The health care tourism product in Western Europe

Abstract

Health‐care tourism, once treated as a miscellaneous activity within a destination, is now a prominent activity in many European countries. The health services now provided throughout Europe include medical check‐ups, special diets, vitamin‐complex treatments, herbal remedies, hydrotherapy, balneotherapy and so on.

Citation

Gilbert, D.C. and Van De Weerdt, M. (1991), "The health care tourism product in Western Europe", The Tourist Review, Vol. 46 No. 2, pp. 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb058063