Wellness Tourism: A Destination Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780415644679 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 320 str.

Cornelia Voigt; Christof Pforr

Opis

Core values of society, health & wellbeing impact today on all aspects of our lives, & have also increasingly influenced patterns of tourism consumption & production. In this context wellness tourism has developed into a significant dimension of tourism in a number of new & long established destinations. But although it is consistently referred to as one of the most rapidly growing forms of tourism worldwide, there still remains a dearth of academic literature on this topic. This book focuses on the supply side of wellness tourism from a destination perspective in terms of the generation & delivery of wellness tourism products & services.

Spis treści

Part One: Introduction 1. Wellness Tourism from a Destination Perspective: Why Now? 2. Towards a Conceptualisation of Wellness Tourism 3. Wellness Tourism and Destination Competitiveness Part Two: The Role Of Stakeholders In Wellness Tourism Destinations 4. An Examination of the Extent of Collaboration Between Major Wellness Tourism Stakeholders in Australia 5. Wellness Tourism: The Factors and Processes that Drive Regional Destinations 6. Health Regions: Building Tourism Destinations Through Networked Core Competencies 7. Identification and Development of Core Competencies as a Basis for Regional Development with Special Focus on Health Tourism 8. Fit for Purpose: Delivering Wellness Tourism Through People Part Three: Relationships Between Nature, Wellbeing and Destinations 9. Researching the Links Between Parklands and Health 10. Exploring Visitor Wellbeing in Parks and Nature Reserves 11. Nature-Based Wellness Tourism: The Case of the Margaret River Region in Western Australia 12. The Kneipp Philosophy – A Healthy Approach To Destination Development Part Four: Drivers of Wellness Tourism Development: International Experiences 13. Regional Trends and Predictions for Global Health Tourism 14. Fantasy, Authenticity and the Spa Tourism Experience 15. Wellness Tourism: A Perspective from Japan 16. Health Tourism in the Context of Demographic and Psychographic Change: A German Perspective 17. Australia’s Approach to Health Care and its Implications for Health Tourism Part Five: Conclusion 18. Concluding Discussion: Implications for Destination Development and Management