2.4. Decision-making and motivations in medical tourism
Stephano and Fetscherin (2016) categorized factors in “push and pull” model to explain economical part of health tourism: o Push factors are the consumer demands the medical trip such as “socio-demographical (e.g., age, gender, income, education) or health-related (e.g., insurance status, health status) factors”. Its initial decisions and explains the traveler’s motivation to drive away from home to visit another country for medical treatment. o Pull factors are the supply side to attract travelers, which includes “medical tourism destination such as overall country environment (e.g., stable economy, country image), healthcare and tourism industry of the country (e.g., healthcare costs, popular tourist destination) and quality of the medical facility and services (e.g., quality care, accreditation, reputation of doctors)”. It is the decision on destination choice the country, specific place and specific medical provider.
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Tourism-based factors are general tourism destination factors, which help travelers to make decisions on the vacation trips according to their lifestyle preferences and “increase in the age of tourists”: o The country environment is safety, political, economic and even cultural stability of the country. Cultural environment, mostly consists of language barriers, interest in learning a new culture or visit the cultural affinity countries. o Country attractiveness is geographical and tourists factors such as weather, beautiful and exotic landscapes, beaches (ocean, sea), natural resources; and historical and modern attractions. o And other tourism factors
Medically-based factors are the main factors of medical tourism decision-making to looking for medical treatments of other
Many things will affect people’s decision to travel, the destinations they choose and for how long they stay. Different destinations are affected by different factors, here we will explore these factors and the destinations they effect.
Globalization in healthcare is a topic that has been the subject of many debates worldwide. While practically the entire world is becoming a global village due to globalization, the healthcare industry was considered to be invulnerable to this trend. This was attributed to the fact that healthcare is a service industry, where service is delivered on area of purchase. However many developments not only in the healthcare industry but in the entire economical sphere as a whole have seen the aspects of globalization. As a result globalization in the healthcare industry is a common phenomenon in the contemporary world. As the healthcare industry across global boundaries becomes increasingly intertwined,
In this document I am going to be looking at factors that affect both inbound and domestic tourism deciding to travel to the UK or travel within the UK. Some examples of factors that I will be reviewing include the following; health, safety and security, accessibility, marketing campaigns, availability of products and services, quality of good and services, economic recession in the UK/and or tourist generating countries, exchange rate, travel restrictions, emerging of new markets, competition from other destinations and finally weather.
The financial connection between cost of a visit to physiotherapist and number of visits is the value request relationship. On the off chance that one variable moves an indistinguishable way from the other, at that point the two factors are specifically related and the course of such relationship is said to be certain; On the off chance that one variable moves the other way as the other, at that point the two factors are contrarily related and the heading of such relationship is said to be negative. The bearing of this connection between cost of visits and number of visits is negative.
In light of these new traits of the society, the health care sector must develop itself and address the new needs of the society. Furthermore, these new needs are not only shaped by the changes in the life style of the population, but other traits as well. For instance, at a demographic level, it is noted that the population ages at a rapid rate and requires more health care. Then, at an economic level, it is noted how the internationalized economic crisis poses new threats and limits the population's access to health care.
Rich history and heritage: This is one of the most important factors for attracting tourist. The places customers are going to visit are the ones having rich history and great culture heritage so it not only attracts them to visit but also provide them a better and deep understand about local culture and lifestyles.
In any country, external forces can influence or shape the basic character of a healthcare delivery system (Shi, 2015). These forces consist of political climate of a nation, economic development, technological processes, social and cultural values, physical environment, population characteristics such as demographic and health trends, global
According to the PubMed Report “Why do patients continue to see the same physician?” most consumers typically try to patronize the same care providers. [3] This may not necessarily hold true in all countries. Additionally, nomadic consumers in the U.S. are an exception to this observation. Sometimes, consumers prefer that different care providers treat specific conditions. For example, a female consumer might want treatment by a gynecological specialist for issues related to women’s health. Other consumers might choose to patronize a doctor who has a reputation for a pleasant bedside manner or the ability to keep highly sensitive patient information
In addition, there are many types of tourism around the word. For example, religious tourism, medical tourism, social tourism, sports tourism, shopping
With constant changes in the health environment, the principles such as opportunity cost, trade and scarcity- guide economics in its application towards health promotions and social change implementation are vital tools. Understanding these principles and their ability to influence decision making for resource allocation in public health initiative remains important. The principles of demand were considered while evaluating the need for Be There San Diego initiative and taking into
Within travel and tourism inbound and domestic tourism are frequently changing, there are many internal and external factors which have a major impact and contribute to these changes. In this assignment I am going to analyse 3 internal and 3 external factors which affect the travel and tourism industry.
Tourism plays a vital role in economic development in most countries around the world. The industry has not only direct economic impact, but also significant indirect and influential impacts. There is agreement among experts that the travel and tourism sector is the fastest growing of global economy. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011, growing about 3.8%up from 2010 (WTO, 2012).
In contrary, health and wellness tourism is now had been immerging to the world wide and it is an international trend set by the health travellers who seeking to enhance their well being through their travel experiences. Health tourism refers to an activity by health facilities that used the natural resources, such as mineral water or climate in order to give the health services. Health tourism also is defined by Goodrich and Goodrich (1987) as an attempt on the tourist facility to attract tourists by promoting and providing its health-care services and facilities. Besides, wellness travellers are a person who seeks a wellness travel experience, which is generally healthy to
Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers travelling internationally to deliver healthcare.
This is to certify that the project titled “Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism- A Case Study of Punjab ” is the original work of Ames Gill student of MBA (T&H). This project has been undertaken under the supervision of Dr. Varinder Singh Rana Faculty, School of Hospitality. This project has been submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master of Business Administration in Tourism & Hospitality from Lovely Professional University.