Health Tourism and Anatolian Blessings Medicine: A Strategic Business Model Proposal for Turkey’s Branding

Authors : Hasan Hüseyin YILDIRIM

Pages : 1-32

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Publication Date : 2020-04-10

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :          The phenomenon of health tourism has begun to play a major role in societies` social life, economic development, and integration with the world. Health tourism involves a wide range of products and destinations and is becoming an area that many public and private stakeholders participate in at the international, national, regional, and local levels. Countries and other interested actors compete with each other to attract potential health tourists. To have a considerable share and to become a sustainableactor in this competitive environment, countries must create a competitive identity and continuously develop and sustain this identity. This identity can be accomplished via branding.            The paper has two major objectives. The first objective is to propose a `Health Tourism Branding Model` that can be used by countries. The second objective is to exemplify the Turkish case designed based on the proposed model.            In conclusion, we strongly believe that countries should shape the organization and strategy of their health tourism in the framework of the proposed business model with a strategic approach and viewpoint.
Keywords : Health Tourism, Anatolian Blessings Medicine, Health Tourism Branding Model, Strategic Business Model, Turkey