Research for TRAN Committee - Health tourism in the EU: a general investigation
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15-06-2017
This study defines and explores health tourism and its three main components: medical, wellness, and spa tourism. Health tourism comprises around 5% of general tourism in the EU28 and contributes approximately 0.3% to the EU economy. Health tourism has a much higher domestic share than general tourism does. Increasing the share of health tourism may reduce tourism seasonality, improve sustainability and labour quality, and may help to reduce health costs through prevention measures and decreased pharmaceutical consumption.
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Tomas Mainil, Eke Eijgelaar, Jeroen Klijs, Jeroen Nawijn, Paul Peeters
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- EKONOMI
- ekonomisk analys
- ekonomisk politik
- ekonomisk tillväxt
- ekonomiska läget
- EU-statistik
- EU:s finanser
- EU:s finansiering
- Europa
- Europa
- EUROPEISKA UNIONEN
- FÖRETAG OCH KONKURRENS
- förvaltning
- GEOGRAFI
- handlingsprogram
- hälsa
- hälso- och sjukvårdskostnader
- hållbar utveckling
- medicinsk turism
- resande
- samhällsfrågor
- SOCIALA FRÅGOR
- turistpolitik