The climate as an important factor in a multicriteria decision analysis for the developmnet planning of wellness tourism

摘要

Health and wellness tourism is an important contemporary growth sector. Many people nowadays are concerned about their physical, social and psychological well-being and they are prepared to travel long distances to experience different forms of wellness tourism. For a wellness tourism consultant, as this market is rapidly changing, it is important to use new tools and techniques when he advises investors or tourism organisations, as for example about where to place a new wellness center, which is quite a complex problem. As more stakeholders are involved,Group decision making increases the project's approval. A Group Decision Support System improves group decision. The study illustrates the use of Web-HIPRE software in a case dealing with the ranking of the prefectures of Ahaia, Arkadia, Ilia, Korinthia, Messinia in the region of Peloponnese Greece, when a decision had to be made about the location of a new wellness centre. The criteria used for constructing the model concern climate, tourism development and attractions. The group preferences consist of three individual preferences, the preferences of a climatologist, a tourism development consultant and a wellness tourism consultant.