Thermal Tourism
'Healing from water', which has been going on for years, is also used in the treatment of foreign patients today. Water resources have an important place in human history. As a matter of fact, it has been an important criterion in the selection of the settlement since the early ages, and these resources have been used as drinking water, tap water and healing water. Thermal tourism, in other words, can be defined as health in modern understanding. Thermal tourism focuses on protecting the health condition rather than getting rid of the disease.
This change has shifted health policies that focus on diseases and treatment towards 'continuation of well-being'. Thermal tourism, which is one of the alternative tourism types; In addition to the trilogy of sea, sand and sun, it has managed to become one of the leading options in the service sector, based on the theme of 'water for a healthy life', which is preferred by people. Due to the age of preference of thermal tourism between the ages of 25-75, different treatment methods have emerged. Even the needs of the young and middle age have created different areas. For example, complementary therapies include:
- Exercise Therapy
- Massage
- Balneo Therapy
- Hydro Therapy
- Thermal Curing
Especially in countries where industrialization is intense, people participate in thermal tourism activities in order to protect their health, be healthy, spend quality time and engage in different activities. Türkiye is geographically located in the most important geothermal belt of the world. Due to its location, it is the first country in Europe in terms of natural thermal water, resource richness and potential, and is among the first seven countries in the world.
