Browsing Dr. Mark Boekstein by Author "Spencer, John"
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Activity-based market segmentation of visitors to thermal spring resorts in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: Assessing the potential for health tourism development
Boekstein, Mark; Spencer, John (University of the Western Cape, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2013)There are eight thermal spring resorts in the Western Cape. Only one of these resorts has a focus on health and wellness, with the others functioning primarilyas family leisure resorts. Considering apparent domestic and ... -
International trends in health tourism: Implications for thermal spring tourism in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Boekstein, Mark; Spencer, John (University of the Western Cape, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2013)Travel to thermal springs for the sake of health and healing can be traced at least as far back as the ancient Greeks and Romans, with the earliest forms of tourism being based on apparent curative powers of mineral-rich ...