The tourism industry segments the general market of travelers in order to understand its market. Seniors, families, students, various nationalities or ethnicities, luxury travelers as well as people with disabilities all fit into that universe. Wikipedia's entry on tourism got me to thinking about "Health Tourism."
Now, anything dealing with medicine and disability runs the risk of controversy and hijacking into arguments about limits of the "medical model of disability." However, there is an actual industry around travel for medical purposes -- and tourism while at the destination - that is quite competitive. Some basics are discussed at the blog Jigsaw Puzzle:::::: .
Further Reading:
http://tngicubehealthcare.blogspot.com/2005/02/global-health-trade.html
Posted by rollingrains at May 9, 2006 05:35 PM