
Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism
Theories, Models and Emerging Paradigms
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Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism
Theories, Models and Emerging Paradigms
About this book
This book explores the evolving relationship between wellness, wellbeing and tourism, offering a comprehensive framework to understand how these interconnected domains contribute to sustainable global development. It highlights the cultural and communal dimensions of wellness tourism, examining how traditional practices, indigenous knowledge and community engagement enhance holistic health experiences while raising concerns about authenticity and commodification. The volume also addresses innovation and technology, showcasing how transformative design, digital tools and neuroscience are reshaping wellness experiences – while urging critical reflection on accessibility and equity. It also investigates destination development and management, illustrating how wellness tourism can stimulate regional growth, foster environmental stewardship and support community wellbeing, while cautioning against the risks of over-commercialisation and unsustainable growth.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 A Global Perspective on the Rising Nexus of Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism
- Theme 1: Cultural and Communal Dimensions of Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism
- 2 Community Wellbeing through Culinary Preservation: An Exploratory Study of Kongunadu’s Heritage
- 3 Integrating Indigenous Cuisine Knowledge into Modern Wellbeing Practices: A Case of Malawi, Southern Africa
- 4 Balancing Minds and Lives: Student Awareness and Wellbeing through Wellness Programmes in Private Higher Education
- 5 Wellness Tourism and Pastoral Culture: Exploring their Symbiotic Relationship
- 6 Exploring New Trends in Health Diets in Wellness Tourism: An Investigation of the Key Attributes of the Chinese Wellness Tourist
- Theme 2: Innovation and Technology in Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism
- 7 Exploring Innovations in Tourism, Wellbeing and Sustainability through the Intersection of Neurosciences and Computing
- 8 Co-Designing Transformative Wellbeing Tourism Experiences for Japanese Tourists to Finland
- 9 Enhancing Wellness Tourism with Calligraphy-Based Mindfulness Therapy
- Theme 3: Wellness Tourism Destination Development and Management
- 10 The Prospects of Ethno-Botanical Wellness Tourism through a Destination Stewardship Approach: Evidence from India
- 11 Thermal Tourism in Europe: Exploring the Wellness Dimension
- 12 How Can Health and Wellness Tourism Boost Regional Development? Unhais da Serra, Portugal: A Potential Answer
- 13 Developing a Sustainable Tourism Energy Therapy Model in Nature: A Case Study of Mount Sabalan
- 14 Synthesizing Insights and Charting Future Directions in Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism