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Published by: Global Industry Analysts
Published: Oct. 1, 2009 - 177 Pages
Table of Contents
- 1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- Specialty Tourism - A Prelude
- Growth and Development of Tourism Market
- Table 1: Global Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2012
- Table 2: Global Tourism Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of International Tourism Expenditure by Geographic Region - Europe, North America, Commonwealth, Eastern Europe, China, Japan, and Rest of World
- Adventure Tourism - The Fastest Growing
- Segment of Leisure Travel
- Adventure Tourism is No More the Young Men’s Pie
- Expedition Travel - A Growing Market
- The Bucket List Adventure Travel
- Declining Brand Loyalty Among Leisure Travelers
- Medical Tourism - An Overview
- Table 3: Global Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2012
- Cosmetic Procedures - The Leading Medical Tourism Segment
- Evolution Timeline of Medical Tourism
- Growth Factors
- Low Medical Costs
- Table 4: Cost of Various Medical Procedures by Country and Cost of Procedure as a Percentage to the US
- Factors Favoring Low Cost Treatments in Developing Countries
- Less Waiting Time
- High Success Rates
- Advanced Medical and Infrastructure Facilities
- High-Level Room Care
- The Role of Accreditation Bodies
- Table 5: JCI Accredited Facilities by Select Country - Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Brazil, India, Thailand, Mexico, Malaysia, and Costa Rica
- The Influence of Affiliations
- Global Medical Tourism to Witness
- Growth Despite Recession
- Effects of Global Economic Slowdown on Medial Tourism Industry
- Decline in Patient Flow in Clinics and Hospitals
- Growth Prospects
- Top Priorities of Medical Tourists
- Constraints in Medical Tourism Market Successful Strategies
- Medical Tourism Boosts Hospitality Industry
- Medical Tourism Promotes Hotel Industry
- Dental Tourism: A Burgeoning Market
- Comparison between Asian and Latin American Medical Tourism Industry
World Tourism - Key Statistics
- Table 6: Global Tourism Market (2006): Number of International Visitors (In Million) by Most Visited Tourist Locations - Times Square, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom, Trafalgar Square, Disneyland, Niagara Falls, and Fisherman's Wharf & Golden Gate
- Table 7: Global Tourism Market (2006): Number of International Visitors (In Million) by Most Visited Cities - London, Bangkok, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York City,and Dubai
- Table 8: Global Tourism Market (2006 & 2007): International Tourist Arrivals (In Million) by Most Visited Countries - France, Spain,United States, China, Italy, and United Kingdom
- Table 9: Global Tourism Market (2006 & 2007): International Tourism Receipts (In US$ Billion) by Leading Countries - United States, Spain, France, Italy, China, United Kingdom, and Germany
- Table 10: Global Tourism Market (2006 & 2007): International Tourism Expenditure (In US$ Billion) by Top Spending Countries - Germany, United States, United Kingdom, France, China, Italy, and Japan
- 2.TRENDS & ISSUES
- Increased Medical Awareness Drives Growth
- Culinary Travel Gains Momentum
- Adventure Travel Gaining Popularity Among Women
- Economic Downturn Creates a Buyers Market
- Western Health Experts Not in Favor of Medical Tourism
- Private Sector Dominates the Healthcare Services Market
- Role of Government in Medical Tourism Industry
- Spas and Hospitals Overlap
- Major Drivers of Medical Tourism
- Exorbitant Treatment Cost
- Demographics
- Long Waiting Periods
- Complementary Services
- Minimal Insurance Cover
- Information Sharing
- Inadequate Facilities at Home Country
- Issues Facing the Medical Tourism Industry
- Quality of Surgical Procedures
- Insurance Coverage
- Follow-Up Care
- Vague Malpractice Laws
- Strategies to Address Key Issues
- Accreditation
- Joint Ventures
- 3.PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- Tourism - Introduction
- Background
- Classification of Tourism Industry
- Specialty Tourism
- Adjectival Tourism
- A Peek into Select Tourism Types
- Adventure Tourism
- Overseas Adventure Tourism
- Leading Players in the Adventure Travel Sector
- Adventure Travel for the Physically Challenged
- Battlefield Tourism
- Creative Tourism
- Dark Tourism
- Eco-Tourism
- Background to Eco-tourism
- Criteria of Eco-tourism
- Eco-Tour Organizing Companies
- Natural Resource Management
- Guidelines & Education for Eco-tourism
- Sustainability
- Sustainability Enhancement Methods
- Mismanagement in Eco-tourism
- Environmental Impacts
- Environmental Hazards
- Local Communities
- Threat to Indigenous Cultures
- Educational Tourism
- Geo-Tourism
- Green Tourism
- Leisure Tourism
- Mass Tourism
- Coastal Resort Tourism (Coastal Tourism)
- Residential Tourism
- Cruise Tourism
- Marine and Coastal Tourism:
- Historical Review
- Impact of Mass Tourism
- Environmental Concerns
- Social Concerns
- Medical Tourism
- Historical Background of Medical Tourism
- Segments of Medical Tourism
- Dental Tourism
- Fertility Tourism
- Who Seeks Out and Where?
