Journal article
South to South Medical Tourists, the Liminality of Iran?
Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, Vol.22(1), pp.1-27
2021
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.
Details
- Title
- South to South Medical Tourists, the Liminality of Iran?
- Authors
- Sanaz Soltani (Author) - Abo Akademi University, FinlandMaedeh Ghorbanian (Author) - University of Zanjan, IranAaron Tham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, Vol.22(1), pp.1-27
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.1080/1528008X.2020.1747588
- ISSN
- 1528-008X; 1528-0098
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450972202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism