The Role of Factors Affecting Therapeutic Tourists’ Satisfaction in Ahwaz Focusing on Foreign Tourists

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MEHDIZADEH N.; AMIRI A.

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Journal: GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM SPACE Year:2018 | Volume:7 | Issue:28 Page(s): 17-34

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The Role of Factors Affecting Therapeutic Tourists’ Satisfaction in Ahwaz Focusing on Foreign Tourists

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MEHDIZADEH N. | AMIRI A. | Issue Writer Certificate

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tourismQ2

therapeutic touristsQ1

medical infrastructureQ1

AHP ModelQ1

AhwazQ2

Abstract

Therapeutic tourism is one of the most growing sectors of the tourism industry. Since the 1990s, because of several factors such as changes in consumer values, aging of population, the demands of the health services system, and other factors this kind of tourism has expanded and strengthened. Also, because of its benefits and advantages, therapeutic tourism has been the focus of much attention recently. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capabilities of Ahwaz in attracting foreign therapeutic tourists. Based on its nature and methodology, this study was descriptive and analytical; and based on its purpose, it was an applied one. The statistical population of this study consisted of therapeutic tourists, specialists and experts in the field of medical treatment. Using Cochran formula the sample size was determined to be 150 people. The sample of study included 100 therapeutic tourists and 50 specialists. In order to collect information, two researcher-made questionnaires were used. Using Cronbach's alpha, their reliability scores were calculated 0. 71 for specialists and experts’ questionnaire and 0. 85 for tourists’ one. One-sample t-test was used to analyze the data. The AHP method was used to rank the factors affecting the development of therapeutic tourism in Ahvaz. The results indicated that the health, services and welfare infrastructures in Ahwaz were sufficient to satisfy the tourists’ needs and this shows their high satisfaction with these infrastructures, but from the viewpoints of specialists and experts the infrastructures are not sufficient. To determine the decision making options, factors affecting the development of therapeutic tourism, medical resources, traveling services and marketing were considered.

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MEHDIZADEH, N., & AMIRI, A.. (2018). The Role of Factors Affecting Therapeutic Tourists’ Satisfaction in Ahwaz Focusing on Foreign Tourists. GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM SPACE, 7(28 ), 17-34. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/214205/en

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MEHDIZADEH N., AMIRI A.. The Role of Factors Affecting Therapeutic Tourists’ Satisfaction in Ahwaz Focusing on Foreign Tourists. GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM SPACE[Internet]. 2018;7(28 ):17-34. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/214205/en

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N. MEHDIZADEH, and A. AMIRI, “The Role of Factors Affecting Therapeutic Tourists’ Satisfaction in Ahwaz Focusing on Foreign Tourists,” GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM SPACE, vol. 7, no. 28 , pp. 17–34, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/214205/en

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