NON-TRADITIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOURISM UNITS IN PORTUGAL UNVEILED

Authors

  • Veronika Joukes School of Humanities and Social Science and Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

Keywords:

Health and Wellness Tourism, Portugal, Niche Tourism, Yoga Tourism, Medical Tourism

Abstract

Health and wellness tourism includes much more than water treatments, regardless of whether natural mineral, sea or tap water is used. This paper wants to lift the veil on current tendencies in the Portuguese health and wellness sector, more particularly on the presence and/or appearance of not only holistic tourism, spiritual tourism, yoga and meditation tourism, but also medical tourism, complementing the more classic thermal/thalasso/spa tourism segments (classifications based on Smith and Laszlo, 2008).

Author Biography

  • Veronika Joukes, School of Humanities and Social Science and Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

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Published

25.01.2012

Issue

Book - PROCEEDINGS TMS ALGARVE 2011: Extended Abstracts

Section

Tourism

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How to Cite

Joukes, V. (2012). NON-TRADITIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOURISM UNITS IN PORTUGAL UNVEILED. Tourism & Management Studies, 1029-1031. https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/273

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