Aspects of medical tourism: analysis of spa offer in North Macedonia

Metodijeski, Dejan and Filiposki, Oliver and Dzambazovska Zikova, Sanja (2023) Aspects of medical tourism: analysis of spa offer in North Macedonia. In: Challenges of identity, cultural heritage, sustainable development or tourism related with new crises, 11th International Conference "Ohrid-Vodici, 2023", 18-19 Jan 2023, Ohrid.

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Abstract

Spa tourism is a specific type of medical tourism which is constantly growing and represents a significant part of the tourist offer of many countries worldwide, most of them countries with a tradition of using thermal waters. The
rich tradition of using spas for healing purposes in North Macedonia started back in ancient times, and today, there are eighth spa centers located in the five planning
regions. For the purpose of the paper, a research methodology and secondary data sources have been used by consulting literature, studies, statistical data and official web pages of the spa centers in North Macedonia. An analysis and review of spa tourism in North Macedonia has been made, based on a systematic evaluation of the current content of spa tourism offer using methodology of content analysis. In the paper, eighth spa centers are analyzed and beside thermal water, other aspects of spa tourism are covered in the research as restaurant services, accommodation and medical facilities. Data presentation in tables and analysis has shown that, in addition to three spa centers, the capacity of the thermal water for spa tourism
development in the remaining part of the country is insufficiently used.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Economics and business
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics
Depositing User:	Dejan Metodijeski
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2024 08:44
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2024 08:44
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/33234

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