Health and Wellness Tourism Emergence of a New Market Segment
This book aims to contribute to the literature and aid in developing a theoretical and practical framework in the area of health and wellness tourism. With contributions and research from different countries using a practical approach, this book is an ess
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h and Wellness Tourism
Emergence of a New Market Segment
Health and Wellness Tourism
Marta Peris-Ortiz • José Álvarez-García Editors
Health and Wellness Tourism Emergence of a New Market Segment
Editors Marta Peris-Ortiz Department of Business Administration Universitat Politècnica de València Valencia, Spain
José Álvarez-García Accounting and Financial Economy Department University of Extremadura, Faculty of Business Studies and Tourism Cáceres, Spain
ISBN 978-3-319-11489-7 ISBN 978-3-319-11490-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-11490-3 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014954440 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Health tourism is probably one of the fastest growing forms of tourism. Health tourism is a rather multifaceted industry since it has several segments. We can talk about medical tourism, wellness tourism, spa tourism, and holistic and spiritual tourism. In most countries, spas are key elements of the supply in the beauty and luxury segments. This is particularly the case for Western European, most Asian or North American markets. On the contrary, there are several countries around the world that have been developing tour
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