry and Spa Companies: Financial and Economic Situation." Journal of Tourism and Services 11, no. 20 (June 30, 2020): 28–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.29036/jots.v11i20.137.
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Slovak spa companies significantly contribute to tourism support and to health tourism development. The paper aims to evaluate the financial situation and financial position of 21 Slovak spa companies, and the Slovak spa industry within NACE 86 - Human Health Activities and NACE 869 - Other Human Health Activities. In terms of legal form, the research sample consists of 16 joint-stock companies (Inc. (a.s.)), 3 limited liability companies (Ltd. (s.r.o.)), and 2 state-owned companies (s.o.). Data of given spa companies are obtained from their Financial Statements in Register of Financial Statements of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. Data on mean values of the financial indicators for NACE 86 and NACE 869 were obtained from the company CRIF - Slovak Credit Bureau. We cover the period 2007-2018. Our results include an evaluation of the criterion of economic efficiency of the industry NACE 86, the sub-industry NACE 869, and individual spa companies using methods of quantifying the impact of determining factors. At the same time, we present the factors that influence development most. We determine the position of spa companies by using multidimensional scaling (MDS). Results show that the total assets turnover ratio and return on sales are contributing factors to the change of ROE to the greatest extent. MDS quantifies that Spa Bojice, a.s., has the best financial position in space, on the other hand, Specialized Medical Institute Marína, s.o., has the worst position.
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Dimitrov, S., and T. Dimitrova. "HUMAN RESOURCES AS MAIN FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH TOURISM IN BULGARIA." Trakia Journal of Sciences 19, no. 4 (2021): 314–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2021.04.005.
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Modern tourism is a complex socio-economic and cultural phenomenon of multifaceted significance. Apart from the traditional types of tourism, the modern (alternative, traditional) types of tourism are becoming more and more attractive. One of them is health tourism. Health tourism covers the following subtypes of tourism: balneo, spa and wellness, thalassotherapy and medical. Its development on a global, European and national scale is considered. In Bulgaria there are excellent conditions for its development. The role of human resources in relation to health tourism is also growing. Their personnel development, education and training are monitored. The index of specialization allows to establish what is the health and tourism specialization and the opportunities for overcoming the existing disparities in terms of staffing.
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Nieamah, Kartika Fajar, and Yitno Purwoko. "STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN HEALTH TOURISM DI YOGYAKARTA." Journal of Tourism and Economic 4, no. 1 (May 29, 2021): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.36594/jtec.v4i1.109.
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Health tourism is a travel activity to get health services. Yogyakarta is one of the provinces that has the potential to develop health tourism. This is seen by Yogyakarta type A hospitals, having 11 5-star hotels that provide spa and fitness. However, currently health tourism has not been widely realized and has not been developed in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this study was to determine the components of health tourism development and to find out the strategy for developing health tourism. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with data collection techniques using in-depth interviews and literature study. The data analysis method used is the SWOT method. The result of this research is that the components of health tourism development are adequate facilities, qualified human resources, professional medical personnel, affordable prices, marketing, and information technology. The strategy in developing health tourism is to increase promotion from both social and print media, provide training to human resources, provide discounts on certain products, make attractive products, health tourism is covered by BPJS, complete health tourism support facilities, build buildings / interesting facilities so that it becomes its main attraction.
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Et.al, Nor Dalila Marican. "The Shari’ah Compliance Spa for Wellness and Tourism Context in Malaysia." Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT) 12, no. 3 (April 10, 2021): 2978–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/turcomat.v12i3.1329.
