Wellness Tourism as an active Method for individual Health Promotion: Illustrated at the example of the Steirische Thermenland - Couverture souple

Steppeler, Lucia

 
9783639135237: Wellness Tourism as an active Method for individual Health Promotion: Illustrated at the example of the Steirische Thermenland
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639135237 ISBN 13 : 9783639135237
Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Wellness Tourism became an important part in today?s society. Preventive actions and privately paid health promotions are gaining more importance as people are creating more self-awareness towards their health status. Primarily, this book gives the reader an insight on health, health promotion and wellness. Further, it focuses on health prevention and gives a short overview of what complimentary medicine means. Moreover, the author Lucia Steppeler gives an introduction to the spa industry with a special focus on the Steirische Thermenland. In order to investigate which role spas belonging to the Steirische Thermenland are playing, an empirical study has been conducted. The outcome of this study presents a tendency of why Styrians visit a spa, how they experience it, what expectations people have, what treatments they are interested in and whether they consciously chose a spa visit to support their health status.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Wellness Tourism became an important part in today?s society. Preventive actions and privately paid health promotions are gaining more importance as people are creating more self-awareness towards their health status. Primarily, this book gives the reader an insight on health, health promotion and wellness. Further, it focuses on health prevention and gives a short overview of what complimentary medicine means. Moreover, the author Lucia Steppeler gives an introduction to the spa industry with a special focus on the Steirische Thermenland. In order to investigate which role spas belonging to the Steirische Thermenland are playing, an empirical study has been conducted. The outcome of this study presents a tendency of why Styrians visit a spa, how they experience it, what expectations people have, what treatments they are interested in and whether they consciously chose a spa visit to support their health status.

Biographie de l'auteur

Lucia Steppeler, Bachelor of the Arts, completed her studies at the IMC - university of applied science with a special focus on health and spa as well as cultural tourism management. Since 2008 Lucia Steppeler is enrolled in the Masters Program of Tourism and Leisure Management.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639135237
ISBN 13 
9783639135237
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
80
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Personne responsable
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