Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism

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.

• ContributorsBeáta Szablics: ForewordPreface1. Ranjana Tiwari and Catheryn Khoo: A Global Perspective on the Rising Nexus of Wellness, Wellbeing and TourismTheme 1: Cultural and Communal Dimensions of Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism2. Amalan E., L. Jenifar and V. Sarath Chandrar: Community Wellbeing through Culinary Preservation: An Exploratory Study of Kongunadu's Heritage3. Natasha Mashura Runganga: Integrating Indigenous Cuisine Knowledge into Modern Wellbeing Practices: A Case of Malawi, Southern Africa4. Willy Hannes Engelbrecht and Susanna Cornelia (Corné) Engelbrecht: Balancing Minds and Lives: Student Awareness and Wellbeing through Wellness Programmes in Private Higher Education5. Aditi Choudhary and Mahima Gopalkrishna: Wellness Tourism and Pastoral Culture: Exploring their Symbiotic Relationship6. Yuchen Ti, Timothy J. Lee and Jing Zhuo: Exploring New Trends in Health Diets in Wellness Tourism: An Investigation of the Key Attributes of the Chinese Wellness TouristTheme 2: Innovation and Technology in Wellness, Wellbeing and Tourism7. Altair Sancho-Pivoto, Carla Fraga and Patrick Moratori: Exploring Innovations in Tourism, Wellbeing and Sustainability through the Intersection of Neurosciences and Computing8. Kelsey M. Johansen and Henna Konu: Co-Designing Transformative Wellbeing Tourism Experiences for Japanese Tourists to Finland9. Mayumi Heida and Malcolm Cooper: Enhancing Wellness Tourism with Calligraphy-Based Mindfulness TherapyTheme 3: Wellness Tourism Destination Development and Management10. Sushma Maligi and Jagadeesh Kivudanavar: The Prospects of Ethno-Botanical Wellness Tourism through a Destination Stewardship Approach: Evidence from India11. Dália Liberato, Joana A. Quintela, Paulo Neto, Pedro Liberato and Filipa Brandão: Thermal Tourism in Europe: Exploring the Wellness Dimension12. Mónica Brito, Margarida Mota and Paulo Nossa: How Can Health and Wellness Tourism Boost Regional Development? Unhais da Serra, Portugal: A Potential Answer13. Sonia Azhari and Mohammad Alizadeh: Developing a Sustainable Tourism Energy Therapy Model in Nature: A Case Study of Mount Sabalan14. Ranjana Tiwari and Timothy J. Lee: Synthesizing Insights and Charting Future Directions in Wellness, Wellbeing and TourismIndex

This book presents a timely and much-needed contribution to wellness and wellbeing tourism scholarship. By integrating perspectives from culture, technology, and destination management, the volume is a valuable source for scholars and practitioners seeking to understand and shape the future of wellness tourism.