scholarly journals Characterization of Hungarian touristical turnover 2006-2009 – focus on health tourism

2012 ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Katalin Kalmár
Keyword(s):  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Plain Region ◽  
Wellness Tourism

Tourism is one of the biggest and mostly increasing branch all over the world. Since it is getting more and more significant in Hungary as well in this article I analyze the turnover of Hungarian tourism on the basis of guest nights spent on commercial lodgings. I examine its changes in time and its territorial spreading. Finally I explore the health touristic volume, because it is one of the most important touristic product of Hungary and the North Plain Region and the infrastructure based upon preserves unique opportunities both for health and wellness tourism.

scholarly journals An Initial Survey of Experience Activities for Health and Wellness Tourism: A Case of Qionglu Scenic Area, Xichang City, Sichuan Province

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Tsai-Fa Yen ◽  
Chunbo Li ◽  
Runfa Li
Keyword(s):  
Sichuan Province ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Experience Economy ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
National Education ◽  
Experience Marketing ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Wellness Tourism

Our country’s economy and society continue to develop. With the popularization of national education and the growth of per capita annual income, the people are paying more and more attention to experience situations, and the tourism industry has entered the era of experience economy. In addition, at the end of 2019, my country's population over 65 years old accounted for 11.4%, and the 60-year-old retired group accounted for 18.1% (approximately 253 million people). In fact, it has entered an aging society, and the demand for health tourism has become more intense. Therefore, the citizens' demand for experience and health tourism has become more obvious. How to meet the development needs of health and wellnesstourism under the background of experience economy is an extremely important research topic. The research purpose of this article is to explore the problems of health and wellness tourism experience projects from the perspective of experience marketing, and put forward corresponding suggestions. This study uses the well-known tourist destination in Panxi, China: Qionglu Scenic Area, XichangCity, Sichuan Province, to interview local tourists through in-depth interviews. A total of 20 effective interview samples are obtained and analyzed by content analysis. The results of the analysis show that the respondents’ perception of health and wellnesstourism is mostly to promote health tourism, which roughly conforms to the definition of health and wellness tourism. Secondly, in terms of health and wellness tourism experience activities, respondents prefer catering activities, and focus on mountain and water experience activities. Therefore, this research suggests that destination managers and operators should make good use of local natural resources and cultural characteristics of the Yi ethnic group, focus on developing mountain and water experience projects, highlight ethnic minority dining and cultural characteristics, and meet consumer health and tourism needs.

scholarly journals Problems and Suggestions for Health and Wellness Tourism at Panxi, China

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Tsai-Fa(TF) Yen ◽  
Jiawei Shao ◽  
Xia Lin
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Wellness Tourism ◽  
Tourism Resources ◽  
Panxi Area

Health and wellness tourism (HWT) comes from health tourism, which is a form of tourism that maintains and enhances physical and mental health. With the coming of the aging society, government departments are also facing many problems in promoting the development of health tourism industry. This study aims at verifying the problems and offering some suggestions through literature review and a field survey at Pan Zhihua City and Miyi County of southwest China. Through the field survey, this study finds that the problems of health and wellness tourism in Panxi area of China are mainly in transportation, infrastructure, tourism resources, activity planning, medical resources and management system. Based on the conclusions, suggestions like strengthen the health tourism project delivery and activities were recommended.

Prevalence of genosubtypes (PorA types) of serogroup B invasive meningococcus in the north of Spain from 2000 to 2003

2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Vicente ◽  
Olatz Esnal ◽  
Lourdes Michaus ◽  
Maria José López de Goicoechea ◽  
Ramón Cisterna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Membrane Vesicle ◽  
Outer Membrane Vesicle ◽  
Variable Regions ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
North Of Spain ◽  
New Vaccines

The composition of new vaccines against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B is based on differences in the variable regions VR1 and VR2 of the class 1 outer-membrane protein (PorA) of meningococci. Genosubtyping of 96 N. meningitidis B isolates from blood or cerebrospinal fluid from 2000 to 2003 in the north of Spain allowed characterization of all the strains. Twenty-six genosubtypes or distinct PorA types were obtained. The most prevalent were P1.5-1, 10-8 (20 strains), P1.19, 15 (14 strains), P1.22, 9 (11 strains) and P1.5, 2 (nine strains), while 17 genosubtypes were represented by only one or two strains. The wide diversity of genosubtypes observed and their differences compared with those found in other regions reveals the difficulty in designing a useful outer-membrane vesicle vaccine applicable to different regions of the world.

scholarly journals Health and wellness tourism in Sicily: development and enhancement

