Research on the quality of life in the spa towns of Hungary
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Cím:
Research on the quality of life in the spa towns of Hungary
Létrehozó:
Michalkó, Gábor
Rátz, Tamara
Tóth, Géza
Kincses, Áron
Benkő, Béla
Dátum:
2011
Téma:
GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography / gazdasági-társadalmi földrajz
H Social Sciences (General) / társadalomtudomány általában
Tartalmi leírás:
Within the framework of the Széchenyi Plan, the realised spa investments and the
accommodation investment related to them significantly improved the quantitative and
qualitative indicators of the health tourism supply in Hungary. The health tourism
developments promoted by the tourism politics (Budai 2001, Budai & Székács 2001),
and the closely related marketing communication motivated the researchers to devote
more attention than previously to the examination of seemingly positive changes of the
socio-economic effects (Mundruczó & Szennyessy 2005, Formádi 2007, Ács & Laczkó
2008). In connection with the topic, with the co-ordination of Hungarian Academy of
Science Geographical Research Institute, in the summer of 2007, a research began that
primarily concentrates on giving an overall picture about the quality of life of the
population of the settlements in connection with health tourism.
The tourism that influences the strengthening of the regional competitiveness,
becomes the measurable depositary of the living conditions of the given settlement, on
one hand by satisfying the needs of visitors (developing a service industry), on the other
by improving the local population?s living conditions (creating a liveable settlement)
(Dobos & Jeffres 1993, Jurowski & Brown 2001).
It is recognised that the Hungarian nation, which is struggling with significant
challenges in relation to physical and mental health, can improve some of the aspects
defining the quality of life by the active consumption of the supply of health tourism
(Kopp & Kovács 2006). However, is the quality of life better for those citizens, who live
in a settlement that offers health oriented tourism? To be able to give a cautious answer
to this question an overall research is needed. The first step of the research is to analyse
the guest turnover rates of spa towns in Hungary (especially focusing on investments
relating to the Széchenyi Plan), and the mathematical-statistical analysis of socioeconomic
affects. With this, we aimed to create a comprehensive picture about the
processes that were generated by the spa developments, as they are commonly success
stories, especially regarding the demand changes that are directly/indirectly influencing
the quality of life and their impression on local society and economy
Típus:
Article
PeerReviewed
Formátum:
text
Azonosító:
Michalkó, Gábor and Rátz, Tamara and Tóth, Géza and Kincses, Áron and Benkő, Béla (2011) Research on the quality of life in the spa towns of Hungary. Regional Statistics : journal of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 1. pp. 64-79. ISSN 2063-9538
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