European Health Destination: Certification Project for Health Tourism
European Health Destination is an international project certifying towns, municipalities, and regions involved in health tourism. With over 1,200 destinations in Europe offering local remedies, these places aim to enhance health and wellbeing. By receiving a health-tourism quality mark, these destinations gain visibility and promote tourism. Criteria for certification include health-related infrastructure, nature sustainability, safety, and more. Specific examples like Thalasso highlight the criteria set by the European Spas Association.
- European Health Destination
- Health Tourism
- Certification Project
- Health Infrastructure
- Nature Sustainability
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European Health Destination International Project for certification of towns, municipalities and regions active in health tourism
European Health Destination: The Idea (1) In Europe, there are > 1,200 destinations with local remedies (thermal water, mud, climate etc.) Their resources can help to improve good health In general small knowledge of these places from people from other countries in Europe
European Health Destination: The Idea (2) With a health-tourism quality mark, these places become more visible nationally and internationally More publicity leads to more tourism European Health Destinations work together and strengthen the good image of each member
What does it mean: European Health Destination ? Health : - The milieu is healthy - The place has properties that can be used therapeutically (medicinal water, moor, climate etc.) Destination : - A town or village - A group of towns / villages in a region
What are the criteria? Health relevant 1. Touristic Infrastructure in general 2. General infrastructure for diagnostics and therapy 3. Nature and Sustainability 4. Indicators related to health in general (Noise, Bioclimate, Air Hygiene) 5. Safeness in general Healthy environment Healing 6. Prerequisites for the award of Health Destination Characteristics
The Quality Sign Characterisation Town / Village 2. Town / Village Yellow pin shows the position in Europe (shows all Europeans where the destination is) 1. Charakterisation: Examples: Baden-Baden Western Bohemian Spas Examples Thalasso Mineral Spring , Mud-Bath , Climate
Thalasso: Criteria? Definition of the European Spas Association 1. Therapeutic Conzept under medical supervision 2. Treatment place directly at the sea 3. Seawater for inhalation and / or bathing 4. Marine products,e.g. mud or algae 5. Helio Therapy 6. Low allergen and clean sea air 7. Climate exposure and exercise therapy in the near-shore zone 8. Accompanying health-promoting measures
Thalasso: Criteria? Naturalness and protection of the sea - Protection zones for the sea water - Protection of the beach Requirements for water analysis: - Requirements for seawater for bathing, drinking and inhalation - Requirements for marine mud or algae preparations, if present and used
Who develops the criteria? The criteria are further developed among others by the international expert platform Quality in Health Prevention e.V. (Quhep) (www.quhep.org). This is an association of tour operators, hotels, clinics, universities and various professional associations.
Test Method 1. Screening of documents in advance 2. On-site inspection of the infrastructure 3. Report about the findings with photo documentation 4. Check every 5 years Who checks? Trained experts with the technical knowledge in tourism Co-ordination by EuropeSpa med & wellness GmbH
Contact EuropeSpa med & wellness GmbH Dr. Kurt von Storch, CEO Stolberger Str. 25 65205 Wiesbaden kurt.vonstorch@europespa.eu +49 (0)6122 5333 973
