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Medical Tourism and the Application of Technology

In: Handbook of Technology Application in Tourism in Asia

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  • Ozlem Ozbek

    (Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University)

  • Azizul Hassan

    (The Tourism Society)

Abstract

In medical tourism, people living in one country travel to the other with an intention for receiving medical services and treatments. Almost all forms of medical and surgical procedures fell within the scopes of this tourism type. One of the key aspects of medical tourism is its affordability that is highly addressed in the recent years. For benefitting medical tourism, many countries in Europe have applied innovative technologies as well as made immigration restrictions far more flexible and cross-border movement friendly. Apart from this, the inter-country cooperation has been strengthened for both expertise and capacity enhancements. All of these initiatives pushed forward the common development of medical tourism. The aim of this conceptual research is to analyze medical tourism from the supportive policy framework of innovative technology application followed by the cross-border perspective. Medical tourism industry in Turkey is considered an example for Asia to follow. Data and information were collected from secondary sources that included both published and online resources. Findings outline that medical tourism is on the rise that is mostly benefitted from the policies aiming to encourage innovative technology application and cross-border migration. From the example of the Turkish medical tourism industry, this research asserts on the effective role play of the government and the application of relevant technologies.

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  • Ozlem Ozbek & Azizul Hassan, 2022. "Medical Tourism and the Application of Technology," Springer Books, in: Azizul Hassan (ed.), Handbook of Technology Application in Tourism in Asia, chapter 28, pages 607-627, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-16-2210-6_28
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-2210-6_28
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    1. Md. Ashikur Rahman Avi & Mohammed Mosaraf Hossain & Dr. Md. Amirul Islam, 2022. "Tourism and Hospitality industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact analysis and some recovery strategies for Bangladesh," International Journal of Science and Business, IJSAB International, vol. 14(1), pages 40-49.

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    Medical; Tourism; Technology; Turkey; Asia;
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