Historical Overview of Health Tourism.

EUROPE

AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST

ASIA PACIFIC

AMERICA

Health Tourism Development in Europe

2- The town of Spa in Belgium was one of the first, so it is
sometimes thought that the term comes from this name.

3- Hydrotherapy or water-based treatments are the cornerstone

1- Mineral water, thermal water, seawater, muds, climate therapy,
oxygen therapy, and sometimes special diets were the main focus

The Roman Bath

1-The Romans built very sophisticated baths all over Europe which
were integral to their way of life

2- Baths or spas as they were later called were places where people met
to discuss issues, like politics and philosophy

Different tribes in Africa have traditionally drawn on the natural
world for all kinds of remedies

AFRICA- MASAAI

1-Masai tribe’s people in Kenya and
Tanzania addministered massage to each other to ease backs and shoulders after carrying heavy loads.

AFRICA-ZULU

1- Zulu warriors had diffirent ways of preparing for the fight ahead, using physical,physhological and spritual techniques to do so.

AFRICA-BUSHMAN

1- Ancient Bushman in countries like Botswana used a combination of drumming and trance dance to heal sickness.

AFRICA: INDIGENOUS HERBS &PLANTS

1) umhlbelo - wich is a powder ground from an underground stone that you drink with water after having an operation or getting out of intensive care.

2) porcupine quills - while beautiful to look at, the herbalist actually use these quills to flush out.

3) African Viagra, Umvusa Nkunzi - a potato form, which is then dried out and ground into a powder.

AFRICA: HOT SPRINGS

1- Sulphur and hot springs were also discovered around the
Cape and putative health resorts with hotels and sanotoria.

AFRICA: LANDSCAPES

1- Bushman's Kloof Wilderness Reserve

1) THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

  • The ancient Egyptians use of therapeutic foods, they had a vast understanding of medicinal herbs and incorporated
  • Papyrus texts indicate that they had remedies for illnesses of the bones

2) THE EGYPTIANS

  • such like healing rods

MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT

6- Disease of the eye

5- Cosmetic products

7- Sunburn and prickly heat treatments

4- Bathing

3- Rose and its oil

8- cleansing

9- the dead sea

2- natural medical

10- gold

1- Crystal and gem therapy, aura readings, color therapy, and chakra cleansing

South America

  • has thousands of hots springs, volcanic thermal waterfalls such as Costa Rica, Ecuador and so on

Mexican Riviera

such as

MAYAN BATH

• MAYAN MASSAGE

• TEMAZCAL SPIRITUAL SAUNA

HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOURISM : SOUTH AMERICA (MEXICO)

  • In 2015, around 4.7 million visitors were received, Include patients and companions, which meant an economic revenue of more than 3 billion US dollars.
  • in 2017, approximately 5 million people entered Mexican territory in search of health services..

HEALTH & WELLNESS TOURISM: NORTH AMERICA

  • most important wellness vacation activities according to health traveler in North America june 2014

NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITIONS AND TOOLS

1) Dreamcatchers

  • he earliest dreamcatchers were crafted for children to protect them from nightmares
  • the bad dreams will get caught in the dreamcatcher's web.

2) Animal Totems

  • The appearance of birds and animal to be totem messenger soffering spiritual guidance
  • These animal totems or spirit guides walk through life with them.

3) Feather fetishes

  • sacred objectsused as a tool to facilities an awakening into your whole self.
  • Bald and Golden Eagles, as well as their feathers are highly revered.

4) smudge sticks

-Using a smoking smudge wand for purification is part of many
Native American traditions.

5) Medicine wheels

  • Each direction of the medicine wheel offers its own lessons,color association and animal spirit guide.

6) Curanderismo

-Blending and evolution of Native and Hispanic healing, techniques involving herbs, sweats,diet, and magic.

7-Talking sticks

-Passing the talking sticks from speaker to
speaker is a respectful way to communicate and share the opinions.

1) ASIA: JAPAN

-In Japan, Onsens as well as sites of purification and ritual.

2) ASIA: INDONESIA

-famous with its Jamu

3) ASIA: INDIA

  • india’s cultural and historical legacy predates even that of Ancient Egypt, and Ayurveda.
  • It is the prime healing tradition in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

4) ASIA: CHINA

-Chinese medicine forms the basis of many Asian therapies, although therapies vary from one country to another.

5) ASIA: THAILAND

  • famous for Thai massage which is exported to wellness centers all over the world.