ABSTRACT
Today the spa industry is considered to be one of the fastest growing industries in the Czech Republic. The recent economic downturn had a significant impact on the tourism sector; however, it lasted a relatively short period and the upturn started in 2010 and sustained through 2011 and 2012. In 2012, 37 spa towns or health destinations with more than 88 balneological care facilities and 108 spa hotels existed in the Czech Republic. In 2011 spa tourism indicators in the Czech Republic continued to improve reaching 5.4 per cent growth in tourist arrivals (711,000) and more than 48 per cent were foreigners. The most visited was the Karlovy Vary region with 427,000 spa guests (Statistical Office of the Czech Republic, Spa Statistics, 2012).
