Natural recreational resources as a factor of health & wellness tourism clusters formation and development

Abstract

The paper considers abilities of natural recreational resources transformation to the basic for domestic tourist clusters formation, defines a cluster as a methodology for the development of globally competitive regional (national) healthand wellness tourism (HWT) systems that have the potential both to stimulate the economic system of the home country and to integrate themselves into cross-border tourist flows and industry investments. Based on the analysis of the best practices in the formation of HWT clusters, their main types, features of organization and functioning are identified, geographical, social, and economic conditions for the implementation of clustering strategies in various countries and regions of the world are given.