Medical tourism in tango paradise: The internet branding of cosmetic surgery in Argentina

Viladrich, Anahí; Baron-Faust, Rita

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2013.12.007

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“…It has been argued that seeking cosmetic treatments to improve one's body could be regarded as an investment (Viladrich & Baron-Faust, 2014). Medical tourists are therefore likely to weigh the benefits to be derived from engaging in cosmetic tourism.…”

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Examining medical tourists' intention to visit a tourist destination: Application of an extended MEDTOUR scale in a cosmetic tourism context

Liang

Choi

Joppe

et al. 2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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Behavioral studies of medical tourists are still limited despite a recent and rapid boom in both the business and academic fields. In 2011, Martin, Ramamonjiarivelo, and Martin proposed their MEDTOUR scale to better understand medical tourists' intention to seek treatment overseas. However, the scale has not been validated through application in a different context to date. The present study aims to fill this gap by examining its reliability and applying it in an extended model with perceived risk and perceived benefit. Based on the results of the data collected from Chinese adults, the MEDTOUR scale achieved an acceptable level of factorial, convergent, and discriminant validity. Support was confirmed for all hypotheses with a relatively weak relation between perceived risk and attitude, as well as perceived behavioral control and behavior intention. This study's findings fully support the prediction of behavior intention to travel to a foreign country for medical treatment and provides some useful findings to help medical tourism marketers and hospitals in developing their strategies.

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Examining medical tourists' intention to visit a tourist destination: Application of an extended MEDTOUR scale in a cosmetic tourism context

Liang

Choi

Joppe

et al. 2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…6,9 Much of the available literature is exploratory, anecdotal in nature and highly speculative or comprised of review articles exploring different aspects of medical tourism. [13][14][15][16] Some studies have attempted to establish relationships between various factors, such as motivation, service quality, service satisfaction and revisit intention. 10,17,18 Recently, models to explain destination selection by medical tourists have been proposed; however, these models are limited to a specific source or destination and are not comprehensive.…”

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“…6 Other models to explain the decision-making processes of medical travellers do not consider geographical location, country of origin or socioeconomic status. 6,8,14,16,18 These models are mainly based on travel motivations, perceived risks and destination image and characteristics, factors which are then linked to destination selection and visit intention. 21,22 Other researchers have also proposed travel constraints among the factors influencing individual decision-making.…”

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Role of Travel Motivations, Perceived Risks and Travel Constraints on Destination Image and Visit Intention in Medical Tourism: Theoretical model

Khan

Chelliah

Haron

et al. 2017

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Travel motivations, perceived risks and travel constraints, along with the attributes and characteristics of medical tourism destinations, are important issues in medical tourism. Although the importance of these factors is already known, a comprehensive theoretical model of the decision-making process of medical tourists has yet to be established, analysing the intricate relationships between the different variables involved. This article examines a large body of literature on both medical and conventional tourism in order to propose a comprehensive theoretical framework of medical tourism decision-making. Many facets of this complex phenomenon require further empirical investigation.

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“…Water consumption fluctuates depending on tourist numbers, life styles, income level, available technology, etc., variously constraining or enabling the emergence of water‐intensive TAs. Linkages among certain components may be designed to facilitate the emergence of mutually supportive TAs or tourism and other assemblages as the cases of cosmetic surgery and tango tourism (Viladrich & Baron‐Faust, ) and the development of medical tourism in university towns illustrate.…”

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Tourism destinations as multiplicities: The view from Assemblage Thinking

Briassoulis

2017

Int. J. Tourism Res.

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The nonreductionist assemblage ontology/analytic is introduced to conceptualize tourism destinations as “multiplicities defined by assemblages” to more satisfactorily theorize and analyze their complex socioecological nature, unpredictable dynamics and motley identity, and guide planning or management decisions. Alternative conceptions of destinations—container, unitary whole, and relational place—are critically reviewed. The main tenets of Assemblage Thinking are presented and guide the ensuing analysis of destinations. The contribution of the assemblage ontology/analytic to destination studies and future research are summarized. The proposed conception calls for synthesizing complex systems and relational theoretical frameworks, employing methodological pluralism, and pursuing adaptive governance to foster the emergence of fittingly cofunctioning tourism and nontourism assemblages at destinations.

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Medical tourism in tango paradise: The internet branding of cosmetic surgery in Argentina

Cited by 55 publications

References 43 publications

Examining medical tourists' intention to visit a tourist destination: Application of an extended MEDTOUR scale in a cosmetic tourism context

Examining medical tourists' intention to visit a tourist destination: Application of an extended MEDTOUR scale in a cosmetic tourism context

Role of Travel Motivations, Perceived Risks and Travel Constraints on Destination Image and Visit Intention in Medical Tourism: Theoretical model

Tourism destinations as multiplicities: The view from Assemblage Thinking

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