- Hospital Supply Chain and Logistics
- The Supply Chain Network for an International Patient
- Logistics Management
- Procedure of Medical Tourism
- International Healthcare Accreditation
- Issues Facing Medical Tourism
- Care Quality
- Legal Issues
- Ethical Concerns
- Popular Destinations for Medical Travel
- Space Tourism
- Historic Review
- Space Tourists
- Prospective Space Tourists
- Sub-Orbital Flights
- Virgin Galactic
- Space Laws in the United States
- Players in Space Tourism
- Spiritual Tourism
- Sport Tourism
- Winter Tourism
- 4.MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
- 5.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
- 6.SERVICE LAUNCHES
- A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
- 1.THE UNITED STATES
- Tourism Industry - Overview
- Tourism Industry in Colorado Eyes Heritage
- Key Demographic Facts
- Table 11: US Current & Future Analysis for Leisure Travel Market - Annual Expenditures in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2012
- Trends & Issues
- Time Poverty Strikes Tourism Industry
- Consumer Confidence and Customer Satisfaction Indexes Plunge
- Internet Emerges as the Leading Tool for Travel Planning
- Demand for Online Concierges Grows
- Local Healthcare Providers Attempt to Promote Domestic Medical Tourism
- Employers and Insurers Favor Medical Tourism
- Family Reunion Travel Spurts
- Travelers Search for Trusted Travel Information
- A Peek into Medical Tourism Market of the US
- US: Losing Out on Price
- Table 12: Cost of Various Medical Procedures - A Glance
- Adopting Real Cost Control
- Inbound Medical Tourism: A Minor Market
- Table 13: US Inbound Medical Tourism Market: Inbound Patient Flow (in Thousands) and Inbound Medical Tourists Expenditure (in US$ Billion) for the Years through 2012
- Outbound Medical Tourism: Inevitable Growth
- Table 14: US Outbound Medical Tourism Market: Flow of Outbound Patients (in Thousands) and Spending by Outbound Medical Tourists (in US$ Billion) for the Years 2008 through 2012
- Patients Travel in Search of Alternative
- Treatments
- Preferred Destinations
- Growth Factors
- Domestic Medical Tourism
- Healthcare Outsourcing - An Overview
- US Hospitals - Overseas
- Setting Global Standards
- Medical Facilitators are in Demand
- Requirement of Unbiased and Informed Advocacy
- Assessing Standards of Medical Care at Facility Level
- Eco-Tourism on the Rise
- Table 15: US Current & Future Analysis for Adventure Travel Market - Annual Expenditures in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2012
- 2.JAPAN
- Underdeveloped Tourism - The Major Bottleneck
- 3.EUROPE
- Tourism in Europe -Overview
- Tourism in Pre-Twentieth Century
- Table 16: European Current & Future Analysis for Travel & Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years through 2012
- Table 17: European Tourism Market (2007): Number of Outbound Trips by Leading Country - Germany, UK, France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland (In Million)
- Table 18: Online Travel & Tourism Market in Europe (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Type of Service - Air Travels, Hotels and other Accommodations, Package Tours, Rail,and Car Rentals
- European Medical Tourism Market Faces Many Challenges
- Private Medical Care Tourism Destinations for Westerners
- Fertility Tourism Soars
- 3a.BULGARIA
- Tourism Industry - Overview
- Table 19: Bulgarian Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Table 20: Foreign Tourist Arrivals by Select Country for the year
- 2008
- 3b.FINLAND
- Nature Tourism in Finland - An Overview
- 3c.FRANCE
- Overview
- Table 21: French Tourism Market: Number of Outbound Trips (In Million) for Years 2004 through 2008
- Spiritual Tourism: Healing Waters of Lourdes
- Historical Background
- 3d.GERMANY
- German Medical Tourism - An Insight
- Table 22: German Tourism Market: Number of Outbound Trips (In Million) for Years 2004 through
- 2008
- 3e.MALTA
