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Strategic Alliances: A Conceptual Model of Health Tourism

Strategic Alliances: A Conceptual Model of Health Tourism
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Author(s): Nilufer Vatansever Toylan (Kirklareli University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 20
Source title: Handbook of Research on Managerial Thinking in Global Business Economics
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Hasan Dinçer (Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey)and Serhat Yüksel (Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7180-3.ch028

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Abstract

This chapter is aimed at examining the concept of alliances, which has been used as a strategy in the service industry, with a theoretical perspective and how it can be applied to the tourism industry. Specifically, alliances in health tourism are examined by an integrated model proposed for Turkey. Therefore, a literature review has been presented in this chapter. From this, a model created for strategic alliances in the health tourism industry is adapted from the literature. From explaining strategic collaborations in a general context, strategic alliances in tourism industry, examples about Health Tourism Alliances from the world and from Turkey specifically, a model is proposed for Health Tourism Alliances. Lastly, some theoretical and practical implications and suggestions for future studies are presented.

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