scholarly journals Health tourism in Lviv region: current state and development prospects

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Problem Formulation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tourist Flows

Introduction. Health tourism is considered a kind of tourism which is carried out for the purpose of prevention of various diseases and the recreation and provides for guests accommodation in sanatorium-and-spa establishments. This is a special form of tourism, which includes providing medical treatment (often non-drug) or health improvement services. Problem formulation. Health tourism takes one of the leading places in the tourism industry. This is mostly caused by the increase in the population wellbeing. Analysis of recent research and publications. Studies of the development of health tourism in general and in the Lviv region in particular are presented in the works of many Ukrainian and foreign scientists. The article fulfilled the analysis of foreign and domestic sources, which allowed to identify the following ideas that are of interest for the study of health tourism in Lviv region and many other regions of Ukraine Highlighting previously unsolved parts of the overall problem. The fulfilled study allowed us to assess approaches to the analysis of the current state of health tourism in general and in the Lviv region in particular. The literature is dominated by the opinion that the resort sphere of Lviv region attracts tourists with both favorable prices and a wide range of available services. The issues of estimating the tourist flows coming into the territory of Lviv region were also considered. At the same time, insufficient attention was paid to the study of the status of medical tourism, to the substantiation of proposals aimed at optimizing the development and the improvement of functioning of spa resorts in Lviv region. Formulating the purpose of the paper. The focus of this paper will be set on an objective assessment of the current conditions of the tourism industry based on a quantitative analysis of available statistical data with cartographic and modern statistical methods. Presentation of the main research material. The main directions of formation and development of health tourism in the world are outlined. Cheap health care and leisure services are provided mainly in the resorts of Asia, Latin America and Australia, as well as in some European countries. This is due to the cost of labor, as well as global pricing mechanisms. The main stages in the development of health tourism in Lviv region are distinguished. The description of Lviv region as an arena for the development of health tourism is given. Spa resorts of Lviv region are attractive first of all by the prices, and also by the wide range of available services. The resort sphere of Lviv region has been studied. Tourist flows in the region are being characterized. Conclusions. The main means of popularizing spa resorts of Lviv region have been identified, including advertising, Internet sources, exhibitions, forums and conferences. The proposals have been worked out directed on optimization of development and improvement of functioning of spa resorts of the Lviv region.

scholarly journals Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-116
Author(s):  
S. S. Hosseini ◽  
M. Tagvayi ◽  
Z. V. Ataev ◽  
V. V. Bratkov
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Specific Weight ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Current State ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Arc Gis

Aim. The article discusses the current state of medical tourism, problems and prospects in order to assess the obstacles and limitations in creating tourist health villages in the Iranian province of Yazd.Materials and Methods. The data were obtained using the analytical and documentary method with a focus on content analysis and by interviewing and questionnaires of key experts of the region: this allowed the identifation and development indices for the development of medical tourism in the development of health villages.Results. During the first stage, data analysis was performed using the MAXQDA-11 program. In the second stage, the data obtained were studied in order to assess the state of these indices using the SOWAT model. Priorities were then set and the specific weight of obstacles and restrictions was calculated using complex criteria.Conclusions. Poor transportation provision for medical tourists due to the limited number of domestic and international flights, unavailability of treatment and followup after discharge, ineffective insurance legislation and lack of appropriate new legislation were identified as the main obstacles to the development of medical tourism. Accordingly, long-term and short-term strategies should be developed and implemented in accordance with these issues. On the other hand, taking into account the restrictions and obstacles noted, we have proposed locations suitable for building health villages at a minimum distance from Yazd. These are indicated on a map created using the Arc GIS program. During project implementation, strategic objectives were developed.

scholarly journals Surveying Healthcare Facilities for Tourists in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Rajat Shandilya ◽  
◽  
Bhagyesh Acharya ◽  
Mayank ◽  
Monika Garg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
High Quality Medical Care

India is quickly becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. The rise of India as a tourist destination can be attributed to a number of factors. The growth of medical tourism in India is one of the reasons examined in this paper. Healthcare tourism is when people from all over the world fly to another country to receive medical, dental, and surgical treatment when exploring, vacationing, and completely immersing themselves in the attractions of the countries they are visiting. In the medical tourism industry, India is one of the most popular destinations. Medical tourism is experiencing rapid growth in India. Medical tourists cross foreign boundaries in search of medical care. Medical tourism has developed to become a multibillion-dollar industry. It is important to remember that the primary goal of medical tourists is to provide high-quality medical care at an affordable cost. When compared to other developing countries in the world, India has emerged as the most sought-after destination for medical tourists due to the availability of world-class doctors at affordable prices. In addition, India has a wide range of tourist destinations. It has tremendous potential for creating jobs and earning large sums of foreign currency. The paper ends with policy recommendations for advancing the rapidly growing medical tourism industry.

