A Back and Forth Between Tourism and Health: A Comprehensive Overview

Health is an often-overlooked issue in the touristic development of territories. However, the recent pandemic linked to Covid-19, by bringing the tourism sector to a halt, has revealed the importance of health issues for this economic sector.

This book, “A Back and Forth Between Tourism and Health,” deals with the interaction between tourism and health in all its facets and offers a complete overview of the subject, the beginnings of which date back to Antiquity. The arguments presented here are based on a back-and-forth approach between tourism studies and health sciences.

Themes Addressed

Various themes are thus addressed, such as:

• Health Risks: The potential health risks associated with tourism, including the spread of diseases and the impact of travel on individual health.
• Health Issues for Travellers: The health issues linked to tourism practices, such as jet lag, altitude sickness, and travel-related illnesses.
• Medical Tourism: The growing trend of medical tourism, where individuals travel to other countries for medical treatments, and its implications on public health.
• Health Mobility and Global Processes: The global processes that accompany health mobility, including the migration of healthcare professionals and the exchange of medical knowledge.
• Impact of Tourism Development on Public Health: The impact of tourism development on public health in destinations, including the strain on local healthcare systems and the introduction of new diseases.

The Need for a Health Dimension in Tourism Planning

“A Back and Forth Between Tourism and Health” highlights the need to include the health dimension in tourism planning and invites a paradigm shift in thinking about the tourism sector. It emphasizes the importance of considering health issues in the development of tourism policies and practices to ensure sustainable and responsible tourism.

Author: Sebastien Fleuret

Publication Date: August 3, 2022

Language: English

ISBN: 9781786305381, 9781394165377