A lot of attention by government officials, developers and the business community has been drawn lately to Sochi. The main focus is on Imeretinskaya Lowland and the mountain cluster where most development for Olympics 2014 is happening. Meanwhile, the medical, rehab and wellness markets, that used to blossom during Soviet times in the area (mainly concentrated in Central and Khosta districts of Sochi) has been ignored and even suffered in terms of numbers of tourist arrival due to reputation of the whole region as an "Olympics construction site". Publication focuses on the medical & wellness resorts of Sochi that are currently undergoing a transition, caused by the socio-economical changes of the past 20 years.

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