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Spa, Tourism and Wellness are a relatively new trend that has registered an impressive growth rate. The spa market has turned into the fastest growing leisure sector which provide facilities as venue to improve a person’s health and well-being. In Malaysia, Shari’ah compliance spa has increasingly becoming an important marketing strategy which attract customers in the context of wellness industry. This is parallel with the growing demand for products and services that comply with Islamic law with consideration trend nowadays. Thus, there are specific criteria for the spa sector to be complied for a Shari’ah compliance. The Shari’ah compliance elements practiced by Islamic Spa Practices (ISP) include the usages of Halal Products; Gender Segregations in Treatments and Procedures, as well as Physical Construct Elements. The five vital elements of Maqasid Shar’iyyah which were Protection of Religion (Al-Diin); Protection of Life (Al-Hayah); Protection of Mind (Al-‘Aql); Protection of Dignity (Al-Muru’ah); and Protection of Wealth (Al-Mal) considered in delivering the Shari’ah Compliance Spa. To date, there is no much framework that elaborates the Shari’ah compliance spa that includes the ISP practices and Maqasid Shar’iyyah elements. However, an initial framework of Sha’riah compliance spa is developed based on the Muslim-friendly hospital services
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Dunets, Alexander N., Zoya A. Semenova, Oleg S. Akimov, Nikolai A. Grudtcyn, and Anatoly I. Chistobaev. "ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF HEALTH TOURISM IN THE ALTAI TERRITORY ACCORDING TO A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY." Географический вестник = Geographical bulletin, no. 2(57) (2021): 151–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.17072/2079-7877-2021-2-151-162.
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The article analyzes the results of a survey conducted in 2019–2020 among the clients of the Altai Territory health resort complex. Special attention is paid to the objects of medical and health tourism that are part of Bolshaya Belokurikha (the town and three municipal districts – Altaisky, Smolensky and Soloneshensky). The paper presents the structure of the tourist cluster of medical and health-improving services, describes the natural-ecological, economic-infrastructural and socio-cultural elements of the tourist cluster. Analysis of 1,700 responses to the questionnaires sent to the sanatoriums revealed the most preferred types of services for tourists in the sanatoriums of the region (by target activities – treatment with mineral baths, by related activities – massage). According to the results of the survey, satisfaction with the quality of medical services was 97%, with professionalism of medical personnel – 96%, with medical procedures – 93%, with entertainment programs – 87,9%, and with children's entertainment – 67,9%. Among the main problems in the development of health-improving tourism is the insufficient number of accommodation facilities for SPA and Wellness, VIP-segment tourists, tourist activities of a health-improving nature, including those for children. A positive image of the Bolshaya Belokurikha health resort cluster has developed in the country. Further development of the complex is linked to the need to organize a public-private partnership in the creation and operation of health tourism facilities in the Altai Territory.
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Anaya-Aguilar, Rosa, German Gemar, and Carmen Anaya-Aguilar. "A Typology of Spa-Goers in Southern Spain." Sustainability 13, no. 7 (March 26, 2021): 3724. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13073724.
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This study sought to obtain conglomerates of spa-goers in Andalusia, Spain, based on a survey of 10 spas’ users. The data from 725 valid survey questionnaires were analysed using a quantitative approach. The results show that 44.6% of users are between 65 and 88 years old and more than 60% are women. Approximately 50% of the respondents are retired, and 60% report a monthly income of less than 1000 euros. Three clusters were identified in the segmentation analysis: users with lower, partial and higher satisfaction. Over half (58%) of the respondents belong to the higher satisfaction segment. Thermal tourism evidently has a strong potential for attracting other tourist segments. Andalusia has thermal springs that attract many tourists, which are located in places of great natural beauty and are part of inland towns’ economic development. The findings confirm the need to improve the existing understanding of spa-user typologies. The benefits derived from health tourism can be analyzed from the concept of value proposition for the company, the user, the community and its environment. To generate income, spa companies must meet the expectations of stakeholders and this begins with an organization that constantly learns and innovates to satisfy users. The managers of the spas lead these projects, introducing important changes in their offer, from traditional medical aspects to facilities and therapies based on relaxation and sustainable natural tourism, promoting their organizations with sustained objectives over time capable of satisfying all stakeholders, creating value capable of attracting and satisfying the different segments of spa tourists, as this study shows.
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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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Pinos-Navarrete, Aida, Francisco Javier Abarca-Álvarez, and Juan Carlos Maroto-Martos. "Perceptions and Profiles of Young People Regarding Spa Tourism: A Comparative Study of Students from Granada and Aachen Universities." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5 (February 23, 2022): 2580. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052580.
