REMPAH-REMPAH SEBAGAI POTENSI WELLNESS TOURISM DI INDONESIA

Abstract

Wellness tourism has become a new tourist trend in recent years for tourists. Wellness

tourism is a transformative journey as an opportunity to nurture and enhance holistic health in

travelers who place wellness as a healthy lifestyle. Wellness tourism is also understood as a

planned journey to provide intake to the body, mind and soul to a balanced condition. In

connection with the phenomenon, Indonesia through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative

Economy is developing wellness tourism in Indonesia by making the natural and cultural wealth

of Indonesia. One of the wealth of Indonesia that has potential in wellness tourism in Indonesia

is spices. Therefore, this study examines the potential of spices in wellness tourism in Indonesia.

Research is descriptive-qualitative research. The method of analysis used is a library study and

analysis and is presented by means of interpretative and descriptive analysis. The results of this

study show that spices have become one of the most important commodities in Indonesia since

before the masses to this day. These reservoirs have great potential in the development of wellness

tourism in Indonesia. Many wellness centres in Indonesia offer holistic health programs that

include yoga, meditation, massage therapy, and the use of spices as part of health and wellness

care. As a wellness tourism attraction, the spices is used as a spice treatment ingredient, spice

bath, as well as a therapeutic aroma.