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Evolution of Demand for Portuguese Thermal Spas: An Exploratory Data Analysis of Administrative Data

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Outras Ciências Sociais
datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Economia e Gestão
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg10:Reduzir as Desigualdades
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Jéssica
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Maria José
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Alcina
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-23T14:47:57Z
dc.date.available2026-01-23T14:47:57Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractWell-being or positive health is not a new concept; However, since the mid-twentieth century, scientific institutions have addressed the issue and its implications for medicine and public health. It can be observed that wellness and healthy living are becoming more and more important in society. Consequently, there is na increased need to look for products and services that mitigate the risk of these diseases associated with modern society. Thus, a fusion between tourism and wellness emerges, with thermal spas being an essential factor in the health and wellness promotion equation. In Portugal, thermal services are well known. However, the demand for its services is subject to difficulties well observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is fundamental to characterize the Portuguese thermal market on the demand side to segment it and find the best strategy to meet the user needs. Secondly, it is relevant to understand the weight of each segment in the market. Focusing on the division between classic thermal services—considered therapeutical health services—and wellness services provided by Portuguese termal establishments, this research aims to characterize the thermal market on the demand side. In particular, the study seeks to understand how wellness services are evolving regarding the total demand for Portuguese thermal establishments. Based on the descriptive analysis of administrative data of registers in all the Portuguese termal establishments, it is possible to conclude that the increasing demand for thermalism products and services (both therapeutic and wellness) suffered a severe crash with the financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Age is an essential factor that distinguishes the market segment of the therapeutic thermal offer. The consumers of such a thermal component are older than the ones demanding wellness services. Finally, specific international markets (France, Spain, and the United Kingdom) become more important in the user’s segments.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThis article is a result of the project “GreenHealth - Digital strategies in biological assets to improve well-being and promote green health” (Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042), supported by Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).” The authors are grateful to FCT Portugal for financial support by national funds FCT/MCTES to UNIAG, under Project no. UIDB/04752/2020.
dc.identifier.citationAlves, Jéssica; Alves, Maria José; Nunes, Alcina (2024). Evolution of Demand for Portuguese Thermal Spas: An Exploratory Data Analysis of Administrative Data. In 3rd International Conference on Modern Trends in Business, Hospitality and Tourism. Cham: Springer Nature. p. 167-186. ISBN 9783031482878
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-48288-5_10
dc.identifier.isbn9783031482878
dc.identifier.isbn9783031482885
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/35587
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relationApplied Management Research Unit
dc.relation.ispartofSpringer Proceedings in Business and Economics
dc.relation.ispartofSustainable Approaches and Business Challenges in Times of Crisis
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectWell-being
dc.subjectDemand segment
dc.subjectThermal establishments
dc.subjectWellness Tourism
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.titleEvolution of Demand for Portuguese Thermal Spas: An Exploratory Data Analysis of Administrative Data
dc.typeconference paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleApplied Management Research Unit
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04752%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage186
oaire.citation.startPage167
oaire.citation.title3rd International Conference on Modern Trends in Business, Hospitality and Tourism
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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