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South to South Medical Tourists, the Liminality of Iran?
- Source :
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Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism . 2021, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p55-81. 27p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Liminal spaces of medical tourism remain under-investigated. To address this gap, liminal spaces of Azerbaijani, Armenian and Iraqi medical tourists to Tabriz, Iran are explored. Using a mixed-method approach employing direct observations, interviews and 150 questionnaires of medical tourists, data were collected and analyzed using AMOS (Analysis of a Moment Structures) software. Among the range of factors tested, appropriate infrastructure and medical tourist monitoring had the highest influence on shaping medical tourists' liminal spaces. Theoretical and managerial outcomes of this research contribute toward a nuanced understanding for destinations catering to existing and future medical tourists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MEDICAL tourism
*LIMINALITY
*TOURISTS
*MOMENTS method (Statistics)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1528008X
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148277397
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1528008X.2020.1747588