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    Health regions as tourism destinations: A new approach to regional development?

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    Authors
    Pforr, Christof
    Pechlaner, H.
    Locher, C.
    Jochmann, J.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Pforr, Christof and Pechlaner, Harald and Locher, Cornelia and Jochmann, Judith. 2012. Health regions as tourism destinations: A new approach to regional development?, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism: Tourism in an Era of Uncertainty (ICOT 2011), Apr 27-30 2011, pp. 577-592. Rhodes Island, Greece: Cyprus University of Technology .
    Source Title
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2011): Tourism in an era of uncertainty
    Source Conference
    International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2011)
    ISBN
    978-9963-9799-3-6
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12716
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The driving forces for the emerging health tourism market match those observed for the entire health care industry and include demographic and psychographic change with a growing health awareness creating demand for a new range of health related products and services in a leisure setting. Considering the growing demand for but also supply of health tourism products and services, competence management in a destination or region will play an increasingly significant role. With this paper we highlight the growing importance of health as a regional development strategy before we specifically discuss the development of 'health regions' and outline the role tourism can play in their establishment. Not much research has yet been carried out on these newly established 'health regions' to capture their operations and effectiveness. With the case example of the health region Kneippland Unterallgau in Bavaria, Germany we present the issues surrounding the development of one particular health region which is founded on health and wellness tourism.

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