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to the research, which stresses the importance of the fact that disparities exist even
further.
There has been a steady increase in young people interested in this industry. If
we are to exploit this interest, all the areas of wellness tourism need to be properly
coordinated as part of an institutional framework. This would guarantee the kind of
progress needed to cultivate the industry of wellness tourism.
There is still more to learn about the concept of well-being, and this will lead to
researchers being better equipped in the areas of tourism and hospitality. This will
enable them to recognize and deal with possible imperfections within the system,
allow them to further their understanding about the significance of the quality of
wellness services and the ways to achieve their development, and help policy makers
promote wellness tourism more effectively. Lastly, it is imperative to reiterate that
further research needs to be carried out.
References
Andereck KL, Nyaupane GP (2011) Exploring the nature of tourism and quality of life among
residents. J Travel Res 50(4):248–260
Ares G, De Saldamando L, Giménez A, Claret A, Cunha LM, Guerrero L, Pinto de Moura A, Oliveira
D, Symoneaux R, Deliza R (2015) Consumers’ associations with wellbeing in a food-related
context: a cross-cultural study. Food Qual Prefer 40:304–315
Avelini-Holjevac I (2001) SPA hoteli – sadašnjost i budu´ cnost zdravstvenog turizma”. Knjiga
izlaganja na znanstvenom skupu „Znanstveni turizam u Hrvatskoj. Veli Lošinj
Bauer HH, Heinrich D, Schäfer DB (2013) The effects of organic labels on global, local, and private
brands: More hype than substance? J Bus Res 66(8):1035–1043
Block LG, Grier SA, Childers TL, Davis B, Ebert JEJ, Kumanyika S, Laczniak RN, Machin JE,
Motley CM, Peracchio L, Pettigrew S, Bieshaar MNGG (2011) From nutrients to nurturance: a
conceptual introduction to food well-being. J Public Policy Market 30(1):5–13
Bublitz MG, Peracchio LA, Andreasen AR, Kees J, Kidwell B, Miller EG, Motley CM, Peter
PC, Rajagopal P, Scott ML, Vallen B (2013) Promoting positive change: advancing the food
well-being paradigm. J Bus Res 66(8):1211–1218
Cherry R (2006) Can you pray your pounds away? Vegetarian Times 339:80–83
Chi CGQ, Chi OH, Ouyang Z (2019) Wellness hotel: Conceptualization, scale development, and
validation. Int J Hospital Manage. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.102404
Clemes M, Dean D, Thitiya T (2020) Modelling the behavioural intentions of day spa customers.
Asia Pac J Market Logist. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-04-2019-0258
Cooke PJ, Melchert TP, Connor K (2016) Measuring well-being: a review of instruments. Counsel
Psychol 44(5):730–757
Csikszentmihalyi M (1990) Flow: the psychology of optimal experience. Harper & Row, New York
Damijani´ c AT (2019) Wellness and healthy lifestyle in tourism settings. Tourism Rev 74(4):978–989
Diener E, Seligman MEP (2004) Beyond money: toward an economy of wellbeing. Psychol Sci
Public Interest 5(1):1–31
Diener E, Wirtz D, Tov W, Kim-Prieto C, Choi D, Oishi S, Biswas-Diener R (2010) New wellbeing measures: short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Soc Indic
Res 2:143–156
Dimitrovski D, Todorovi´ c A (2015) Clustering wellness tourists in spa environment. Tourism
Manage Perspect 16:259–265
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to the research, which stresses the importance of the fact that disparities exist even
further.
There has been a steady increase in young people interested in this industry. If
we are to exploit this interest, all the areas of wellness tourism need to be properly
coordinated as part of an institutional framework. This would guarantee the kind of
progress needed to cultivate the industry of wellness tourism.
There is still more to learn about the concept of well-being, and this will lead to
researchers being better equipped in the areas of tourism and hospitality. This will
enable them to recognize and deal with possible imperfections within the system,
allow them to further their understanding about the significance of the quality of
wellness services and the ways to achieve their development, and help policy makers
promote wellness tourism more effectively. Lastly, it is imperative to reiterate that
further research needs to be carried out.
References
Andereck KL, Nyaupane GP (2011) Exploring the nature of tourism and quality of life among
residents. J Travel Res 50(4):248–260
Ares G, De Saldamando L, Giménez A, Claret A, Cunha LM, Guerrero L, Pinto de Moura A, Oliveira
D, Symoneaux R, Deliza R (2015) Consumers’ associations with wellbeing in a food-related
context: a cross-cultural study. Food Qual Prefer 40:304–315
Avelini-Holjevac I (2001) SPA hoteli – sadašnjost i budu´ cnost zdravstvenog turizma”. Knjiga
izlaganja na znanstvenom skupu „Znanstveni turizam u Hrvatskoj. Veli Lošinj
Bauer HH, Heinrich D, Schäfer DB (2013) The effects of organic labels on global, local, and private
brands: More hype than substance? J Bus Res 66(8):1035–1043
Block LG, Grier SA, Childers TL, Davis B, Ebert JEJ, Kumanyika S, Laczniak RN, Machin JE,
Motley CM, Peracchio L, Pettigrew S, Bieshaar MNGG (2011) From nutrients to nurturance: a
conceptual introduction to food well-being. J Public Policy Market 30(1):5–13
Bublitz MG, Peracchio LA, Andreasen AR, Kees J, Kidwell B, Miller EG, Motley CM, Peter
PC, Rajagopal P, Scott ML, Vallen B (2013) Promoting positive change: advancing the food
well-being paradigm. J Bus Res 66(8):1211–1218
Cherry R (2006) Can you pray your pounds away? Vegetarian Times 339:80–83
Chi CGQ, Chi OH, Ouyang Z (2019) Wellness hotel: Conceptualization, scale development, and
validation. Int J Hospital Manage. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.102404
Clemes M, Dean D, Thitiya T (2020) Modelling the behavioural intentions of day spa customers.
Asia Pac J Market Logist. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-04-2019-0258
Cooke PJ, Melchert TP, Connor K (2016) Measuring well-being: a review of instruments. Counsel
Psychol 44(5):730–757
Csikszentmihalyi M (1990) Flow: the psychology of optimal experience. Harper & Row, New York
Damijani´ c AT (2019) Wellness and healthy lifestyle in tourism settings. Tourism Rev 74(4):978–989
Diener E, Seligman MEP (2004) Beyond money: toward an economy of wellbeing. Psychol Sci
Public Interest 5(1):1–31
Diener E, Wirtz D, Tov W, Kim-Prieto C, Choi D, Oishi S, Biswas-Diener R (2010) New wellbeing measures: short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Soc Indic
Res 2:143–156
Dimitrovski D, Todorovi´ c A (2015) Clustering wellness tourists in spa environment. Tourism
Manage Perspect 16:259–265