On the Way to Sustainable (Well-Being) Tourism Destination? The Case of Savonlinna Town in Finland

• ANJA TUOHINO ^[1] ; ANTTI HONKANEN ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Eastern Finland

     University of Eastern Finland

     Kuopio, Finlandia

     
• Localización: Tourism analysis, ISSN 1083-5423, Vol. 20, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 355-367
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The purpose of the study is to test if the model of a sustainable wellness destination developed by Sheldon and Park, adapted from Ritchie and Crouch, could be used while defining the Savonlinna town in Eastern Finland in the context of well-being/wellness tourism. The data for this article are based on interviews conducted in the region during 2009 and 2010. There was much discussion on Savonlinna's assets for well-being tourism. The overall finding is that the status of Savonlinna as a sustainable well-being tourism destination was more in the minds of the interviewees than on a tangible, practical level. The well-being segment was still seen to be limited and fragmentary.