Савремене тенденције у развоју здравственог туризма у свету и Србији
Contemporary Tendency In Health Tourism Development In The World And Serbia
Author(s): Vukašin Šušić, Milan SpasojevićSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Health Tourism; Wellness; Medical Tourism; Rehabilitation Centers; Medical Clusters
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to present the development of health tourism in the World and Serbia during second half of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century. The basic characteristics of contemporary health tourism are alternation in quantity and quality of tourism supply and demand with differentiation of three basic types: health tourism based on traditional using of natural factors, wellness treatment, and complex medical operation. In Serbia, objects of possible tourism supply in health and medical tourism are located in large cities, spa destinations and some mountains. Tourism supply development could be fostered by medical cluster forming, which is now in progress.
Journal: Teme - Časopis za Društvene Nauke
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 149-162
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Serbian