Wellness and tourism
Subtitle: mind, body, spirit, place
By: edited by Robyn Bushell and Pauline J. Sheldon.
Contributors: Bushell, Robyn.; Sheldon, Pauline J.
Series: Innovation and tourism
Publisher: Cognizant Communication; Cognizant Communication Corp
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Elmsford, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Medical tourism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to wellness and tourism / Pauline Sheldon and Robyn Bushell; title: Quality of life, tourism and wellness / Robyn Bushell; title: Vacation as preventive medicine / Sevil Sonmez and Yorghos Apostolopoulos; title: Wellness tourism and health promotion : healthy tourists and healthy environments / Brent Powis and Zina O'Leary; title: Holistic tourism : integrating body, mind and spirit / Catherine Kelly and Melanie Smith; title: Case study yoga tourism / Jane Ali Knight; title: Development of a wellness tourism destination / Pauline Sheldon and Sun-Young Park; title: Constructing feelings of wellness in tourist performance / David Crouch; title: Promoting wellbeing via multi-sensory tourism / Graham Dann and Kristin Berg Nordstrand; title: Canadian health and wellness tourism : synergies and challenges / Peter Williams; title: Case study harnessing spa and wellness tourism opportunities : an Australian experience / Christine White; title: Outdoor adventure tourism, wellness and place attachment / Cory Kulczycki and Michael Lück; title: Wellness through spiritual tourism encounters / Yoel Mansfeld and Alison McIntosh; title: Transformative travel : inspiring sustainability / Garth Lean; title: Medical tourism : an Asian perspective / Joan Hendersen; title: Conclusion: Wellness tourism and the future / Robyn Bushell and Pauline Sheldon; title: Case study: Wellness as a tourist motivation : a case of Taiwan / Joseph Chen and Nina Prebensen.