this end, at a time of general crisis within the tourism sector. In spite of the great number of companies from the tourism … sector that join multi‐sponsor loyalty platforms and the high volume of tourism service offers (flights, journeys, hotel … sales in different tourism service categories, related with the redemption of points, have been evaluated by comparing them …

framework. This is certainly the case in other fields of study and is becoming increasingly obvious in tourism research also …, either in the tourism literature or in other fields of study, and in doing so the authors provide a basis for tourism …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the variety of relations existing in tourism networks, identified as … the importance of intensifying relationships between tourism companies themselves and between them and policy makers. It … between the stakeholders in tourism destination, and the use of network analysis' techniques. Practical implications …

had, in recent times, an influence on the study of tourism destinations. This paper aims to describe this approach and … overview of the complexity framework, the paper discusses its validity and applicability to the study of tourism systems by … for the study of tourism destination governance, providing insights into its organisational structure and dynamic …

Purpose – The major purpose of this introduction to the special issue of Tourism Review on health and medical tourism …/methodology/approach – The paper reviews relevant health and medical tourism and cognate literature. Findings – The paper identifies some of the … interrelationships between different areas of health and medical tourism, including wellness and wellbeing tourism, dental tourism, stem …

from 27 semi‐structured interviews with wellness tourists a benefits of wellness tourism scale (BWTS) was developed. It was … tourism organisations. Findings – In total, six benefit factors emerged from a principal axis factor analysis: transcendence …

tourism have created a shift or rupture in the history of healthcare provision and into the lives of different stakeholders …. The purpose of this paper is to detect and assess the rupture caused by global health care or medical tourism within the … field of the written media, in order to define the reality of medical tourism as a trans‐historical field. Design …

Purpose – A key driver in the medical tourism phenomenon is the platform provided by the internet for gaining access to … first systematic review of medical tourism sites, interrogating them for the range and quality of advice on seeking care … review, the paper comments on the nature of medical tourism information available and the extent to which information …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use a theoretical model to create a scale to predict medical tourism (MT …

survey was undertaken of their views on consuming health and medical tourism products. Findings – It was found that there is … a definite opportunity for medical tourism in Macao among Chinese tourists. The bodycheck is the medical service most … prefer to package their medical trip with tourism activities. Research limitations/implications – Macao is the perfect place …