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Spa tourism has undergone important changes in recent decades, actively embracing wellness and wellbeing. However, this transition is taking place in different ways in Europe, and this has led to varying perceptions of thermalism that have little to do with its original conception. The main aim of this study was to analyse current perceptions of spa tourism amongst university students, so as to identify profiles and compare the differences between two study cases: Granada (Spain) and Aachen (Germany). For this purpose, we applied a methodology that combines artificial intelligence techniques with questionnaires containing both quantitative and qualitative variables. This enabled us to identify and characterize a series of profiles, so as to acquire detailed knowledge of the perceptions of these students regarding spa tourism in Granada and Aachen. On the basis of the results, the interviewees were grouped together into seven profiles from which we deduced that young Germans from Aachen visit spas more frequently and have a more realistic perception of the thermal sector than young Spanish people from Granada. This situation could limit present and future demand for spas in southern Spain. With this in mind, in this paper we present an updated assessment of the demand for spas amongst university students, in order to design effective geomarketing strategies in two cities with long spa traditions.
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Wijayaputri, Anastasia, and Eduard Tjahjadi. "Galeri Obat Tradisional dan SPA." Jurnal Sains, Teknologi, Urban, Perancangan, Arsitektur (Stupa) 1, no. 1 (September 9, 2019): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.24912/stupa.v1i1.3985.
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Dalam buku Architectural Tourism - Building for Urban Travel Destinations oleh Jan Specht, dikatakan bahwa arsitektur memiliki di peran berbeda dalam pariwisata di perkotaan, yaitu sebagai arsitektur wisata (tourism architecture) dan wisata arsitektur (architectural Tourism). Wisata arsitektur mengacu pada arsitektur sebagai daya tarik wisata. Menurut World Health Organization (WHO), masyarakat dunia saat ini memiliki kecenderungan untuk kembali ke alam (back to nature) dalam hal menjaga, memelihara dan meningkatkan derajat kesehatannya, dengan memanfaatkan pelayanan kesehatan tradisional yang salah satunya adalah pijat. Pijat sendiri sudah dikenal di Indonesia sejak berabad-abad lalu. Pijat merupakan pengobatan tradisional Indonesia yang dilakukan turun temurun berdasarkan warisan leluhur, tradisi dan budaya bangsa Indonesia. Selain dengan pijat tradisional, peningkatan kecantikan dan kesehatan juga dapat dilakukan melalui konsumsi obat tradisional, yang dikenal di Indonesia sebagai jamu. Dari hasil survei yang dilakukan oleh kementerian perdagangan, dapat dilihat bahwa masyarakat dan pemerintah sependapat bahwa jamu merupakan produk budaya bangsa Indonesia yang patut dilestarikan. Proyek ini sejalan dengan program Kementerian Perdagangan “Jamu Indonesia Maju 2020” untuk meningkatkan pasar jamu di Indonesia dan mewujudkan jamu brand Indonesia serta peningkatan bisnis SPA di Indonesia. Proyek ini diharapkan dapat menjadi wisata arsitektur di Jakarta yang dapat menarik turis maupun warga Jakarta, sebagai tempat rekreasi dan relaksasi yang dapat mengedukasi dan meningkatkan kecintaan mereka terhadap Obat Tradisional Indonesia.
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Szromek, Adam R. "The Role of Health Resort Enterprises in Health Prevention during the Epidemic Crisis Caused by COVID-19." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 7, no. 2 (May 14, 2021): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc7020133.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced or even temporarily halted tourism worldwide. The lack of tourists has huge consequences not only for the tourism industry, but also for the tourism economy. Health tourism enterprises are also affected by this problem, but their situation is somewhat different from other tourism enterprises, as the relationship of these enterprises with the healthcare system provides an opportunity to continue operations, albeit in a different role than the tourism function. The diagnostic objective of this article is to assess the impact of the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the activities of tourism and medical tourism enterprises operating in spa destinations after 12 months of the pandemic situation. The cognitive objective, on the other hand, is to identify the roles that these companies play in reducing the impact of epidemic risks. The article presents the results of the research conducted in 19 tourism and medical companies, covering 115 sanatorium facilities, run in Polish health spas. The results indicate that although their economic situation is difficult, it is at the same time stable. Two reasons in particular stand out: (1) financial support from government anti-crisis programs; and (2) implementation of rapid organizational changes that enable the implementation of epidemiological prevention tasks, relieving the burden on infectious diseases hospitals by operating an isolation center, a vaccination center, or a quarantine facility for asymptomatic patients. This use of tourism infrastructure contributes to promoting it as open innovation in tourism.
