1st Edition

Health and the International Tourist (Routledge Revivals)

Edited By Stephen Clift, Stephen Page Copyright 2015
326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

The rapid increase in the demand for international tourism has led a growing number of people to seek holidays and travel experiences in both developed and developing countries. Yet little interest has been shown in the interface between tourism and health, Health and the International Tourist , first published in 1996, examines key relationships between travel, tourism and health. Particular... Read more

List of figures;  List of tables;  Contributors;  Foreword;  Preface;  Acknowledgements;  1. Introduction: tourism and health;  Part 1: Travel and health: medical perspectives;  2. Travellers’ health: a medical perspective  3. Travellers’ diarrhoea  4. HIV/AIDS and international travel: a global perspective;  Part 2: Tourism, tourist behaviour and risks to health;  5. Off the beaten track: the health implications of the development of special-interest tourism activities in South-East Asia and the South Pacific  6. Dimensions of holiday experiences and their health implications: a study of British tourists in Malta  7. Context and culture in HIV prevention: the importance of holidays?  8. Risk and liminality: the HIV-related socio-sexual interaction of young tourists  9. Tourism prostitution: the control and health implications of sex tourism in South-East Asia and Australia;  Part 3: Tourism and health promotion;  10. Health tourism: a business opportunity approach  11. Travel health promotion: advances and alliances  12. Have fun in the sun: protect yourself from skin damage  13. International tourists: a specific target group for AIDS prevention programmes  14. Interaction to enhance mindfulness: positive strategies to increase tourists’ awareness of HIV and sexual health risks on holiday;  General index;  Place index

Biography

Stephen Clift, Stephen Page