Abstract
The topicality. Natural medical resources ofUkraine are a powerful resource base for the health tourism development. Important components of domestic recreation are coniferous forests, so it is important to study the prospects for the introduction of acusotherapy in the spa industry of hospitality.The purpose of the article is to assess the possibility of using forest plantations for the development of hospitality, analysis of the current state and determine the prospects for the use of acusotherapy in spa-technologies at the hotel industry. Methods, used in the study: system method, comparative and structural analysis.Results. The current state of forests inUkraine and the possibility of their use for health and recreation have been analyzed. It was found that ½ of the total area of forests are suitable for recreational activities, among the plantations of which coniferous trees are characterized by special healing properties. The healing properties of pine needles have been substantiated and the prospects of using acusotherapy as a kind of balneological therapy with the use of coniferous tree products as an innovative direction of development of the spa industry of the hospitality sphere have been characterized. The list of acusotherapy services provided by recreational hotel enterprises for the purpose of additional improvement has been established, and their positive influence on a human body has been proved.Conclusions and discussions. The research showed that the comprehensive implementation of acoustics in spa technologies of hotel enterprises is an urgent task of the service sector, as it will increase their efficiency and meet the need for rehabilitation of a large number of potential visitors, which will increase the number of hotel rooms and create a modern competitive recreational hotel product.
Highlights
The analysis of the above results shows that the total forest fund of Ukraine, which can be used for recreation, is 238,547.8 hectares, ie 51.0% of the total area, which determines the prospects for its use for the development of health tourism and hospitality industry
The expansion of the range of additional services in the hotel industry, aimed at recovery and relaxation, is becoming increasingly popular in the modern rhythm of life and urbanization, which leads to the development of health tourism
Given the wide range of indications for treatment with pine needles, we can conclude that acousotherapy is a promising area of the spa industry development in the hospitality industry
Summary
Important components of domestic recreation are coniferous forests, so it is important to study the prospects for the introduction of acusotherapy in the spa industry of hospitality. The purpose of the article is to assess the possibility of using forest plantations for the development of hospitality, analysis of the current state and determine the prospects for the use of acusotherapy in spa-technologies at the hotel industry. The current state of forests in Ukraine and the possibility of their use for health and recreation have been analyzed. The healing properties of pine needles have been substantiated and the prospects of using acusotherapy as a kind of balneological therapy with the use of coniferous tree products as an innovative direction of development of the spa industry of the hospitality sphere have been characterized.
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