Forecasting the demand for health tourism in Asian countries using a GM(1,1)-alpha model

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-181
Author(s):  
Ya-Ling Huang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Demand Forecasting ◽  
International Health ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Underlying Basis ◽  
Demand For Health

The purpose – Accurately forecasting the demand for international health tourism is important to newly-emerging markets in the world. The aim of this study was presents a more suitable and accurate model for forecasting the demand for health tourism that should be more theoretically useful. Design – Applying GM(1,1) with adaptive levels of α (hereafter GM(1,1)-α model) to provide a concise prediction model that will improve the ability to forecast the demand for health tourism in Asian countries. Methodology – In order to verify the feasibility of the proposed approach, using available secondary and primary data covering the period from 2002 through 2009 obtained from the RNCOS “Opportunities in Asian Health tourism” report. Based on a unique and characteristics database for the health tourism industry, this study applies the adaptive α in a Grey forecasting model (GM(1,1)-α) to predict the demand for health tourism in Asian countries. Approach – Implementation of demand forecasting in health tourism is examined on the short-term and limited dataset, due to importance of a minimum the predicated error on underlying basis for the econometric model for health tourism markets. Findings – Key findings present that the optimal value of α in GM(1,1) can minimize the predicted error. Finally, in the case of the demand for health tourism in Asian countries, using GM(1,1)-α to predict error is clearly better than the use of the original GM(1,1) and time series models. The originality of this research – The originality comes from the analysis of the demand forecasting in health tourism of Asian countries, which provides an easy and accurate method to predict the demand for health medical tourism and ideas for further improvements in the sector of health tourism.

scholarly journals SibNet — Siberian Global Navigation Satellite System Network: Current state

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 82-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Юрий Ясюкевич ◽  
Yury Yasyukevich ◽  
Артем Веснин ◽  
Artem Vesnin ◽  
Наталья Перевалова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Navigation Satellite System ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
General Information ◽  
Navigation Satellite ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Global Navigation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

In 2011, ISTP SB RAS began to deploy a routinely operating network of receivers of global navigation satellite system signals. To date, eight permanent and one temporal sites in the Siberian region are operating on a regular basis. These nine sites are equipped with 12 receivers. We use nine multi-frequency multi-system receivers of Javad manufacturer, and three specialized receivers NovAtel GPStation-6 designed to measure ionospheric phase and amplitude scintillations. The deployed network allows a wide range of ionospheric studies as well as studies of the navigation system positioning quality under various heliogeophysical conditions. This article presents general information about the network, its technical characteristics, and current state, as well as the main research problems that can be solved using data from the network.

scholarly journals Kerala: Health Tourism Hub for Ayurveda

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Padmasani ◽  
V. Remya
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Ayurvedic Treatment ◽  
One Way Anova

Health/Medical tourism is a booming niche tourism market in the tourism industry. The main reason for the increasing trend is the high cost of treatment, long waiting time, less insurance coverage in developed countries and the attitude of people to spend holidays in a quality manner with the aim of improving health. In India, Kerala is emerging as a prime health tourism hub for its Ayurveda packages. The state attracts millions of foreign and domestic tourists to visit the state’s incredible heritage and experience the traditional nature based treatment therapies. The volume of tourist arrivals in Kerala had experienced a stupendous growth of 7.7 per cent in 2014 from 4.3 per cent in 2001 (Annual report of Tourism Statistics, Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala). This study aims to profile the tourists visiting Kerala for Ayurvedic treatment and to identify the destination image factors making Kerala an attractive place for Ayurveda health tourism. For this purpose, 150 domestic tourists availing Ayurvedic treatment in Kerala were selected on the convenience of the researcher. In order to analyse the objectives, the Descriptive Statistics, Factor Analysis and One-way ANOVA were employed and the results revealed that service quality, attraction, opportunity, benefits and promotion were the destination image factors making Kerala an attractive place for Ayurvedic Health Tourism. The present study identifies the strength of Kerala for Ayurveda health tourism which helps the destination managers and the service providers witha better understanding of the market for elevating Kerala and its Ayurveda in this niche market.Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-3: 222-227 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i3.12755 

The Development of Travel and Tourism Industry in Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 2173-2179
Author(s):  
Aleksandr B. Orishev ◽  
Azer A. Mamedov ◽  
Igor Yu. Zalysin ◽  
Dmitry V. Kotusov ◽  
Sergey L. Grigoriev
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Free Trade Zones ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
The Far East ◽  
International Tourist ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
Research Findings

The article presents the results of scientific research devoted to the study of tourism in the countries of the Far East, obtained at one of its stages. The purpose of the article is to characterize the state of rural tourism in Iran. The article shows how the attitude to tourism has changed in this country, uncovering the main reasons for the growth of domestic and international tourist flows in recent years. There are several areas of rural tourism in Iran, which include visits to historical villages and free trade zones, camping in nomad tents, recreation in parks and natural resorts, and trips to the desert. The main research findings of the authors demonstrate the problems facing rural tourism in Iran and identify the risks that arise in this sector of the economy.

