Health-care tourism in Singapore
Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
ISBN: 978-1-84855-674-4, eISBN: 978-1-84855-675-1
Publication date: 15 July 2009
Abstract
Researcher defined health tourism as part of a tourist facility or destination to attract tourists by promoting its health-care services and facilities besides its regular tourist amenities. This study aims to find out how tourists perceive Singapore as a choice of destination for health-care treatment. Our findings reveal that “medical facilities” is the most important factor to consider when they seek for overseas treatment. While both the Asia and non-Asia groups of respondents perceive Singapore having good medical facilities, the Asia group considers “communication” as a problem they may encounter in Singapore whereas the non-Asia group is more concerned with “cost.” The implication of the results is also discussed.
Citation
Hui, T.-K. and Wan, D. (2009), "Health-care tourism in Singapore", Chen, J.S. (Ed.) Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 109-123. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-3542(2009)0000005010
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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