Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism

Theories, Models and Emerging Paradigms
Herausgeber: Khoo, Catheryn; Lee, Timothy J.; Tiwari, Ranjana

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the relationship between wellness, wellbeing and tourism, offering a framework to understand how these domains contribute to sustainable global development. It examines how traditional practices, indigenous knowledge and community engagement enhance experiences while raising concerns about authenticity and commodification.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 245
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• ISBN-13: 9781845419677
• ISBN-10: 1845419677
• Artikelnr.: 74316345

Autorenporträt

Ranjana Tiwari is a Senior Lecturer in Sunway Business School, Malaysia. She is a wellbeing expert and Tourism Case Writing Trainer. A Gold Medallist in her postgraduate studies, Dr Tiwari holds a PhD focused on Tourist Destination Image and Attributes. Her research interests encompass wellbeing, positive psychology in tourism, wellness tourism and destination image. Catheryn Khoo is a Professor at Torrens University, Australia. She is a distinguished scholar in the field of Tourism and Hospitality and Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Management Perspectives. A strong advocate for gender equality in tourism, she founded Women Academics in Tourism and advises World Women Tourism. With an Asian postcolonial lens, her research focuses on marginalised voices in tourism. Timothy J. Lee is a Professor at the Macau University of Science and Technology in Macao, China. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Tourism Research. His research interests include wellness/health tourism, food tourism, cultural heritage tourism and tourism, leisure and hospitality development that incorporates regional branding or values.