Summary - TST 20

TRANSPORTES, SERVICIOS Y TELECOMUNICACIONES


TST 20

John Walton
El Turismo Termal en Europa: el Caso Británico, siglos XVIII y XIX

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Key Words: Tourism, Spa resorts, Health.

[ Abstract ]

This article argues that the British experience of spa resort development since the eighteenth century has been unique in Europe, in terms of the nature of the resort network, the lack of sustained dynamism, and the failure of the British role in spa tourism to match the dynamic and innovatory influence displayed in other aspects of tourism development. It also discusses the reasons for the early decline of British spas and their failure to respond effectively to European competition.