摘要：Individuals travel locally and globally in order to find alternative treatments which are less-toxic and more beneficial to their health and wellness. Cupping therapy is based on the principle that different sized cups create a vacuum effect on the skin and increase the blood flow in the area to a high level. Thus, while increasing the amount of oxygen and blood in the tissues, the excretion of toxins and carbon dioxide through the lymph is accelerated. Despite the popularity of western system of medicine, cupping therapy started to attract great attention in Turkey as a traditional and complementary medicine system to improve the quality of people's life. It is also a source of attraction for wellness and health tourism. In this context, the present study aims to examine the effectiveness of Cupping Therapy (CT) on health-seeking travelers in the sample of visitors who have had cupping therapy at least once in their life. The findings of the study indicated that the participants who visited the thermal facilities to have CT considered the CT as an alternative and complementary treatment method without side effects. The participants also indicated that CT made them feel good and healthy. From this point of view, it can be said that CT positively affects individuals' perception of physical and psychological health and increases people's health and general quality of life. Based on the study results, with the reason of cupping therapy has very common knowledge and demand within Turkey, it can also be said that CT is a different way of increasing the variety of wellness and health tourism.
其他关键词：Tourism, Cupping Therapy, Hijama, Turkey, Wellness and Health Tourism
