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Island and Beach -based Model: A Nature-based Health Tourism Practice at tourism destination

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 207 - 220, 29.07.2024
https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.1494809

Abstract

The unique characteristics of islands and beach environments contribute to health tourism, focusing on elements such as clean air, tranquil settings, and natural beauty that promote relaxation and rejuvenation. It highlights the potential for these destinations to become hubs for health and wellness tourism, attracting visitors seeking holistic healing experiences. This research paper explores the Island and Beach-Based Model as an emerging paradigm in nature-based health tourism. With a focus on coastal and island destinations, this thematic analysis and conceptual model integrates the therapeutic benefits of nature with health and wellness practices, which investigates the diverse advantages of island and beach environments for physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, emphasizing the potential impact on tourism destinations. It will focus on the development of island-model that also addresses some different opposite aspects. By examining the attributes of coastal settings, contributes to the understanding of how Islands can be implemented as a holistic ap10.31201/ijhmt.1494809proach to health tourism.

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Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 207 - 220, 29.07.2024
https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.1494809

Abstract

References

  • Benefits of the Canary Islands for your health. (n.d.). https://www.pyhotelsandresorts.com/en/blog/benefits-of-the-canary-islands-for-your-health/#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20proved%20that,even%20easing%20illnesses%20as%20depression.
  • Fernandes, J. P., & Guiomar, N. (2018). Nature-based solutions: The need to increase the knowledge on their potentialities and limits. Land Degradation and Development, 29(6), 1925–1939. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2935
  • Hartig, T., Mitchell, R., De Vries, S., & Frumkin, H. (2014). Nature and health. Annual Review of Public Health, 35, 207–228. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182443
  • India Tourism Statistics (2022). Government of India Ministry of Tourism Market Research Division. (n.d.).
  • Kier G, Kreft H, Lee TM, Jetz W, Ibisch PL, et al. 2009. A global assessment of endemism and species richness across island and mainland regions. PNAS 106:9322–27 13.
  • Pessot, E., Spoladore, D., Zangiacomi, A., & Sacco, M. (2021). Natural resources in health tourism: A systematic literature review. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(5), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052661
  • Ruggieri, G., Platania, M., & Zarb, J. (2022). Island Development Model Specialisation: A Panel Data Analysis Comparing Evolutionary Tourism Model, Industrial to Community-Based (2010–2019). Economies, 10(9), 208.
  • Russell, J. C., & Kueffer, C. (2019). Island Biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 44, 31–60. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-101718-033245 Whittaker RJ, Fernández-Palacios JM. 2007. Island Biogeography: Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Management
Journal Section Makaleler
Authors

Prachi Agarwal

Arunesh Parashar

Publication Date July 29, 2024
Submission Date June 3, 2024
Acceptance Date July 12, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 9 Issue: 2

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APA Agarwal, P., & Parashar, A. (2024). Island and Beach -based Model: A Nature-based Health Tourism Practice at tourism destination. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, 9(2), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.1494809