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Arnone ◽  
S L Bue ◽  
I Parenti
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Wellness Tourism ◽  
Strategic Policy ◽  
Health Counselor ◽  
State Of Art

Abstract Background The Health Counselor of Sicily in Italy, appointed the “Forum Meridiano Sanità” 2020 dedicated to Health Tourism (HT). Sicily is a member of the Italian network “Mattone internazionale salute” that focus the development of Health Tourism aiming at: Establish the state of art on HT;Defining a strategy to give visibility of the services targeting health tourists;Defining joint actions/projects to strengthen Italy's attractiveness and the action plan to promote/valorize health performances and the touristic services offered. Sicily, making use of its cultural/environmental characteristics, landscapes, climate, food traditions and its Mediterranean diet, wants to be accounted for a destination on health/wellness tourism. Target groups are seniors, disabled people and people affected by particular pathologies Contribution of Sicilian Region (Sicilian Health Government and CEFPAS) and of the European program 2021-2027 are promoting in Sicily the implementation of such in the development of the “Health and Wellness Tourism”. In order for this to be integrated in a broader framework a discussion on the first European Charter on Health Tourism will be developed with participants. Results The “working table” has elaborated a document “Framework on health and tourism - the interregional point of view” containing the definitions of Health tourism, a state of art of the national/European legislative framework and a mapping of the touristic flow and the needs of seniors. The Regional Health Government is also starting articulations with other Regional Governments (e.g. Tourism/Environment). Strategic alliances/resources able to transform the tourism sector, should focus a strategic policy agenda for health prevention/promotion linked to a wider concept of general wellness. Key message Promote health/wellness tourism targeting seniors and people with disabilities/pathologic diseases is considered worth the investment.

scholarly journals Recreational Tourism in the World and Its Perspectives in Uzbekistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khamidova Nazokat ◽  
Turdiyeva Nargiza Mardonovna
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
World Health ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
The World ◽  
Wellness Tourism ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Main Component

The numerous forms of health tourism are gaining an enhanced presence in world tourism these days and this is also true of some countries' economic success. Health tourism with ongoing development over the past decade has seen a dynamic development, primarily in the area of wellness tourism at both national and international levels. Consequently, the advance of health tourism is given significant importance in developing countries. This form of tourism is considered one of the spheres of great importance to which the population pays attention. Health tourism encourages both the prevention of physical and emotional exhaustion and the treatment of many chronic illnesses. For this reason, for a more productive and healthy vacation, tourists go to resort areas, which are the main component of the medical health tourism. Medical tourism on a global scale is one of the most dynamically developing types of tourism. So, according to the forecast of the World Health Organization Conservation Agency (WHO), by 2022 tourism together with the healthcare sector will become one of the most priority areas for the development of national economies. In this article advantages of health and recreational tourism, the ways of providing this service in different countries, recreational facilities, infrastructure   and resource of Uzbekistan are going to be represented. Besides that, some problems in local recreational tourism with the example of “Zaamin” Sanatorium in Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan based on the personal communication are going to be expended.

Getting Beyond the Point: Textiles of the Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene in the Northwestern Great Basin

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 490-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Connolly ◽  
Pat Barker ◽  
Catherine S. Fowler ◽  
Eugene M. Hattori ◽  
Dennis L. Jenkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Great Basin ◽  
Early Holocene ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Historic Period ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Terminal Pleistocene ◽  
Ams Dates

Although the Great Basin of North America has produced some of the most robust and ancient fiber artifact assemblages in the world, many were recovered with poor chronological controls. Consequently, this class of artifacts has seldom been effectively incorporated into general discussions of early chronological and cultural patterns. In recent years, the Great Basin Textile Dating Project has accumulated direct AMS dates on textiles (bags, sandals, mats, cordage, and basketry) from dry caves in the Great Basin, particularly in the northern and western areas. We focus here on the terminal Pleistocene/early Holocene, to identify chronological patterns in this class of artifacts and to evaluate Adovasio’s characterization of the region’s earliest basketry as simple and undecorated. New AMS dates now suggest that the region’s earliest people had sophisticated textile traditions that incorporated numerous decorative elaborations. Some distinctive structures, including Fort Rock sandals and weft-faced plaited textiles, have limited early temporal ranges and may serve as diagnostic indicators for terminal Pleistocene/early Holocene times. Other basketry forms and structures that appear by about 9000 cal B.P. persist into the historic period, suggesting a stronger thread of continuity (especially in the north) from this time than is apparent in lithic traditions

Heal and Revive

2020 ◽  
pp. 220-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bipithalal Balakrishnan Nair
Keyword(s):  
Market Competition ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Wellness Tourism ◽  
Unique Experience ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Key Terms