scholarly journals A Survey of Perspectives and Factors in the Development of Medical Tourism in the Middle East

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Hosseini ◽  
Abasat Mirzaei
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Post Discharge ◽  
Health Tourism

Context: One of the most important sciences in the tourism industry, which has numerous financial and social benefits, is health and medical tourism. The health tourism industry is an organized trip out of the living environment to maintain, promote, or restore the health of the mind and body of an individual through medical intervention. Evidence Acquisition: Firstly, 80 articles were identified in different sources. After removing duplicate copies, the number of articles relevant to the study title reached 58. After reviewing the abstracts or full-texts, 35 articles were included in the study based on defined criteria. Results: The gradual growth of medical tourism has numerous economic and social benefits for both the host community and guests. If medical tourism grows, numerous economic sectors will be directly and indirectly affected, providing ground for social cohesion and integration. The health sector is a critical sector for the development of countries in terms of income and employment, including numerous sub-departments, such as hospitals, medical devices, and clinical trials. Coastal tourism and natural resources are also crucial in terms of income and employment. Conclusions: Factors affecting medical and health tourism include medical travel agencies, the Internet and social media, political and economic conditions, commitment to post discharge services, regulatory standards, price transparency, confidentiality of patient medical records, and care costs. Medical issues are related to travel legal issues, residence and flight visas, quality and credibility of health care, and specialty of physician’s credentials.

scholarly journals STRATEGIES FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIAN REGIONS

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-17
Author(s):  
Юлия ВЛАДЫКИНА ◽  
Julija VLADYKINA
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
Recreational Resources

The article analyzes the tourism industry development in Russian regions, taking into account the different approaches to the existing strategies of territorial planning in tourist and hotel spheres. The internal tourist market is dynamically growing and embraces new recreational destinations, however, the economic efficiency and investment activity of these territories still depends on the level of institutional development of the socio-economic system and inter-branch communications. Institutional regulation of the tourist territory, on the one hand, develops and promotes the investment attractiveness of tourist and recreational resources, and on the other hand, stimulates and regulates tourist flows. The subjects-participants of the interaction not only enhance competitiveness and brand recognition, but contribute to the effective promotion of territorial initiatives in the state and investment structures. The article also discusses various approaches to centralized strategy of the tourism industry within the framework of the unified Tourism Development Program in the Russian Federation. The author believes that the problem of forming tourism destinations and clusters, which are necessary for the integrated involvement of the territory in tourism, is multilevel in nature. It covers a wide range of issues starting with the stage of the forming and assessing the register of tourist and recreational resources and ending with the overall coordination of spatial planning. There is no uniform methodology for assessing territorial tourist resources and unambiguous approaches to observing the results of the social and economic activities of the tourist industry in destinations. Nevertheless, many regions have already formed conditions for increasing the mass tourist flow and the development of domestic and inbound tourism products. At the moment, there are some very vivid examples of the intensive attraction of tourist flows in destinations in a fairly short period of time; the article considers exactly such results

Medical Tourism Experience: Conceptualization, Scale Development, and Validation

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 1288-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tathagata Ghosh ◽  
Santanu Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Scale Development ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Treatment Quality ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages

While travel for physical well-being has long been a practice, medical tourism is an emerging phenomenon characterized by medical care combined with holiday-making activities. The medical tourism industry has rapidly grown due to exponential growth in the number of medical tourists worldwide. Despite this upsurge in practice, less research attention has been devoted to exploring the experience and perceptions of medical tourists toward the wide range of services available to them at medical destinations. This article conceptualizes a construct called “medical tourism experience” and develops a scale that measures it. A rigorous scale development procedure is employed, and four studies are conducted. Seven dimensions of this construct are explored, namely, treatment quality, medical service quality, medical tourism expense, medical tourism infrastructure, destination appeal, destination culture, and ease of access. The results reveal considerable opportunity for marketers and policy makers to increase the attractiveness of medical destinations and gain sustainable competitive advantages.

Big Data Research in the Tourism Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-41
Author(s):  
Imadeddine Mountasser ◽  
Brahim Ouhbi ◽  
Bouchra Frikh ◽  
Ferdaous Hdioud
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Data Acquisition Process

Nowadays, people and things are becoming permanently interconnected. This interaction overloaded the world with an incredible digital data deluge—termed big data—generated from a wide range of data sources. Indeed, big data has invaded the domain of tourism as a source of innovation that serves to better understand tourists' behavior and enhance tourism destination management and marketing. Thus, tourism stakeholders have increasingly leveraging tourism-related big data sources to gather abundant information concerning all tourism industry axes. However, big data has several complexity aspects and brings commensurate challenges that go along with its exploitation. It has specifically changed the way data is acquired and managed, which may influence the nature and the quality of the conducted analyses and the made decisions. Thus, this article investigates the big data acquisition process and thoroughly identifies its challenges and requirements. It also reveals its current state-of-the-art protocols and frameworks.

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