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Application and Evaluation of Spa Town Life Cycle Model through a Case Study of Bath Spa, United Kingdom  

Young Hee Lee (Department of Tourism, Hanyang University)
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Journal of the Korean Geographical Society / v.38, no.3, 2003 , pp. 413-425 More about this Journal
Abstract
This article aims to validate empirically and verify theoretically, the applicability of the spa town life cycle model to Bath Spa located in United Kingdom. In order to test the model, the indicators of the model that associated with the rate of transportation infrastructure, the length of stay, tourist facilities, competitive resorts, advertising, tourism policy, environmental problem and the attitude of residents were examined through a comparative analysis. According to the result of this research, the indicators of 7 items excepting competitive resorts applied to Bath Spa. The competitive resorts of Bath Spa emerge at the maturity stage differing from the model that appeared at the stagnation stage. In conclusion if the new hypothesis of competitive resorts is added to the model, the model will be applied to western spa town, which has a small scale and a long history.
Keywords
spa town life cycle; Recreation Business Districts (RBD); initial stage; development stage; maturity stage; stagnation stage; decline stage; rejuvenation stage;
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