@article {743,
	title = {The role of climatic and bioclimatic conditions in the development of health tourism product},
	journal = {Anatolia},
	volume = {14},
	number = {2},
	year = {2003},
	note = {AnatoliaCited By (since 1996):10Export Date: 13 October 2014Correspondence Address: Didaskalou, E.A.; 30 TEE of Athens, 4 Drakontos Str., Athens 10442, Greece; email: edidask@unipi.grReferences: Baloglu, S., McCleary, K., A model of destination image formation (1999) Annals of Tourism Research, 6 (4), pp. 597-868; Berry, F.A., Bollay, E., Beers, N.R., (1945) Handbook of Meteorology, , NY: McGraw-Hill; Bywater, M., Spas and health resorts in the EC (1990) Travel and Tourist Analyst, 6, pp. 52-67; Cockerell, N., Spas and health resorts in Europe (1996) Travel and Tourist Analyst, 1, pp. 53-77; Conrad, V., Pollak, L., (1950) Methods in Climatology, , Cambridge-Massachusetts Harvard University Press; Cooper, C.P., Fletcher, J., Westake, J.N., Changing tourism demand in Central Europe: The case of Romanian Tourist Spas (1995) The Journal of Tourism Studies, 6 (2), pp. 30-44; De Keyser, R., Vanhove, N., Tourism quality plan: An effective tourism policy tool (1997) Revue de Tourisme, 3, pp. 32-37; Gilbert, D.C., Van De Weerdt, M., The health care tourism product in Western Europe (1991) Revue de Tourism, 2, pp. 5-10; Giles, B.D., Balafoutis, C.H., Maheras, P., Too hot for comfort: The heatwaves in Greece in 1987 and 1988 (1990) International Journal of Biometeorology, 34, pp. 98-104; Goodrich, J., Goodrich, G., Health-Care tourism (1991) Managing Tourism, pp. 107-114. , S. Medlik (Ed), Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann; Goodrich, J., Health tourism: A new positioning strategy for tourist destinations (1994) Global Tourist Behavior, pp. 227-238. , M. Uysal (Ed), NY: Haworth Press; Hall, C.M., Health and spa tourism (2003) International Sports and Adventure Tourism, pp. 273-292. , S. Hudson (Ed) NY: Haworth Press; Katsoulis, V.D., (1970) Wind Conditions in Aegean Sea, , PhD Thesis. University of Athens (In Greek); Low, E., Spas in Europe (1989) Leisure Management, 9 (2), pp. 46-48; Lund, J., Balneological use of thermal and mineral waters in the U.S.A (1996) Geothermics, 25 (1), pp. 103-147; Lund, J., Taking the waters: Introduction to balneology (2000) Geo-Heat Center-Quarterly Bulletin, 21 (3), pp. 2-5; Meler, M., Ruzic, D., Kovacevic, D., Health service: A part of the tourism product (1996) Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2 (2), pp. 265-278; Monteson, P., Singer, J., Turn your spa into a winner (1992) Cornell Hotel and Motel Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 33 (3), pp. 37-44; Ogorlec, A., Snoj, B., Guest{\textquoteright}s satisfaction with tourism services: A case of health resorts in Slovenia (1998) Revue de Tourisme, 2, pp. 38-45; Stein, T.J., Dev, C.S., Tabacchi, M.H., Spas: Redefining the market (1990) Cornell Hotel and Motel Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 30 (4), pp. 46-52; Thom, E., The discomfort index (1959) Weatherwise, 12, pp. 57-60; (1963) Bioclimatic Map of the Mediterranean Zone, , UNESCO-FAO Paris; Wigtman, D., The spa experience at radium hot springs (1985) Annals Af Tourism Research, 12 (3), pp. 54-56},
	pages = {107-126},
	abstract = {The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of health tourism product as a competitive tourism product with a focus on Ikaria Island, Greece. The diversification of the health tourism product is explored and the study identifies key components for a successful development of a spa resort. The paper also examines the prospects for the thermal/mineral springs of Ikaria Island, taking account of the climatic and bioclimatic regimes of the area. The study concludes that there are prospects for future development if the spa product is diversified. This, in combination with the good climatic conditions of the area, can be a starting point for providing services in order to satisfy potential clients. Β{\textcopyright} 2003 anatolia Printed in Turkey. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {bioclimatology, climate effect, Climatic and bio-climatic conditions, Eurasia, Europe, Greece, health services, Health tourism, Ikaria, Northern Aegean, Product diversification, Southern Europe, tourism development, tourist attraction},
	isbn = {13032917 (ISSN)},
	author = {Didaskalou, E. A. and Nastos, P. T.}
}
