Psoriasis treatment via doctor fishes as part of health tourism: A case study of Kangal Fish Spring, Turkey

Sayili, Murat; Akca, Hasan; Duman, Teoman; Esengün, Kemal

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2006.08.010

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“…biological and cosmetic renewal, cardiological programs, and prophylactic facilities) elicited the rebirth of spa tourism in Poland. Similarly, Sayili et al (2007) illustrated another example of incorporating wellness and entertainment elements into healing treatment methods of spa facilities in Kangal Fish Spring, Turkey. By emphasizing the aspect of wellness from a unique natural resource of doctor fish known to cure psoriasis, the authors argued that the spa has become an international destination for health tourism.…”

Section: Spa and Health Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, the popularity of spa tourism is geographically broad. Rapid growth of spa tourism has been well documented in Europe (Kapczynski & Szromek, 2007;Snoj & Mumel, 2002), North America (McNeil & Ragins, 2004), South America (Williams et al, 1996), and Asia (Knight, 1996;Sayili, Akca, Duman, & Esengun, 2007). Second, various types of spa destinations have been developed in terms of size and quality.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Third, by incorporating unique themes (e.g. thermal water, exotic massage, doctor fish, and herbal food) into spa facilities and programs, spa destinations have positioned themselves to attract particular target markets seeking either therapeutic and medical needs (Sayili et al, 2007), esthetic treatments (Yu & Ko, 2012), or entertainment uses (Williams et al, 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%

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By responding to the current emphasis on health and wellness in modern society, the spa industry has experienced a rapid growth in the last two decades. To understand the determinants of revisitation and long-term attitudinal loyalty, this study investigated how visitors perceive the potential value of spa experiences. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of two distinct dimensions of perceived value (functional and wellness values) in spa visitors' decision-making process for future behavior. Based on the framework of "quality-perceived value-satisfaction-behavioral intention", a field survey was conducted to test the mediating role of functional and wellness values in the case of Jinan Red Ginseng Spa located in South Korea. The findings provide further information to explain the underlying mechanisms for increasing spa visitors' behavioral intention to revisit and recommend.

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“…These issues have led tourism businesses to begin catering to individual's health (Chen et al 2008). This increased demand for health products could also be linked to increased pollution in cities, poor diet and unhealthy lifestyles (Yeoman 2008)) Spa tourism has become a way of meeting the demands for health and wellness for a long time (Sayli et al 2007). …”

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The Future of Urban Spas: A Trend Analysis of the UK Market

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An affluent and ageing society allows consumers to refine their approach to health because they now have the choice of striving for perfect health, as opposed to merely living disease-free. The elderly are the most frequent users of health-related goods and services. At the same time, the growth in tourism has come from short breaks in urban centres, thus as consumers strive to extend their healthy years the spa holiday market is growing. In the United Kingdom a number of factors have driven the growth of the urban spa break including the rise of the experience economy, awareness of the health benefits of spas and accessibility to greater supply. This research paper identifies a number of key trends that are shaping the urban spa holiday market and future business implications thus allowing decision-makers an insight into the patterns of change that is occurring now.

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“…Sayli et al (2007) describes Kangal Fish Spring as a health tourism destination and investigates socio-economic and visitor characteristics of the people visiting Kangal Fish Spring. As part of the study, 104 visitors to the destination were surveyed and visitor perceptions about the destination and visitor characteristics were reported.…”

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Medical Tourism System Model

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International Journal of Tourism Sciences

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The purpose of this research is to develop a medical tourism system model. Applying basic principles of the tourism system model introduced by Leiper, this model presents medical tourism components, their roles and relationships, describing a comprehensive phenomenon in the system. Despite a rapid development of medical tourism industry and businesses in recent years, a number of stakeholders are experiencing unnecessary debates and confusions in this area resulting in duplication of policies, waste of budget and human resources. This seems to be mainly contributed by the lack of a theoretical background like a whole system model which explains simultaneously the components of medical tourism and their roles and relationships. This model introduces and explains main elements of medical tourism such as types of medical tourists, medical tourists generating regions(MTGRs), medical tourist destination regions(MTDRs), types of medical tourists, types of medical service providers, medical agencies, medical tourism products, areas of medical tourism services (medical facilities and services, hotel and food and beverage services, tourism facilities and services, and governmental and socio-cultural factors), and types of relevant human resources. This model also presents the differences of services provided to the various types of medical tourists, and a systematic service procedure incorporating service components and human resources required by the tourists as they move from MTGRs to MTDRS and finally back to MTGRs.

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Psoriasis treatment via doctor fishes as part of health tourism: A case study of Kangal Fish Spring, Turkey

Cited by 53 publications

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The Role of Functional and Wellness Values in Visitors' Evaluation of Spa Experiences

The Role of Functional and Wellness Values in Visitors' Evaluation of Spa Experiences

The Future of Urban Spas: A Trend Analysis of the UK Market

Medical Tourism System Model

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