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Enhancement Approach in Well&Illness Tourism

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  • Ruhet Genç

    (Turkish-German University (TGU))

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The component of tourism preparatory parties is to make tourists, whether they are medical or companion, feel more comfortable and bring back home good health attached to good memories. In order to lead a satisfactory discussion primarily wellness and illness tourism concepts are properly described. After explaining their dynamics, factors which are constitutive in these kind of touristic activities, mainly tourists? motivations are mentioned. As being a new era of medical tourism, it is shown that facilitators are of great significance. They offer medical value tourism by eliminating too many unknowns for the tourist. Not only empathy but queries also enable highlighting the tourists? expectations, experiences and showing the ways of understanding their situation better. New medical hubs and the future ones have to take into account, promote consumer researches that they can advance themselves in the light of new information. The best way to develop well&illness tourism is to make tourist, patient and their companion satisfied with their activities and/or treatment.

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  • Ruhet Genç, 2015. "Enhancement Approach in Well&Illness Tourism," Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, Danubius University of Galati, issue 11(2), pages 40-50, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:dug:actaec:y:2015:i:2:p:40-50
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