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@article{173505,
        author = {SHINCY SEBASTIAN and ANNIE LIZA VJ and ANTONY PP and MAHITHA GEORGE  RIYAS EM},
        title = {ROLE OF HOTELS AND RESORTS TO PROMOTE ANCIENT AYURVEDA THROUGH HEALTH TOURISM: A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KERALA},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {10},
        pages = {451-454},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=173505},
        abstract = {Health Tourism is one of the emerging segments of travel and has gained remarkable fame to India for attracting tourists to cater their health as well as relaxation needs. Even though a new phenomenon; it is almost surely to be a major source of income for the country. Ayurveda has been the USP of health tourism to offer a complete package of travel experiences with psychological, physical and spiritual wellbeing. Presently alternative therapy and herbal treatment is widely popular globally and makes India a major tourist attraction. Hopefully, within few years India will be the most preferred destination for best of the health services with holistic healing therapies. Thus, endorsing Ayurveda through health tourism provides a new dimension to the hospitality and tourism in India itself. The main purpose of the paper is to focus on recent developmental trends in health tourism in India for promoting holistic therapy- Ayurveda in global context. The study highlights the implementation of ancient therapies in various hotels and resorts of Kerala as an ancillary service to provide the guest utmost satisfaction. The scope of the study only focuses on promoting Ayurvedic remedies as a significant element of health tourism in hotels and resorts of Kerala. In the concluding section, limitations of the study have been discussed and recommendations provided for undertaking more detailed investigations in the area.},
        keywords = {Ayurveda-Based Health Tourism, Wellness Retreats, Holistic Healing},
        month = {March},
        }