State of the art of geodiversity, geoconservation, and geotourism in Costa Rica

A Quesada-Román, D Pérez-Umaña - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last decades, Costa Rica became established as a world-leading ecotourism
destination due to its environmental policies and environmental awareness. The country is …

Past, present, and future of pro-environmental behavior in tourism and hospitality: A text-mining approach

SMC Loureiro, J Guerreiro, H Han - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Scholars have been interested in examining what drives pro-environmental behavior.
However, only a few scientific studies have been devoted to analyzing and understanding …

Wellness tourism and the components of its offer system: a holistic perspective

M Dini, T Pencarelli - Tourism Review, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptually examine the phenomenon of wellness
tourism under a holistic and systemic lens, focusing on the offer system and the main …

Tourist inspiration: How the wellness tourism experience inspires tourist engagement

M He, B Liu, Y Li - Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Wellness tourism has undergone rapid development in recent decades. Based on the
transmission model of inspiration, this article aims to explore the antecedents and …

Health tourism in China: a 40-year bibliometric analysis

L Zhong, S Sun, R Law, X Li, B Deng - Tourism Review, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically analyze the evolution of health
tourism development, identify relevant themes and segments of health tourism research and …

Pro-environmental behaviour among tourists visiting national parks: Application of value-belief-norm theory in an emerging economy context

R Sharma, A Gupta - Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) of tourists visiting protected areas is
imperative to mitigate the negative effects of tourism on environment. This study provides …

Eudaimonic well-being development: Motives driving mountain-based adventure tourism

N Ritpanitchajchaval, AS Ashton, M Apollo - Journal of Outdoor Recreation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wellness adventure tourism is one attractive activity for tourists to gain a sense of self-
achievement, ultimately leading to health and well-being. In recent years, mountain …

A sustainable supply chain for a wellness tourism center considering discount and quality of service

HS Garjan, MM Paydar, A Divsalar - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the most successful and prominent wellness tourism centers are those that,
consider the aspects of sustainable development, while providing memorable services with …

The trinomial health, safety and happiness promote rural tourism

R Robina-Ramírez, R Ravina-Ripoll… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Health and safety protocols have become a requirement to promote rural
tourism (PRT). From this perspective, this paper empirically analyses how the health and …

Can ecotourism contribute to ecosystem? Evidence from local residents' ecological behaviors

L Ren, J Li, C Li, P Dang - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecotourism has long been considered as a means of ecological conservation. However,
local residents' disturbances to ecosystem were often ignored and inadequately studied …