Nature, Wellness and Sustainability in Health Tourism

Arunesh Parashar is Associate Professor and Head of Department, School of Technology, Communication and Management, Department of Tourism Management, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Uttarakhand, India.Ahmad Albattat is Associate Professor, School of Global Hospitality and Tourism, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Malaysia.Prachi Agarwal is Assistant Professor, School of Technology, Communication and Management, Department of Tourism Management, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Uttarakhand, India.Pankaj Singh Chandel is Assistant Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, AAFT University of Media and Arts, Chhattisgarh, India.

• Chapter 1. Wellness with Conscious Nature-based Tourism: The Art of Becoming Super Coherent; Aakanksha Prajapati, Sawsan Haider Khreis, Arunesh Parashar, and Prachi Agarwal Chapter 2. The Rise of Wellness Tourism: Bridging Wellness, Nature and Tourism; Shila Mondol, Ipseeta Satpathy, Arpita Nayak, and B.C.M. Patnaik Chapter 3. Future of Health Tourism: Innovations and Emerging Trends in the light of Industry 4.0 & Sustainability-A Scientific Review; P. K. Paul, Tatayya Bommali, and Sanjukta Chakraborty Chapter 4. Wellness as a Development Tool: Enhancing Indian Destinations through Tourism; Anju Jangid, Anand K. Chaudhary, and Srabani Sanyal Chapter 5. Nature-Based Spa and Wellness Tourism; B. Latha Lavanya and Sharmila Devi Chapter 6. Nature-Based Health Tourism and Sustainability (NBHTS): A Southeast Asian Perspective; Astha Bhanot, Nilanjan Ray, Tanmoy Majumder, and Moumita Roy Chapter 7. Reviving Ancient Traditions: Kalarippayattu and Yoga in Modern Wellness Tourism; Murari K. C., Abinash Roy, Subramanya Pailoor, and Sunil Tiwari Chapter 8. Energy Conservation and Environmental Practices in Health Tourism; Abhishek Maikhuri, Ravish Kukreti, M.K. Amila Indika, and Amar Prakash Dabral Chapter 9. Exploring the Experiences of Private Sector Employees in Panch Kedar Treks: A Study on Well-Being and Health Tourism; Siddhant Chaudhary, Saurav Uniyal, Prashant Kumar, Raina, and Rakesh Kumar Chapter 10. Sacred Valleys: “The Intersection of Kullu’s Cultural Heritage and Wellness Traditions”; Amrik Singh, Manoj Kumar, and Nihal KapoorChapter 11. An Explorative Study on Traditional Wellness Practices Preserving and Promoting Cultural Heritage Tourism in Garhwal Mandal, Uttarakhand; Ashish Kumar, Arunesh Parashar, Monika Pandey, Avanendu Parashar, and Ajay Bhardwaj Chapter 12. Wellness Tourism in Morocco’s Mineral Healing Waters: The Case of Moulay Yacoub, Ain Lah, and Sidi Hrazem; Chafik Bouchannafa and Mehdi Boukil Chapter 13. The Symbiosis of Nature and Wellness Tourism: Sri Lanka’s Journey to Nature-Based Healing; J.A.R.C. Sandaruwani and Amrik Singh