Case Study: Wellness, Tourism And Small Business Development In A Uk Coastal Resort: Public Engagement In Practice

Keywords

Coastal tourism; Public engagement; Small business development; Well-being; Wellness tourism

Abstract

This article examines the scope of well-being as a focus for tourism and its potential as a tool for small business development, particularly the opportunities for tourism entrepreneurs in coastal resorts. The study reports an example of public engagement by a research team and the co-creation of research knowledge with businesses to assist in business development by adapting many existing features of tourist resorts and extending their offer to wider markets. The synergy between well-being and public health interests also brings potential benefits for the tourism workforce and the host community. The Case Study outlines how these ideas were tested in Bournemouth, a southern coastal resort in the UK, in a study ultimately intended to be adopted nationally and with more wide reaching implications for global development of the visitor economy. Local changes ascribed to the study are assessed and its wider potential is evaluated.

Publication Date

6-1-2017

Publication Title

Tourism Management

Volume

60

Number of Pages

466-477

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.12.014

Socpus ID

85010216492 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85010216492

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