... and social science approach to map sex tourism, drawing on sex worker and tourist situations alongside global forces including technology, human rights, law enforcement and health. Findings A new, holistic conceptual model is presented, containing interacting, multi level associations. Whilst the separate...

...Anita Medhekar; Ho Yin Wong; John Edward Hall Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the supply-side factors that determines the quality of global healthcare services from medical tourism healthcare providers’ (MTHP) perspective, which provide value-in-medical-travel to foreign patients...

...C. Michael Hall; Tomas Mainil; Vincent Platenkamp; Herman Meulemans 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...

...Rico Maggi; Loredana Padurean Purpose The future growth of international tourism is challenged by concerns of political instability, safety, socio‐economics and environmental impact. Furthermore, globalization has increased competition in tourism markets, and destinations are exposed to tough...