Abstract:The main purpose of this chapter is to discuss the destinations hosting health tourism and how the locals living there are affected by this situation and what the reasons are. The impacts of tourism on destinations and the attitude of locals towards tourism were discussed. Afterwards, the destinations where health tourism has developed and its impacts on the locals living there were discussed with different examples. As a result of the examinations, the positive impacts of health tourism are seen as contributi… Show more
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