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A REVIEW OF HEALTHCARE TOURISM IN TURKEY AND SUGGESTIONS
A REVIEW OF HEALTHCARE TOURISM IN TURKEY AND SUGGESTIONS

Author(s): Emman OBIESIE
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Tourism
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Healthcare; Medical Tourism; Alternative Tourism;

Summary/Abstract: Health tourism is a type of service tourism in which various medical and nonmedical treatments are offered in combination with travel and accommodation services. Many people in the world aim to increase their well being through health tourism. Health tourism is a holiday-centered concept designed to relax one’s body and mind or to increase well being. Health tourism is defined as the mobility of people seeking treatment abroad. Health tourism includes planning and realization of travel, offering accommodation, healthcare, and other complementary services to tourists wishing to receive treatment, traveling back to the country of residence, and follow-up of the recovery process where necessary. Health tourism should be considered as a set of activities in which preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative or supportive health services are offered together with transportation, accommodation, and leisure time options

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 371-375
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English