During the past decade, health and wellness tourism has become one of the top categories of tourism across the globe. On the other hand, academic deliberations are forged about the classifications and elucidations to differentiate the key terms concomitant with the wellness tourism sector. Arguably, due to the high market competition, the majority of the wellness/wellbeing/health tourism products are closely related and used interchangeably. Therefore, this study attempts to discourse the contemporary trends and developments in Kerala. As the forerunner for Ayurveda tourism and as one of the popular wellness tourist destinations, Kerala persists in the top list. Though, compared to other destinations, there are minimal tourism-oriented researcher studies were conducted. To attend this gap, this chapter explores the wellness sector of Kerala in terms of recent trends and developments. Interestingly, the tourism sector of Kerala observed to be dynamic and innovative by combining various tourism attributes offer a unique experience to the visitors.

Examination of leadership in the local authorities in the North Great Plain region

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151
Author(s):  
A. Matkó ◽  
E. Szűcs
Keyword(s):  
Research Programme ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Global Leadership ◽  
Great Plain ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Plain Region ◽  
Organisational Behaviour

Abstract This study deals with the leadership attitudes of local authorities in the North Great Plain region. The study is part of a research project dealing with organisational culture. In order to examine the organisational culture, the GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Effectiveness) questionnaire was used, which was also applied in the research programme “Compete the World!” at the Corvinus University in Budapest. Koopman, Den Hartog, Konrad et al. (1999) examined the culture variables of 21 European countries, while Brodbeck et al. examined the values of leadership variables in European clusters. This study deals with the examination of the leadership variables of local authorities. No similar examination of local authorities has ever been presented in the Hungarian and international specialised literature.

scholarly journals Peripheral urbanization: Autoconstruction, transversal logics, and politics in cities of the global south

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa PR Caldeira
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Global South ◽  
Production Of Space ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

Many cities around the world have been largely constructed by their residents, who build not only their own houses, but also frequently their neighborhoods. In this article, I use the notion of peripheral urbanization to analyze this way of producing cities that is quite pervasive in the global south. I argue that peripheral urbanization refers to modes of the production of space that (a) operate with a specific temporality and agency, (b) engage transversally with official logics, (c) generate new modes of politics, and (d) create highly unequal and heterogeneous cities. I also argue that peripheral urbanization not only produces heterogeneity within the city as it unfolds over time, but also varies considerably from one city to another. I build my arguments by juxtaposing dissimilar cases from a few cities in the global south. To focus on peripheral urbanization means simultaneously to de-center urban theory and to offer a bold characterization of modes of the production of space that are different from those that generated the cities of the North Atlantic.

Motivations to the Practice of Thermal Tourism: The Case of North and Centre of Portugal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipa Brandão ◽  
Dália Liberato ◽  
Ana Sofia Teixeira ◽  
Pedro Liberato
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Thermal Springs ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Travel Motivation ◽  
The North ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Wellness Tourism ◽  
Sociodemographic Profile

Health and wellness tourism should be particularly valued in the post-pandemic phase, as a stra-tegic product to enhance the population's well-being and quality of life indicators, at social, phys-ical, and environmental dimensions, with different proposals for specialized experiences that complement the destination's offer, positioning regions as health and wellness destinations. Thermal tourism should be encouraged, as a specific product, due to the innovation and diversi-fication observed in the services made available and the benefits recognized at different age levels of tourists and destinations communities. Considering the relevance of thermal springs and thermal tourists for tourism destinations image, positioning, and development, this research aims to identify the specific motivations of tourists to the practice of thermal tourism, to understand how the benefits that thermal tourists search for, and their sociodemographic profile influence the motivations, and how the motivations determine the travel characteristics. This research was de-veloped on the North and Centre of Portugal, for their relevance in the context of thermal springs and related tourism activities. To achieve the research objectives, a questionnaire survey was ap-plied to thermal tourists, through a non-probability by convenience sampling, using bivariate tests, such as Pearson’s chi-squared test, one-way ANOVA, and t-student. The results highlight that most respondents practiced thermal tourism due to leisure and relaxation benefits, such as the escape from daily stress, spend time with family, and being "pampered"; relaxation is the most valued motivation, followed by the search for psychological and physical wellbeing. The research found relations between the benefits expected by thermal tourists, and their travel characteristics such as the composition of the group, the general travel motivation, the thermal destination cho-sen, and the number of nights spent. In thermal tourism, new challenges emerge, demanding the development of strategies, products, and services responding to the needs of specific market segments.

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