Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism

Theories, Models and Emerging Paradigms
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-84541-967-7
Verlag: Channel View Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 249 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This book explores the evolving relationship between wellness, wellbeing and tourism, offering a comprehensive framework to understand how these interconnected domains contribute to sustainable global development. It highlights the cultural and communal dimensions of wellness tourism, examining how traditional practices, indigenous knowledge and community engagement enhance holistic health experiences while raising concerns about authenticity and commodification. The volume also addresses innovation and technology, showcasing how transformative design, digital tools and neuroscience are reshaping wellness experiences – while urging critical reflection on accessibility and equity. It also investigates destination development and management, illustrating how wellness tourism can stimulate regional growth, foster environmental stewardship and support community wellbeing, while cautioning against the risks of over-commercialisation and unsustainable growth.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khoo, Catheryn

Tiwari, Ranjana

Lee, Timothy J.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors

Beáta Szablics: Foreword

Preface

1. Ranjana Tiwari and Catheryn Khoo: A Global Perspective on the Rising Nexus of Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism

Theme 1: Cultural and Communal Dimensions of Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism

2. Amalan E., L. Jenifar and V. Sarath Chandrar: Community Wellbeing through Culinary Preservation: An Exploratory Study of Kongunadu's Heritage

3. Natasha Mashura Runganga: Integrating Indigenous Cuisine Knowledge into Modern Wellbeing Practices: A Case of Malawi, Southern Africa

4. Willy Hannes Engelbrecht and Susanna Cornelia (Corné) Engelbrecht: Balancing Minds and Lives: Student Awareness and Wellbeing through Wellness Programmes in Private Higher Education

5. Aditi Choudhary and Mahima Gopalkrishna: Wellness Tourism and Pastoral Culture: Exploring their Symbiotic Relationship

6. Yuchen Ti, Timothy J. Lee and Jing Zhuo: Exploring New Trends in Health Diets in Wellness Tourism: An Investigation of the Key Attributes of the Chinese Wellness Tourist

Theme 2: Innovation and Technology in Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism

7. Altair Sancho-Pivoto, Carla Fraga and Patrick Moratori: Exploring Innovations in Tourism, Wellbeing and Sustainability through the Intersection of Neurosciences and Computing

8. Kelsey M. Johansen and Henna Konu: Co-Designing Transformative Wellbeing Tourism Experiences for Japanese Tourists to Finland

9. Mayumi Heida and Malcolm Cooper: Enhancing Wellness Tourism with Calligraphy-Based Mindfulness Therapy

Theme 3: Wellness Tourism Destination Development and Management

10. Sushma Maligi and Jagadeesh Kivudanavar: The Prospects of Ethno-Botanical Wellness Tourism through a Destination Stewardship Approach: Evidence from India

11. Dália Liberato, Joana A. Quintela, Paulo Neto, Pedro Liberato and Filipa Brandão: Thermal Tourism in Europe: Exploring the Wellness Dimension

12. Mónica Brito, Margarida Mota and Paulo Nossa: How Can Health and Wellness Tourism Boost Regional Development? Unhais da Serra, Portugal: A Potential Answer

13. Sonia Azhari and Mohammad Alizadeh: Developing a Sustainable Tourism Energy Therapy Model in Nature: A Case Study of Mount Sabalan

14. Ranjana Tiwari and Timothy J. Lee: Synthesizing Insights and Charting Future Directions in Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Khoo, Catheryn
Catheryn Khoo is Professor, Torrens University Australia. Her work on  gender, children and marginalisation in tourism contributes to the discourse and policies on social sustainability.

Tiwari, Ranjana
Ranjana Tiwari is a Senior Lecturer in Sunway Business School Malaysia. She is a wellbeing expert and Tourism Case Writing Trainer. A Gold Medallist in her postgraduate studies, Dr Tiwari holds a PhD focused on Tourist Destination Image and Attributes. Her research interests encompass wellbeing, positive psychology in tourism, wellness tourism and destination image.

Lee, Timothy J.
Timothy J. Lee is a Professor at the Macau University of Science and Technology in Macao, China. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Tourism Research. His research interests include wellness/health tourism, food tourism, cultural heritage tourism and tourism, leisure and hospitality development that incorporates regional branding or values.

Ranjana Tiwari is a Senior Lecturer in Sunway Business School, Malaysia. She is a wellbeing expert and Tourism Case Writing Trainer. A Gold Medallist in her postgraduate studies, Dr Tiwari holds a PhD focused on Tourist Destination Image and Attributes. Her research interests encompass wellbeing, positive psychology in tourism, wellness tourism and destination image.

Catheryn Khoo is a Professor at Torrens University, Australia. She is a distinguished scholar in the field of Tourism and Hospitality and Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Management Perspectives. A strong advocate for gender equality in tourism, she founded Women Academics in Tourism and advises World Women Tourism. With an Asian postcolonial lens, her research focuses on marginalised voices in tourism.

Timothy J. Lee is a Professor at the Macau University of Science and Technology in Macao, China. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Tourism Research. His research interests include wellness/health tourism, food tourism, cultural heritage tourism and tourism, leisure and hospitality development that incorporates regional branding or values.