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T1 Health destination image: The influence of public health management and well-being conditions
A1 Fernández Hernández, Carlos
A1 Moreno González, Antonio Ángel
A1 León, Carmelo J.
K1 Health and well-being
K1 Social-ecological model
K1 Public health
AB This study proposes and tests a model that explains the formation of health-related destination image and itsinfluence on tourists' expectations for improving their health when going to a destination. The model incorporates grounded theories related to environmental psychology, public health, sociology and health geography. The data were obtained from international tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain,surveyed in their source countries and by evaluating two alternative tourism destinations. The results show thattwo cognitive dimensions influence the healthy destination affective image: (i) health-related environmentalfactors, and (ii) well-being resources and experiences. In addition, both cognitive factors and the affectivedestination image on health have a significant effect on the health improvement expectation of tourists planningto visit the destination. The results have implications for the management and positioning of those destinationsfocusing on health tourism.
SN 2212-571X
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36087
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36087
LA en
DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 15-may-2024