MINŐSÍTETT GYÓGYHELLYEL RENDELKEZŐ, ÖTEZERNÉL KISEBB LÉLEKSZÁMÚ TELEPÜLÉSEK EGÉSZSÉGTURIZMUSÁNAK LOKÁLIS HATÁSAI
LOCAL IMPACTS OF HEALTH TOURISM IN CERTIFIED HEALTH RESORTS WITH POPULATIONS UNDER 5,000

Summary/Abstract: Health tourism is a key element of tourism in Hungary. The settlements with certified health resorts are the flagships of the Hungarian health tourism, with a large number of settlements that have less than 5,000 permanent inhabitants represented among them. The growing popularity and demand for health tourism has the potential to have an impact on the municipalities with a health tourism offer. The research underpinning the study focuses on Hungarian settlements with certified health resorts that have less than 5,000 inhabitants (Bogács, Bük, Demjén, Hévíz, Zalakaros, Kehidakustány, Harkány, Igal, Egerszalók, Mátraderecske, Parád, Cserkeszőlő). The research aims to examine the local, settlement-level effects of health tourism, including the effects on the settlement as a whole and its inhabitants. The research is based on questionnaires filled in by the residents of the settlements and their local governments. Based on the results, it is clear that health tourism has an impact on the subjective quality of life of the inhabitants of the examined settlements, as well as on some factors potentially influencing the tourism success of the settlement.

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