scholarly journals HEALTH TOURISM IN TWO SPA RESORTS: BAILE FELIX (ROMANIA) AND BALARUC-LES-BAINS (FRANCE). A COMPARATIVE VIEW

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (special) ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Simona-Violeta Ardelean ◽  
Alexandrina-Florina Teusdea
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Thermal Waters ◽  
Medical Procedures ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Health Resorts ◽  
Travel Abroad ◽  
Tourism Services

Health tourism is becoming more important as people are more concerned about their health. Meanwhile, traveling for healthcare and consuming medical tourism packages has increased significantly in the last decades. Moreover, many tourists travel abroad, with the intention of benefiting from quality treatments at lower prices, and sometimes benefiting from medical procedures which are unavailable in their home countries. Consequently, health and medical resorts make constant preparations to provide services conforming to the customers’ standards. In this article we present in a comparative perspective the case of two health resorts, i.e. Baile Felix (Romania) and Baladuc-les-Bains (France). Both resorts benefit from rich natural resources, especially thermal waters, but also accommodation and treatment facilities enabling them to provide high quality medical and tourism services.

scholarly journals A hazai egészségturizmus minőségügyi értékelése

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
Tibor Marosi ◽  
Pál Molnár
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Thermal Waters ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
Wellness Tourism ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
Outer Environment

In recent years, the role of health tourism has become more significant in Hungary due to growing health awareness, good domestic conditions and the increasingly completed health services. Beside the conditions Hungary has long traditions and internationally accepted references in this area, nowadays wellness tourism is becoming increasingly popularHungary is one of the biggest source of thermal waters, thus health tourism can be a vital part of the domestic tourism industry. The developments of health tourism services are also important for tourist destination. In this paper an overall assessment was done about the services belong to health tourism. Applying a questionnaire survey the evaluation of a Hungarian practice was accomplished, and about 100 wellness hotel were involved, from all parts of Hungary. The results indicate that quality management systems are applied in high rate, but requirements are not determined or applied precisely. Also important establishment is that wellness hotels take the necessary steps to shape up the inner and outer environment perfectly, but feedbacks and direct surveys of guests are missing in many cases. The competition is strong in the market of health tourism, if Hungary means to strengthen his position has pay more attention for implementation of quality practice.

scholarly journals Sports and Health as Cornerstones of Tourism Development: Case Study of Montenegro

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anđela Jakšić-Stojanović ◽  
Neven Šerić
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
International Market ◽  
The Other ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
High Quality

The modern phenomenon of tourism is more focused on specific forms of tourism in which sports and health tourism play a very important role. That fact is not surprising having in mind that they represent interconnected activities that complement each other and give each other completely new dimension. On one side, sports and health represent very important content of tourist offer because of the fact they enable tourists to become active participants in various activities, and on the other side, they represent important driving force for visiting particular destination. The idea of this chapter is to provide a theoretical and practical framework of this issue with a special focus on case study of Montenegro. According to the results of the research that was carried out, the general conclusion is that Montenegro has extremely valuable natural resources and potentials for the development of sports and health tourism, but there are still a lot of challenges that should be faced in the future in order to improve the quality of tourist offer and the level of tourists’ satisfaction as well as to create completely new image of the destination and position it as high-quality sports and health tourist destination on international market.

scholarly journals Analysis of demand for wellness and medical tourism in Hungary

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Katalin Kiss
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Hungarian Population ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
Further Development

Health tourism in Hungary holds major opportunities. When analysing medical and wellness accommodation data, it can be stated that the Hungarian population is keenly interested in health-related tourism services. From the aspect of further development, health tourism based on medical services can be a take-off point for Hungarian tourism. In my opinion, the next few years will be crucial for Hungary’s ranking among health tourism destinations. The country’s initial circumstances are rather favourable, whereas the revaluation of the quality aspects of these services and the fact that the surrounding countries have also recognised the opportunities in health tourism led to an intensified competitive environment. Consequently, if Hungary does not take advantage of its current opportunities, there will be even less chance to develop the country into the primary thermal and medicinal waterbased health tourism destination of Europe in ten years. Yet, this is one of the foci of the objectives set out in the New Széchenyi Plan.

MEDICAL FACILITIES AS A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TOURISM

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desislava Aleksandrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Good Service ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Excellent Service ◽  
Tourism Services

An increased number of countries are practising Medical tourism. The market is large, and the demand is continuously growing. The main characteristics of medical tourism are in the process of continuous development. Geographical proximity is an essential factor, but it is not decisive for the patient's choice. The criteria for acceptable practices in medical tourism, as well as in healthcare in general, are the achievement of excellent treatment, excellent service, and overall a comprehensive tourism product of high quality for consumers. The products offered under the concept of "medical tourism" represent a wide range of practices and procedures in the field of medicine and tourism services. The main criteria that the suppliers of this product meet are the availability and development of appropriate infrastructure and superstructure, including specialized superstructure, qualified staff, excellent technical support and good service.

scholarly journals Marketing pattern for providing health tourism services in Iran

2020 ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Najafipoor Moghadam ◽  
◽  
Irvan Masoudi Asl ◽  
Somayeh Hessam ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Tourism Services

Health tourism provides significant economic, political and social benefits to the active countries, which should be considered in a competitive market. Today, the medical tourism market is considered as one of the most lucrative and competitive industries in the world and is one of the new advanced fields of tourism. This is a descriptive study based on the method of research, and considered as a practical and cross-sectional point of view. This study demonstrates the importance of the mentioned factors in the proposed pattern of health tourism marketing, which should be emphasized by managers in the field of health tourism for short-term and long-term planning to develop it. In the stage of exploratory factor analysis, the “promotion” components with 8 variables, “procedures” with 13 variables, “partnership” with 6 variables, “evidence and symptoms” with 4 variables, “medical package” with 5 variables, “product” with 8 variables, “attention to cultural and medical sensitivities”With 6 variables, “cost” with 5 variables, “People” with 5 variables, and a proposed pattern including 9 factors with 60 items after confirmatory factor analysis Confirmed.

Medical Tourism in India- A Paradigm Shift

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Kumar Dogra ◽  
Pooja Dogra
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
World Class ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

The health tourism Industry is witnessing a sudden paradigm shift in last five years. India has become a home of traditional medicine that has been practiced for several thousand years as a part of manav dharma to give relief to the needy and mostly free of cost. With modern diagnostic and treatment facilities, experienced surgeons, one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in world, and a tradition of caring, India provides world class surgical and healthcare facilities, with comparable success rates and prompt service levels. The potential of medical tourism is such that it can even surpass the revenue earned from IT sector. Recognizing the pivotal contribution of medical tourism to the economic development, the Indian Government has initiated numerous measures to promote this vary young industry to attract international tourism. This has motivated to identify recent trends and opportunities in India for the medical and healthcare tourism, and to explore the critical factors which can lead to success of initiatives taken by ministry of tourism for the development of medical tourism in India. Finally paper suggests measures to enhance medical tourism in the country.

The Development of Health Tourism Services

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna García-Altés
Keyword(s):  
Health Tourism ◽  
Tourism Services

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 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.

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