- Healthcare System in Malta - An Overview
- 3f.POLAND
- Poland - A Growing Medical Tourism
- Destination
- 3g.PORTUGAL
- Healthcare Tourism - A Brief
- 3h.RUSSIA
- Tourism Industry - Overview
- Table 23: Russian Current & Future Analysis for Travel & Tourism by Category - Personal Travel & Tourism, and Business Travel & Tourism Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years through 2012
- 3i.SPAIN
- Hospitality & Leisure Industry - Overview
- 3j.TURKEY
- Medical Tourism Industry in Turkey
- Table 24: Turkish Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years through 2012
- Growth in Investments
- Turkey Eyeing Larger Share in European
- Medical Tourism Sector
- 3k.UKRAINE
- Overview
- 3l.UNITED KINGDOM
- Leisure Tourism Industry in the UK -A Brief
- UK Hospitality Sector
- Outbound Medical Tourists - An Overview
- Table 25: UK Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Expenditure in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Table 26: UK Medical Tourism Market: UK Citizens (In '000) Traveling Overseas for Medical Treatments
- Table 27: UK Medical Tourism Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Tourists Traveling Overseas for Medical Treatment by Type - Dental, Cosmetic Surgery, and Other Surgery, Scans and Treatments
- Table 28: UK Medical Tourism Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Tourists Traveling Overseas for Medical Treatment by Country - India, Hungary, Turkey, Germany,Malaysia, Poland, Spain, Belgium,and Others
- Grappling With Poor Medical Facilities
- Table 29: Waiting Time for Select Medical Procedures in the UK
- Stay Hotels - Overview
- The Extended Stay Hotels Concept
- Key Statistics
- Table 30: UK Travel & Tourism Market:Overseas Visits by UK Citizens forYears 2004 through 2008
- Table 31: UK Travel & Tourism Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Overseas Visits by UK Citizens by Length of Stay - 1 to 3 Nights,4 to 13 Nights, 14 to 27 Nights, 28 Nights,and Nil Stay
- 4.ASIA-PACIFIC
- Asia-Pacific Outshines Other Regions in Tourism Growth
- Travel Restrictions Divert Middle East Patients to Asia
- Asia: Largest Market for Medical Tourism
- 4a.ARMENIA
- Cultural and Historical Tourism in Armenia
- 4b.AUSTRALIA
- Inbound and Outbound Tourism to Grow
- Ideal Market for Medical Tourism
- Table 32: Australian Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2012
- 4c.CHINA
- Tourism Industry - Overview
- Table 33: Chinese Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years through 2012
- Olympics Offsets Waves of Turbulences
- Medical Tourism in China - A Brief
- Chinese Domestic Tourism
- Table 34: Chinese Tourism Market: Domestic Travelers (In Million) for the Years through 2010
- Growth of Disposable Income
- Change in Public Holiday Schedule
- Infrastructure Improvements
- Outbound Tourism Industry
- Key Statistics
- Table 35: Chinese Tourism Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Star-Rated Hotels by Category - 5-Star, 4-Star, 3-Star, 2-Star,and 1-Star
- Table 36: Chinese Tourism Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Income for Star-Rated Hotels by Category - 5-Star,4-Star, 3-Star, 2-Star, and 1-Star
- 4d.HONG KONG
- Hong Kong Emerging as a Dominant Force in Medical Tourism
- 4e.INDIA
- Tourism in India - An Overview
- Table 37: Indian Current & Future Analysis for Travel & Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years through 2012
- Tourism Sector in India to Witness GrowthDespite Adverse Situations
- Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Tourism
- Indian Hotel Industry - A Brief
- Future Perspective
- Indian Medical Tourism Market - An Overview
- Table 38: Estimated Cost of Select Medical Procedures in India
- Medical Tourism Industry in India on a Growth Path
- Medical Tourism Business Registers
- Growth Despite Economic Slowdown
- Indian Medical Tourism Industry - Attracting
- Foreign Patients
- Indian Health Tourism Industry: A New
- Destination for Gulf Patients
