Medical Spa Versus Health Tourism

Gúčik, Marian; Kvasnová, Diana; Pančíková, Kristína

doi:10.25142/aak.2016.010

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“…Stănciulescu et al (2015) focus on the differences between spa and wellness. Gúčik et al (2016) reflect on the changes in spa tourism. This topic is given relatively much attention even in Europe and discussion is focused on time-space changes at the country level (Gustavo, 2010;Erdeli et al, 2011;etc.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Spa and Wellness Tourism in Slovakia (A Geographical Analysis)

Kasagranda

Gurňák

2017

Czech Journal of Tourism

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Spa industry is presently an inherent part of Slovak tourism. For this reason, it has become a major interest of scientific and professional literature (economics, management, sociology, or geography). The main topic of this paper is the evaluation of tourism in Slovakia through a geographic analysis. This paper briefly evaluates the development and the importance of spa, spa tourism and wellness and their main research areas and issues. Furthermore, the primary sources of tourism development, the overview of spa tourism and the wellness resorts, the accommodation establishments and the visitation rate are evaluated as well. In conclusion, functional and spatial typification of spa tourism and wellness in Slovakia is presented. The structure of the paper is designed to be appropriate for a comparison with V4 countries.

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“…The topic of spa and wellness in Slovakia has been given some attention for the last 10 years (Eliašová, 2015(Eliašová, , 2016Gúčik et al, 2016, Marčeková et al, 2015. These authors primarily dealt with the economic aspects of spa and wellness and look for signs of changes in the spa and health tourism.…”

Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Basismentioning

confidence: 99%

Spa and Wellness Tourism in Slovakia (A Geographical Analysis)

Kasagranda

Gurňák

2017

Czech Journal of Tourism

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“…Authors dealing with the issue of Slovak spas (e.g. Eliašová, 2009;Matlovičová et al, 2013;Kučerová and Marčeková, 2013;Gúčik, 2015;Marčeková et al, 2015;Gúčik et al, 2016;Šenková, 2017;Kerekeš, 2018) focus on its general characteristics, significance, strengths and weaknesses, position in the European context, method of financing, history of development, current trends, future direction, etc. The research significantly lacks quantification and evaluation of the financial situation of spa enterprises and prediction of their future financial prosperity.…”

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confidence: 99%

FH&P RATING MODEL AND ITS APPLICATION WITHIN THE SLOVAK SPA ENTERPRISES

Čabinová¹,

BURGEROVÁ²,

Gallo³

2021

GTG

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The aim of the paper is to propose a suitable structure of the newly designed Financial Health & Prediction (FH&P) rating model, and by putting it into practice in Slovak spa enterprises, to contribute to the development of financial management concepts for spa facilities operating in the field of tourism. The quantification of individual dimensions of the FH&P rating model was based on the calculation of selected ten key financial ratio indicators and prediction models. The values (in different units of measure) were converted to points using compiled transformation tables which formed the final score of the FH&P rating model and subsequently the proposed A-FX rating. Based on the results, Kúpele Bojnice, Inc. (SE03), Špecializovaný liečebný ústav Marína, s.e. (SE21) and Kúpele Nimnica, Inc. (SE07) received the best rating. This innovative model provides financial managers actual, simple and understandable overview of the financial health of a spa company and its future financial perspective. With a several adjustments, the FH&P rating model is easily applicable in any economic sector of Slovakia.

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“…The subject of interest of economic disciplines is mainly the question of the valorization of natural medicinal resources with adequate economic benefits for the locality, region and state. In recent years, an increasing number of authors have addressed the SPA industry and SPA tourism from different points of view (Kasagranda & Gurnak, 2017;Gucik et al 2016;Kosikova et al, 2017). Derco & Pavlisinova (2017) focused on analysing the financial situation of medical SPAs in Slovakia with an emphasis on the relationship between medical and nonmedical forms of tourism.…”

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Innovative Activity of Spa Companies in the Slovak and Czech Republic in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Senkova,

Kolesarova,

Kosikova

2024

MMI

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In many health systems in European countries, SPA services are currently part of or a supplement to health care. Owingto their natural healing resources and long-standing traditions, the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic are important European SPA countries. In both countries, SPA tourism is also one of the most important types of tourism, and with regard to its evaluation according to the number of overnight stays and income, it constitutes a significant share of the structure of the tourism industry. One of the greatest challenges for SPA businesses was the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused travel restrictions, business closures, and a decrease in demand and revenue. The impact of the pandemic on SPA businesses in the studied countries has not yet been examined in detail. Accordingly, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the innovative activities of SPA companies in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consists of 122 SPA enterprises from both republics. Based on the results of previous research, innovation is generally perceived as an important element in the development of society, crisis management, increasing competitiveness and commercial success. The main research method for identifying and classifying the types of innovations and innovation capabilities implemented in SPA enterprises was a questionnaire survey. The results of the conducted research revealed that the origin of SPA businesses does not affect the country or how people perceive trends. The connections between the types of introduced innovations and some benefits from the introduction of innovations as well as the barriers affecting the introduction of innovations were confirmed. It follows, for example, that companies that invest in innovation processes can improve their performance and the competitiveness of their team and reduce their costs for production or service provision. From the analysis of factors related to the introduction of innovations, it emerged that the most important factors are those that have a direct impact on economic results and the competitive advantage of businesses. On the other hand, those factors related to cultural, environmental or technical aspects of innovation are less important. Despite repeated calls, not all SPA companies operating in the SPA industry in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic participated.

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Medical Spa Versus Health Tourism

Cited by 4 publications

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Spa and Wellness Tourism in Slovakia (A Geographical Analysis)

Spa and Wellness Tourism in Slovakia (A Geographical Analysis)

FH&P RATING MODEL AND ITS APPLICATION WITHIN THE SLOVAK SPA ENTERPRISES

Innovative Activity of Spa Companies in the Slovak and Czech Republic in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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