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Svansson, Einar. "Social Entrepreneurs and Lead Users: The Case of the Blue Lagoon, Iceland." Equidad y Desarrollo, no. 31 (June 1, 2018): 95–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.19052/ed.4446.
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Social entrepreneurs innovate to solve social problems, often related to health. Lead users innovate if extreme needs call for a better solution that is not yet available in the market/society. There is an opportunity for expansion of concept, looking more closely at the impact and evolution of health and spa organizations that start with a community-based non-profit mission. This is a case study using historical data from Iceland and interviews with managers and network partners of a recent important geothermal destination, the Blue Lagoon spa. The case provides an interesting opportunity to apply social entrepreneurships and lead user lenses to explore the history of a health and spa destination. Initially, the idea came from trials of patients with psoriasis from the Spoex foundation, who used the silica- and mineral-enriched wastewater from a geothermal power plant. These treatments led to development of a world-famous health clinic over the course of 25 years. The healing effects of the water have been scientifically confirmed. Parallel to this innovation, the organization developed a mass tourism spa with 1 million visitors annually. Another increasing field for the Blue Lagoon has been skin care and anti-aging products using the water from the lagoon. The tourism spa and health destination history could benefit from being analyzed from the perspective of social entrepreneurs and lead users.
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Marton, Gergely, Mátyás Hinek, Róbert Kiss, and János Csapó. "Measuring seasonality at the major spa towns of Hungary." Hungarian Geographical Bulletin 68, no. 4 (December 28, 2019): 391–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.15201/hungeobull.68.4.5.
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One of the leading tourism products of Hungary is health tourism, where the certain supply segments are influenced by seasonality in different scales. The primary aim of our paper is to survey the seasonality of the 9 spas with the greatest turnover in Hungary with the help of the Gini index. Our research intends to provide an actual picture about the exact measure of seasonality in the highlighted spas of Hungary, due to the overall actuality of the problem and also because no such relevant quantitative research has been dealing with this issue in Hungary yet. The objective reason why these spas were chosen and surveyed is because first of all they are mono profile health tourism centres, where tourists are visiting the settlement exclusively because of the spas, and on the other hand the visitor turnover of the mentioned settlements are significantly higher than the following Hungarian spa towns. We believe that the more we understand seasonality the more we can face with its challenges concerning tourism development. For our seasonality analysis we used the commercial accommodation statistics of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office and to estimate the Gini index we applied the monthly dataset of the guest nights.
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Szromek, Adam R. "Transformation of Business Models in Spa Enterprises for Medical Purposes in Situations of Epidemic Threats." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 7, no. 2 (May 25, 2021): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc7020143.
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The suspension of tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an almost complete halt in the activities of the tourism industry. This paper attempts to assess the ability to use the potential of health tourism enterprises in counteracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic and to propose a sustainable transformation of the business model of the health tourism enterprise, taking into account the determinants of sustainable tourism and health crises. The author presents the results of research conducted in March 2021 among 19 managers of the largest spa enterprises in Poland. The managers’ experiences from the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic indicate that sanatoriums and other health tourism facilities, during periods of health and humanitarian crises, can successfully play a preventive and relieving role for healthcare facilities by implementing post-COVID treatment, conducting vaccinations, organizing isolators for people in quarantine, and even treating patients who do not have symptoms but require hospitalization. The transformation of the business model of these companies, in the form of a sustainable SusHT-CANVAS+ business model, is proposed and the mentioned critical activities are positioned in the model in the form of sustainable value.