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A Contribution to Health Tourism Research : the Case of Demand for Thermal Resorts in Croatia

Heath tourism is fast-growing industry in the world. In Croatia health tourism has great potential but it is not utilised as much as it could be. Aim of the research is to study health tourism primary thru tourism demand for thermal resorts in Croatia. Characteristics of the arrivals and overnight stays in thermal resorts are analysed and dynamic linear modelling is performed. Demand for thermal resorts is decomposed by residence of tourists and compared with total tourism demand in Croatia. Results of time series regression modelling are linear regression models with autoregressive moving- average errors. Linear regression with moving average error of the 1st order explains the dynamic of the tourism arrivals and linear regression with autoregressive error of the 1st order explains the dynamic of the tourism overnight stays in thermal resorts in Croatia.

health tourism ; thermal resorts ; natural cure factors ; tourism demand ; regression model with ARMA errors

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