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Strategic Management Perspective On The Challenges And Opportunities In Iran Health Tourism

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  • Ismet ESENYEL
  • Serdar SAYDAM
  • Azadeh HESHAMI

    (Girne American University, Cyprus)

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The tourism industry is one of the world's largest and most efficient economic activity that creates the highest level of added value and directly and indirectly influences other economic & cultural activities...

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  • Ismet ESENYEL & Serdar SAYDAM & Azadeh HESHAMI, 2015. "Strategic Management Perspective On The Challenges And Opportunities In Iran Health Tourism," Tourism Research Institute, Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 11(1), pages 24-43, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:jtr:journl:v:11:y:2015:i:1:p:24-43
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    1. Lautier, Marc, 2008. "Export of health services from developing countries: The case of Tunisia," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 67(1), pages 101-110, July.
    2. Bernal, Richard L., 2007. "The globalization of the health-care industry: opportunities for the Caribbean," Revista CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), August.
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    Keywords

    Tourism industry; Health Tourism; Iran; Attracting; Effective; SWOT;
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    JEL classification:

    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development

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