Strategic Analysis of Development of Medical Tourism Macro-Destinations

  • Vadim Victorovych BAIEV National University of Food Technologies, Ukraine
  • Ivan Stepanovych BAKHOV Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Ukraine
  • Katerina FOKINA-MEZENTSEVA Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Ukraine
  • Nataliya BORETSKA Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Ukraine

Abstract

The article identifies the basic stages of the process of determining strategic objectives of a medical tourism destination. It suggests a range of tools for conducting a SWOT-analysis based on such analytical materials as Medical Tourism Index, World Economic Forum: Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report. It also carries out a SWOT-analysis of macro-destinations of the leading countries in medical tourism.

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Published
2019-10-02
How to Cite
BAIEV, Vadim Victorovych et al. Strategic Analysis of Development of Medical Tourism Macro-Destinations. Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 4, p. 801-808, oct. 2019. ISSN 2068-7729. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/3886>. Date accessed: 27 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jemt.v10.4(36).10.