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Healthy Water-Based Tourism Experiences: Their Contribution to Quality of Life, Satisfaction and Loyalty

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Department of Business Management and Sociology, School of Business Studies and Tourism, University of Extremadura, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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Department of Business Management and Sociology, Research Institutes, LAB 0L3, University of Extremadura, Avda. de las Ciencias s/n, 10004 Cáceres, Spain
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Department of Financial Economics and Accounting, School of Business Studies and Tourism, University of Extremadura Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10071 Cáceres, Spain
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(6), 1961; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061961
Received: 23 January 2020 / Revised: 10 March 2020 / Accepted: 13 March 2020 / Published: 17 March 2020
The scientific literature on tourism identifies two driving trends: the quest for experientiality and the growing connection between holidays and quality of life. The present research focuses on water-based activities practiced with a healthy purpose, capable of driving positive economic, social and environmental effects on the territory where this type of tourism is developed. Considering the growing demand of experiential tourism, it is important to assess the experiential value of these practices and their impact on the quality of life, satisfaction and loyalty. A sample of 184 customers of thermal spas and similar establishments was used to test the structural model proposed, employing the partial least squares technique. The results show the experiential value of healthy water-based activities and confirm their positive impact on the individuals’ quality of life, satisfaction and loyalty towards both the experience and the destination. View Full-Text
Keywords: natural settings; water-based experiences; health tourism; quality of life; destination marketing natural settings; water-based experiences; health tourism; quality of life; destination marketing
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Campón-Cerro, A.M.; Di-Clemente, E.; Hernández-Mogollón, J.M.; Folgado-Fernández, J.A. Healthy Water-Based Tourism Experiences: Their Contribution to Quality of Life, Satisfaction and Loyalty. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061961

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Campón-Cerro AM, Di-Clemente E, Hernández-Mogollón JM, Folgado-Fernández JA. Healthy Water-Based Tourism Experiences: Their Contribution to Quality of Life, Satisfaction and Loyalty. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(6):1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061961

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Campón-Cerro, Ana M., Elide Di-Clemente, José M. Hernández-Mogollón, and José A. Folgado-Fernández. 2020. "Healthy Water-Based Tourism Experiences: Their Contribution to Quality of Life, Satisfaction and Loyalty" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061961

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