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Exploring Health Contributing Elements of Healing Travel: Focusing on Gangneung Coffee Healing Camp Participants

  • Journal of Tourism Sciences
  • Abbr : JTS
  • 2013, 37(6), pp.137-158
  • Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Social Science > Tourism

한지숙 1

1강원지역사업평가원

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ABSTRACT

Although health has been well-known as the traveler's motivation in tourism, the influence of travel activity on human health has not been properly researched yet. Moreover, healing travel products are increasingly showed now, but examination of the influence of the travel participation are rarely found yet. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore health contributing elements of healing travel activity in an exploratory way. Domestic travel package, Gangneung Coffee Healing Camp, which was developed for promoting health tourism in Gangwondo were analysed for this study. A 40 participants in the camp responded, and the result showed that there are several health contribution items of travel activity in each domain of health; psychological, physical, and social health, especially physical and social health contributing elements were differentiated to be shown. And the specific health contribution elements of Gangneung Coffee Healing Camp was also content analysed by participants open-ended question. Implications for theory verification in the field of travel contribution on health was indicated and practical implications for health tourism products development and marketing strategies were suggested.

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