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Application of a decision-making tool for ranking wellness tourism destinations

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dc.contributor.authorPaula Lopes, Ana
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-López, Nuria
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-07T10:56:50Z
dc.date.available2022-12-07T10:56:50Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAbstract: One of the tourism industry’s segments with the strongest growth rates today is health tourism. Health tourism includes two subgroups: medical tourism (traveling outside one’s country of residence for the purpose of receiving medical care, such as surgery and health services) and wellness tourism (travel to specific locations for health promotion in a preventive way). The economic strength and sustainable growth of nations can both benefit from health tourism. This study applies a methodology to quantify the potential of Portuguese wellness tourism (thermal spas in Northern Portugal) using a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) tool, namely the preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations (PROMETHEE) and geometrical analysis for interactive aid (GAIA), to achieve a robust evaluation and ranking the alternatives. Therefore, in this study, the aim is to rank ten thermal spas in Northern Portugal in terms of fifteen indicators, mostly related to digital services, containing the tourism data obtained between 2020 and 2022. The suggested approach offers trustworthy and reliable outcomes for any qualitative or quantitative criteria to assess thermal spas, which is crucial for consumers, businesses, and even governments. The results showed that PROMETHEE and GAIA can be implemented as an effective method in wellness tourism destinations evaluation.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su142315498pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/21163
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectMultiple criteria analysispt_PT
dc.subjectDecision makingpt_PT
dc.subjectHealth tourismpt_PT
dc.subjectDigital servicespt_PT
dc.subjectWellness tourismpt_PT
dc.subjectPROMETHEE-GAIApt_PT
dc.subjectMedical tourismpt_PT
dc.titleApplication of a decision-making tool for ranking wellness tourism destinationspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue23pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage15498pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainabilitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14pt_PT
person.familyNameLopes
person.familyNameRodríguez-López
person.givenNameAna Paula
person.givenNameNuria
person.identifier.ciencia-id8B17-B2C1-6036
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1603-6959
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5426-8104
person.identifier.ridS-8594-2016
person.identifier.ridI-3720-2012
person.identifier.scopus-author-id57194875571
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