<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents and highlights the role and importance of spa and wellness tourism in Hungary. Ever since tourism has played an important role in the social-economic processes of the country the leading tourism product proved to be health tourism (spa and wellness) thanks to the advantageous physical geographical and social-political background. After the presentation of the country-specific theoretical system of spa and wellness, the paper examines the supply and the demand side together with competitor analysis and recent trends in spa and wellness in Hungary.</p></abstract>

This paper presents and highlights the role and importance of spa and wellness tourism in Hungary. Ever since tourism has played an important role in the social-economic processes of the country the leading tourism product proved to be health tourism (spa and wellness) thanks to the advantageous physical geographical and social-political background. After the presentation of the country-specific theoretical system of spa and wellness, the paper examines the supply and the demand side together with competitor analysis and recent trends in spa and wellness in Hungary.

The Role and Importance of Spa and Wellness Tourism in Hungary's Tourism Industry

Department of Tourism, Faculty of Central European Studies

Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

Department of Sports Theory and Management, Institute of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences

Czech Journal of Tourism

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This paper presents and highlights the role and importance of spa and wellness tourism in Hungary. Ever since tourism has played an important role in the...

The Role and Importance of Spa and Wellness Tourism in Hungary's Tourism Industry

Published Online: Mar 27, 2018

Page range: 55 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2017-0003

Keywords
Hungary, spa and wellness, geographical conditions, supply and demand, competitors

© 2017 János Csapó et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role and Importance of Spa and Wellness Tourism in Hungary's Tourism Industry

Published Online: Mar 27, 2018

Page range: 55 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2017-0003

KeywordsHungary, spa and wellness, geographical conditions, supply and demand, competitors

© 2017 János Csapó et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Hungary, spa and wellness, geographical conditions, supply and demand, competitors