Medical Tourism: Overview The term ‘medical tourism’ perhaps still unfamiliar for some people. Medical tourism is best described as a travelling activities across national border with the purpose of receiving some kind of medical treatment (Lunt, et al., 2011). Commonly, it comprises of cosmetic surgery, dental care, elective surgery, and fertility treatment, however it also offer a full range of medical treatments. Such as, cancer therapy, cardiovascular surgeries, orthopedic treatments, weight
According to Tribe article, “Tourism is not an old subject of research and activity in universities, but despite its relative youth, it has already generated substantial amounts of knowledge. For example Annals of Tourism Research has been producing articles since 1973. The number of specialist research journals stands at over 50 and a recent search of the CABI(Center for Agriculture and Biosciences International) abstract service revealed the existence of around 50,000 items (mainly articles but
Tourism is actually a awfully vital international business attributable to its nice contribution to the economy.1 Indeed, tourists consume a varicolored array of products and services, with linkages to nearly each business within the economy. So, it's typically thought of as an important issue for native development, and nice attention is dedicated to the measure of its economic impact.2 At identical time, however, the ‘cultural’ impact and therefore the potential risks generated by unsustainable
climate change and unrestricted development are to blame for this discouraging fact. Boracay is, undoubtedly, one of the country’s top tourist destinations, and as such, has been a major source of income for the Philippines. In 2016 alone, Boracay tourism generated a revenue of 43.9 billion pesos from the 1.7 million tourists who flocked to this island paradise. However, in its continuing efforts at being a top tourist destination, Boracay businesses have intensified the construction of tourist-related
Christopher Manning is an extremely experienced business owner living in Cape Cod. He has been operating several hotels in the area for the past few years. Manning set out to improve the tourism industry in Cape Cod, so he decided to get into the business and make a few tourist spots to visit. Manning is now the owner of Pylon Hospitality Management Inc., a hotel company that is located in Cape Cod. This company makes sure to do business with both tourists and the local residents of the area with
1.0 Introduction The article for this literature review was taken from International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research. The article reviewed is ‘Taiwan’s MICE visitors: business, leisure and education dimensions’ which is authored by Che-Chao Chiang, Brian King and Thu-Huong Nguyen and published in year 2012. The research is based on the motivational and socio-demographic characteristics of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) visitors to Taiwan in order
Developing Rural Tourism Promoting Rural Tourism for Sustainable Development and Livelihood Generation This brief sheds light upon the various aspects related to rural tourism and the great potential that India keeps for emerging as a rural tourism icon. After discussing the key factors responsible for the potential growth of rural tourism, the brief enlists various centrally sponsored schemes for supporting rural tourism in the country. In further section, a few organizations functioning across
Introduction The tourism industry is changing. The internet and customer reviews have changed the whole environment in which tourism is conducted. One of the biggest contributors to this change is TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) is a website which allows the customer to find the information about the tourist location and see the feedback from the people. TripAdvisor altered the booking habit of the customers as now the customers are not solely dependent upon the official presentation of the
of the STB as the NTO. Singapore Tourism Board (STB), which was formally known as Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB), was formulated to increase Singapore's attractiveness to tourists. It's primary roles were to coordinate activities with tourist enterprises, enhance and develop the infrastructure and superstructure of tourist facilities and attractions, regulate policies and standards within the tourism industry, and continually market Singapore as a tourism destination. Over the years, STB
1. Introduction To become one of the top tourist spot in the Asia, Singapore has been expanding their tourism sector from travelling to business conventions, becoming a hub for vast array purposes. It is mentioned by Singapore Tourism Board (2016) that in June 2016, Singapore has contributed greatly in the overall expenditure of $5.4 billion in receipts and a healthy amount of 1.3 million of visitors. This shows that it plays a significant role of support in contributing in the overall economy