Travel and Wellness: A Renaissance of Nature-based Health Tourism explores the growing intersection between travel and wellness, focusing on the resurgence of nature-based health tourism.
This interdisciplinary work delves into the historical roots of wellness tourism, tracing its evolution from ancient practices to contemporary trends that emphasize the healing power of nature. Through a combination of qualitative research, cultural analysis, and stakeholder collaboration, Travel and Wellness Tourism provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how health tourism is a catalyst for both personal and community wellness.
Appealing to both scholars and practitioners, particularly in tourism, health sciences, environmental studies, and cultural heritage, Travel and Wellness offers insights that encourage cross-disciplinary dialogue and innovation.
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1. The Evolution of Nature-Based Health Tourism (NBHT):
Concepts, Features, and Development; Deepak, Jarina, and Amit Kumar
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2. Impacts of Nature-based Health Tourism; Kriti Vashishtha, Shraddha
Tripathi, Ruchi Joshi, and Charu Dhankar
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3. Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Nature-Based Health Tourism;
Mousmi Goel, Shipra Agarwal, and Harshil Sharma
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4. Escapism Vs Sustainable Well-Being: Romanticized Travel in Media
and the Psychological Reality of Nature-based Health Tourism; Shruti Singh
and Arun Kumar
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5. Healing across Horizons: A Global Perspective on Wellness Tourism
in Mountain Destinations; Amrik Singh Thakur, Abhishek Kumar, and Rajan
Sharma
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6. Nature And Health: Models, Components, and the Transformative
Impact of Nature-based Health Tourism on Well-Being; Rakotoarisoa Maminirina
Fenitra, Rakotoarisoa Maminiaina Heritiana Sedera, Cheryl Marlitta Stefia,
Rakotovao Manovosoa Finaritra, and Ansar Abbas
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7. Role of Nature-based Health Tourism in Tourists Mental and
Spiritual Wellness; Sukhmeet Kaur and Manvinder Singh
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8. Mountain Model: A Nature-based Health Tourism Practice at Tourism
Destinations; Arunesh Parashar and Prachi Agarwal
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9. Economic Impact of NBHT on Local Communities and Natural Resources
Preservation; Attia Aman-Ullah, Junaid Iqbal, Junaid Jahangir, and Ahmed
Sebihi
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10. Exploring the Awareness of Nature-based Health Tourism in Rurban
India; B.C.M. Patnaik, Ipseeta Satpathy, Md. Zahir Uddin Arif, and Anish
Patnaik
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11. An Empirical Analysis on Exploring Sustainable Development Goals
through Nature-based Health Tourism in India; Sharanika Dhal
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12. Current Innovation and Unique Travel Offerings in Nature-based
Wellness Tourism; Avantika Srivastava Jaiswal, Marwa Refaat Mahmoud Ahmed,
and Arunesh Parashar
Arunesh Parashar is Associate Professor and HoD, School of Technology, Communication and Management, Department of Tourism Management, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Uttarakhand, India.
Prachi Agarwal is Assistant Professor, School of Technology, Communication and Management, Department of Tourism Management, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Uttarakhand, India.
Ahmad Albattat is Associate Professor, School of Global Hospitality and Tourism, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Malaysia.
Pankaj Singh Chandel is Assistant Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, AAFT University of Media and Arts, Chhattisgarh, India.
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