Health tourism

Robyn Bushell

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74923-1_98

Health tourism

Robyn Bushell

School of Social Sciences

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The World Health Organization defines health as a complete state of physical, mental, and social wellbeing, not just the absence of disease. However, the concept of “health tourism” remains poorly understood, as data is fragmented, and definitions and concepts vary significantly across countries. One definition entails “those types of tourism which have as a primary motivation, the contribution to physical, mental and/or spiritual health through medical and wellness-based activities which increase the capacity of individuals to satisfy their own needs and function better as individuals in their environment and society”.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Tourism
Editors	Jafar Jafari, Honggen Xiao
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Pages	472-474
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030749231
ISBN (Print)	9783030749224
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74923-1_98
Publication status	Published - 2025

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