Lázeňství a jeho vývoj v České republice

Abstract

The aim of this study is the determination of spa-tourism and its basic characteristics. The spa-tourism is an integral part of travel industry and that is why there are shown general knowledge about travel industry. First of all I dealt with the developmental area and impacts on watering places and their present circumstances in comparison with the evolutionary phases, in which the spa-tourism shaped up on marketplace. It is true that the spas are still developing and they tend to be more modern and to use new trends at all. The services are uprated and then they are offered to patients. The new curative methods are generated. They are the most important and the oldest component related to the formation of watering places. There is an origin of modern and nontraditional methods in the spa-tourism, which attract the clientele not only from health reasons. The spa-tourism has very positive influence on economy of the state – it contributes to the state budget, it has concern in GDP, it employs qualified labour force etc.