Wellness tourism

6. Complete the text with the words from the box.

health-conscious	wellness tourists	account for
physical fitness	tourism expenditures	well-being
wellness tourism	healthy diet	a healthy lifestyle

1. _______is travel for the purpose of promoting health and ²⁾______ through physical, psychological, or spiritual activities. While wellness tourism is often correlated with medical tourism because health interests motivate the traveler, ³⁾ ______ are proactive in seeking to improve or maintain health and quality of life, often focusing on prevention, while medical tourists generally travel reactively to receive treatment for a diagnosed disease or condition.

Within the US $3.4 trillion spa and wellness economy, wellness tourism is estimated to total US$494 billion or 14.6 percent of all domestic and international ⁴⁾ ______. Wellness tourism is expected to grow 50 percent faster than the overall tourism industry over the next five years. 

Wellness travelers pursue diverse services, including ⁵⁾ _____ and sports; beauty treatments; ⁶⁾ _____ and weight management; relaxation and stress relief; meditation; yoga; and health-related education. Wellness travelers may seek procedures or treatments using conventional, alternative, complementary, herbal, or homeopathic medicine.

More and more hotel guests seek to maintain ⁷⁾ _____ while traveling. Global hotel groups have developed and promoted programs to attract these ⁸⁾ _____ guests. Programs include healthy menu options, relaxation programs, spa services, and fitness facilities and classes.  Internationally, 45 percent of hotel guests indicated that the existence of a hotel spa was an important factor in their booking decision.

Wellness tourism is now an identifiable niche market in at least 30 countries. 20 countries accounted for 85 percent of global wellness tourism expenditures in the past few years. The top five countries alone (United States, Germany, Japan, France, Austria) ⁹⁾ ______ more than half the market (59 percent of expenditures).

7. Explain in what way wellness tourism is different from medical tourism.

8. Render the text into English.

Велнес - концепция здорового образа жизни, основанная на сочетании физического и ментального здоровья, правильного питания, разумных физических нагрузок и отказа от вредных привычек. Главная задача велнеса — предотвращение и профилактика болезней, а также признаков старения, как внешних, так и внутренних. Велнес — это философия благополучия человека во всех сферах его бытия: духовной, социальной и физической. Тот, кто живёт согласно с философией велнеса — удачен, полон энергии, оптимистичен и бодр вне зависимости от возраста. Он уделяет внимание внешнему виду своего тела, следует принципам здорового питания, умеренно использует физические нагрузки. Основные принципы философии велнес: движение; умственная активность; расслабление и гармония; красота и уход за телом; сбалансированное питание.