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0000-0002-2498-6551
Current Organisation
University of South Australia
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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2009
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-1979
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-06-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-11-2017
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Date: 04-1980
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2005
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 10-05-2011
DOI: 10.1108/16605371111127206
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the benefits sought by three different types of wellness tourists: beauty spa, lifestyle resort, and spiritual retreat visitors. Based on the findings from 27 semi‐structured interviews with wellness tourists a benefits of wellness tourism scale (BWTS) was developed. It was used to measure 46 benefit items and was mailed to people included on the client/member lists of three Australian wellness tourism organisations. In total, six benefit factors emerged from a principal axis factor analysis: transcendence physical health and appearance escape and relaxation important others and novelty re‐establish self‐esteem and indulgence. A one‐way MANOVA, followed by a series of ANOVAS, revealed significant differences between the three types of tourists regarding the importance attributed to each of the six benefit factors. While all participants in the study sought transformation of the self, each identifiable group of tourists placed different emphasis on physical, psychological or spiritual transformations. Moreover, each group differed significantly in terms of demographic and travel behaviour characteristics. The relevance of this paper lies in its adoption of a comprehensive approach to the investigation of the potential differences between three wellness tourist groups regarding the socio‐demographic profile, travel behaviour, and the benefits sought. Previous studies have focused on a single particular wellness tourist group. Furthermore, the BWTS may be applicable for use in future comparative studies of wellness tourist motivation.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 1996
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 2005
Abstract: A recent trend throughout Australia has been to develop multi-purpose indoor public aquatic centres in favour of outdoor pools. Such major policy and planning decisions often rely on consultants' feasibility studies, yet there is limited comprehensive industry-wide data available on which to base such decisions. The industry-wide performance measures discussed in this paper help fill this void by providing objective data to support the contention that multi-purpose indoor aquatic centres tend to outperform centres with solely outdoor pools. The key indicators of performance are based on financial viability and community participation data for a s le of Australian public aquatic centres.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2008
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 17-12-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-1978
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2005
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2002
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