...Diana Dryglas; Melanie Kay Smith Purpose The purpose of this theme issue is to explore the development of health tourism in challenging times, with a particular focus on the Visegrád countries. The issue investigates the ways in which health tourism enterprises and destinations can enhance...

...Diana Dryglas; Melanie Kay Smith Purpose This article provides the background to the topic being addressed in this issue: how to manage the development of health tourism in challenging times in the Visegrád countries. This introduction provides an overview of the current situation in the region...

...Melanie Kay Smith Purpose This article identifies some of the challenges facing health tourism development in Hungary and uses research with expert respondents to make recommendations for the sector. Design/methodology/approach A combination of literature review, recent statistics and Delphi...

...Anna Białk-Wolf; Adrian Lubowiecki-Vikuk; Diana Dryglas; Kai Illing; Tadeusz Jędrzejczyk Purpose The aim of this article is to conceptually assess the healthiness of regions. A developed health region can become an attractive health tourism destination. Within the framework of the sustainable...

... Medical tourism Health system Health tourism In the 21st century, the scale of travel beyond national borders for medical care has reached unprecedented levels. This phenomenon is called medical tourism and can be defined as “travelling abroad with the intent to make use of medical treatment...

... publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Bibliometric Definition Development Health tourism Poland Research trends Medical tourism in Poland is quite firmly anchored in science and business. This is evident...