Thermal Spring Health Tourism in Albania: Challenges and Perspectives

Gambarov, Vusal; Gjinika, Hecarta

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47732-9_30

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“…There are potential biosecurity and nosocomial risks associated with international medical tourism [28]. One research study collected 133 electronic copies of Australian television programs (66 items) and newspapers (65) about medical care overseas from 2005 to 2011 [29]. By analyzing these stories, the researchers discovered that Australian media coverage of medical tourism was focused geographically mainly on Asia, featuring cosmetic surgery procedures and therapies generally not available in Australia.…”

Section: Scholarly Reviews and Meta-analyses Of Medical Health And Wellness Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In response to the demands of medical-health-wellness tourism, destination development and promotion are attracting growing levels of scholarly interest. Scholars from different countries have discussed the market status of Turkey [12,59], the Caribbean [60] and Barbados [61], India [62,63], Canada [64], and Albania [65]. Table 3 outlines the most frequently researched country destinations in this respect.…”

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Medical, Health and Wellness Tourism Research—A Review of the Literature (1970–2020) and Research Agenda

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Morrison

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Medical, health and wellness tourism and travel represent a dynamic and rapidly growing multi-disciplinary economic activity and field of knowledge. This research responds to earlier calls to integrate research on travel medicine and tourism. It critically reviews the literature published on these topics over a 50-year period (1970 to 2020) using CiteSpace software. Some 802 articles were gathered and analyzed from major databases including the Web of Science and Scopus. Markets (demand and behavior), destinations (development and promotion), and development environments (policies and impacts) emerged as the main three research themes in medical-health-wellness tourism. Medical-health-wellness tourism will integrate with other care sectors and become more embedded in policy-making related to sustainable development, especially with regards to quality of life initiatives. A future research agenda for medical-health-tourism is discussed.

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Section: Scholarly Reviews and Meta-analyses Of Medical Health And Wellness Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%