- Chennai Develops into Foremost Destination for Medical Tourism
- Wellness Tourism on an Upward Trend
- Ayurveda and Yoga: New Features of Tourism
- High Success Rates Attract Medical Tourists
- Government to Boost Future Health Tourism Market
- Rental Wombs Attract Medical Tourists
- Hubs of ‘Medical Excellence’
- Kerala
- Punjab
- Maharashtra
- Karnataka
- The Indian Advantage
- Future Prospects
- Table 39: Indian Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Dental Tourism Expands in India
- Table 40: Indian Current & Future Analysis for Dental Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Adventure Tourism: New Community Conscious Tool
- India Emerges as Destination of Golf Tourism
- 4f.INDONESIA
- Indonesian Medical Sector - A Brief
- Table 41: Indonesian Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through
- 2012
- 4g.LAOS
- Government Initiatives to Improve Tourism
- 4h.MALAYSIA
- Tourism Industry to Flourish in Northern Corridor Economic Region
- Table 42: Malaysian Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through 2012
- Malaysian Medical Tourism Stands Out in Economic Recession
- Table 43: Malaysian Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through
- 2012
- Table 44: Malaysian Medical Tourism Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of International Medical Tourists by Country - Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, India, and Others
- Robust Growth Forecast for Medical Tourism
- Prospective of Medical Tourism Industry
- Medical Tourism in the Past
- Initiatives by Malaysian Government
- 4i.NEW ZEALAND
- Medical Tourism
- Adventure Tourism Injuries - A Brief
- Table 45: New Zealand Tourism Market: Tourist Arrivals (In Thousand) to New Zealand by Country - Australia, United Kingdom, United States, China, Pacific Islands, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Canada, Northern Europe, and Others for Years 2008, 2009 (E) & 2010 (E)
- 4j.PAKISTAN
- Pakistan - A Destination for Desperate
- Customers
- 4k.PHILIPPINES
- Overview
- Medical Tourism - A High Growth Market
- Table 46: Estimated Cost of Select Medical Procedures in the Philippines
- Table 47: Philippines Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through
- 2012
- Promising Filipino Medical Tourism Market
- 4l.SINGAPORE
- Tourism Industry - Overview
- Medical Tourism in Singapore - A Brief
- Table 48: Singapore Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Strengths of Singapore's Medical
- Tourism Market
- Table 49: Singapore Medical Tourism Market: Medical Tourist Arrivals (in Thousands) for Years 2004 through
- 2010
- Medical Tourism: Economy Booster - A Recent Past Perspective
- Government Initiatives
- 4m.SOUTH KOREA
- Outbound Tourism in South Korea
- Government Revives Tourism Tempo
- South Korea: An Emerging Market for Medical Tourism
- Table 50: South Korean Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through
- 2012
- Table 51: South Korean Medical Tourism Market: Breakdown of Foreign Medical Tourists for Years 2008 through 2012 (In '000)
- 4n.TAIWAN
- Medical Tourism - Overview
- Chinese Travelers: Untapped Potential
- Key Statistics
- Table 52: Taiwanese Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Table 53: Taiwanese Tourism Market (2008 & 2009): Breakdown of Per Capita Spending by Category - Hotel Bills, Shopping, Meals Outside Hotel, Transportation, Entertainment,and Others
- Table 54: Taiwanese Tourism Market: Breakdown of Tourist Arrivals (In '000) by Region - Japan, China, and Others for Years 2008, 2009 &
- 2010
- 4o.THAILAND
- Tourism Industry - Overview
- Political Instability Curtails Growth
- Table 55: Thailand Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years 2008 through
- 2012
- Thailand - The Largest Market for Medical Tourism
- Table 56: Estimated Cost of Select Medical Procedures in Thailand
- Table 57: Thailand Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years through
- 2012
