Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the relative importance of sustainable tourism practices to medical … tourists. Sustainable management practices have become the accepted and appropriate model for tourism. Medical tourists, those … are the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC). These criteria have been designed to be the minimum practices to …

associated with international medical tourism. Design/methodology/approach – The note reviews relevant medical tourism and … complications as a result of international tourism. Although these are clearly significant at an individual level they also … regulations which currently shows considerable variability. Social implications – The development of international medical tourism …

management, tourism networks, strategic networks and strategic management the paper proposes a concept that could be of use in …

Purpose – The availability and price of oil are intimately linked to the global economy and as a result to tourism …. This paper aims to present the results from research on tourism and oil, undertaken with a particular focus on New Zealand … prosperity in countries of origin, and in particular tourists' income, is of critical importance for outbound tourism, especially …

Purpose – The European Alpine region is an important tourism destination that at the same time faces environmental … challenges. In aiming for a sustainable development of Alpine tourism, tourism boards and municipalities of 22 villages cooperate … passage for sustainable tourism mobility, which improves the possibilities for environmentally friendly travel to, between …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the factors that make tourism a particularly … the Alpine tourism regions of Tyrol, South Tyrol and Trentino. A GABEK analysis was performed. Findings – The findings … suggest that the tourism sector is suitable for new minority entrepreneurship because of the relatively low entry barriers and …

influence the urban tourism destination image of Budapest. Design/methodology/approach – Place marketers' strategies highly … influence the tourism and hospitality industry and contribute to competitiveness. Findings – The findings show that London … should be deepened. Practical implications – The research offers a new approach to consider Chinese tourism‐related services …

applies to the field of water sport tourism, which has not yet intensely been analysed by researchers. In order to analyse …

Purpose – Tourism has become a global industry, with the destination being at the core of the tourism product. Due to … toward the tourists. Originality/value – This study emphasizes the complexity of the tourism product. Moreover, it is shown …

Purpose – In South Tyrol, Italy, and in other alpine destinations, the role of publicly financed tourism destination …