Marketing Mental Wellness in Medical Tourism
Abstract
This chapter explores how Asia and Europe utilize digital marketing to promote mental wellness tourism by blending cultural healing traditions, emotional storytelling, and therapeutic experience design. Through a comparative analysis of India, China, South Korea, Japan, and leading European destinations, it identifies key regional differences in communicating psychological restoration. Asian campaigns emphasize spiritual harmony, sensory immersion, and holistic cultural narratives, whereas European strategies focus on evidence-based wellness, structured therapeutic programs, and nature-assisted emotional recovery. Building on these insights, the chapter introduces the Digital Wellness Marketing Framework, which integrates cultural narrative design, digital storytelling optimization, emotional engagement metrics, and mental wellness ROI. The study contributes both theoretical and practical guidance for designing culturally sensitive, ethical, and emotionally resonant digital marketing strategies in global wellness tourism.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Digital Marketing and Social Media
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IGI Global eBooks
- Pages
- 345–376
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- NG
- Document type
- Book chapter