Health and Wellness Tourism : : Spas and Hot Springs / / Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Malcolm Cooper.
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 si...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Aspects of Tourism ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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