Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the interplay of memorable tourism experiences (MTE) dimensions in driving behavioral intentions of heritage tourists through the mediating role of satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach: Empirical data were collected from tourists in the heritage city...

Purpose: This paper aims to briefly highlight the evolution and overview of theories and methods applied to studies on residents’ perceptions and attitudes towards tourism development and proposes several new areas of inquiry for future scholarly research. Design/methodology/approach: This is...

Purpose – The major purpose of this introduction to the special issue of Tourism Review on health and medical tourism is to outline some of main issues that exist in the academic literature in this rapidly developing field. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews relevant health and...

Purpose – The major purpose of this research note is to explore some of the potential biosecurity and nosocomial risks associated with international medical tourism. Design/methodology/approach – The note reviews relevant medical tourism and cognate literature. Findings – The note finds...

Purpose: This paper aims to provide a perspective on privacy in tourism and hospitality. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic review of journals was undertaken in addition to thematic analysis. Findings: Relatively little research has been undertaken on privacy in tourism and hospitality...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the benefits sought by three different types of wellness tourists: beauty spa, lifestyle resort, and spiritual retreat visitors. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the findings from 27 semi‐structured interviews with...

Purpose – Non‐discursive practices such as the economy and political constellations have always caused shifts in history. However, in the network society of today, these shifts have become omnipresent. Globalization of health and medical tourism have created a shift or rupture in the history...

Purpose – A key driver in the medical tourism phenomenon is the platform provided by the internet for gaining access to healthcare information and advertising. Given the pivotal role of web‐based resources, there are important questions about their role and function including: the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use a theoretical model to create a scale to predict medical tourism (MT) intentions. Design/methodology/approach – The theory of planned behavior (TPB) model was applied to MT by creating a 49‐item questionnaire and collecting data from a...

Purpose – This article aims to examine how Macao could become a destination to attract health and medical tourists from the People's Republic of China (China), as since its return from Portuguese control in 1999 it has been capitalising on its position as a cultural link between Portugal and...