- Preferred Medical Tourism Destination for Iranians
- Superior Services at Low Price Make Thai an Attractive Market
- 5.LATIN AMERICA
- 5a.ARGENTINA
- Medical Tourism Industry in Argentina:A Snapshot
- 5b.BRAZIL
- High Registering and Accreditation Activities in Brazilian Healthcare
- Medical Tourism Market in Brazil Challenged by Many Factors
- 5c.COLOMBIA
- Overview
- 5d.COSTA RICA
- Costa Rican Medical Tourism - A Brief
- 5e.CUBA
- An Overview of Medical Tourism in Cuba
- 5f.MEXICO
- Medical Tourism in Mexico -An Overview
- 5g.PANAMA
- Medical Tourism - Overview
- 5h.URUGUAY
- Medical Tourism in Uruguay - An Insight
- 6.MIDDLE EAST
- 6a.IRAN
- Tourism Industry of Iran
- 6b.ISRAEL
- Medical Tourism Market
- 6c.JORDAN
- Medical Tourism - Overview
- Table 58: Jordan Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Government Boosts Therapeutic Tourism
- 6d.UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- United Arab Emirates Aims to Increase Tourist Inflow
- Growing Market of Medical Tourism in UAE
- Table 59: UAE Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years through 2012
- Medical Tourism in Dubai - An Overview
- Table 60: Dubai Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years through
- 2012
- Medical Tourism in Dubai Induces Growth of Spa Resorts
- 7.AFRICA
- Health Tourism Market
- Eco-tourism Market
- Table 61: African Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for Years through 2012
- Table 62: African Tourism Market (2005-2007): Breakdown of International Annual Tourist Arrivals by Country - South Africa,Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria,and Others
- Table 63: African Tourism Market (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of International
- Annual Tourist Receipts by Country -South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia,Algeria, and Others
- 7a.ALGERIA
- Tourism - An Emerging IndustryGovernment Initiatives
- 7b.EGYPT
- Tourism in Egypt to Undergo a Boom
- 7c.KENYA
- Tourism Industry -Overview
- Important Destinations
- Government Efforts to Encourage Family Tourism
- Table 64: Kenyan Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years through 2012
- 7d.RWANDA
- Government Promotes Cultural Tourism
- Table 65: Rwanda Current & Future Analysis for Cultural Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- 7e.SOUTH AFRICA
- FIFA World Cup 2010 to Boost Tourism
- Growth in South Africa
- Medical Tourism in South Africa -
- An Overview
- Table 66: South African Current & Future Analysis for Medical Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through
- 2012
- Major Adventure Tourism Destination
- 7f.TANZANIA
- Tourism Industry - Overview
- Table 67: Tanzanian Current & Future Analysis for Tourism Market - Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2012
- Wildlife Tourism
- Table 68: Tanzanian Administration of Wildlife - Total Land Area (in %), Number of Parks/Reserves, and Permissible Categories for Game Reserves, Game Controlled Areas, National Parks, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- 7g.UGANDA
- Ugandan Spiritual Tourism Market
- Ugandan Health Tourism Market
GLOBAL DIRECTORY
AbstractThe global outlook series on Specialty Tourism provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of Specialty Tourism industry, highlights latest market trends, key growth drivers, and major challenges. Market discussions in the report are amply illustrated with 68 fact-rich market data tables, charts, and graphs. Regional markets briefly abstracted include the United States, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Armenia, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Uruguay, Iran, Israel, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The report also offers a recapitulation of recent mergers, acquisitions, service launches, and corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 399 companies worldwide.BR>
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