The Role of Therapeutic Salt Resources in the Health Tourism in Transylvania

Molnar, Elisabeta Ilona and Gulyás, Gréta and Printz-Markó, Erzsébet (2023) The Role of Therapeutic Salt Resources in the Health Tourism in Transylvania. POLGÁRI SZEMLE: GAZDASÁGI ÉS TÁRSADALMI FOLYÓIRAT, 19 (1-3). pp. 228-242. ISSN 1786-6553

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Abstract

The paper aims to present the therapeutic salt resources in the region of Transylvania, as well as their health benefits and their role in health tourism. An important part of the tourism industry, health tourism, stands out for one particular reason, starting from balneary and climatic spas to the diversified forms of wellness. The importance of health tourism, developing this sector due to the existence of appropriate natural resources as well as the prospects in this domain are the theoretical framework of this paper. The primary research investigates the tourist destinations in Transylvania with salt therapy resources, in addition to the motivation and demand for these. The findings of the research highlight the availability for travel to destinations with salt resources, willingness to spend, travel motivation to benefit from the therapeutic effects of salt, or simply put, travel to prevent disease, strengthen immunity with the help of this ancient natural potential: Salt.

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