Development trends of medical and health tourism in Romania

Sergii Iaromenko
PhD in Geography, Lecturer of Economic and Tourism Management Department, Odessa National Economic University, e-mail:syaromenko@gmail.com

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Iaromenko, S. (2015), Development trends of medical and health tourism in Romania. Ed.: M. Zveryakov (ed.-in-ch.) and others [Napriamky rozvytku likuvalno-ozdorovchoho turyzmu v Rumunii; za red.: М. I. Zveriakova (gol. red.) ta in.], Socio-economic research bulletin (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, Issue 2, No. 57, pp. 87–98.

Abstract

The natural resources of Romania, such as climatic factors, mineral water, curative mud, features of the biggest resorts and resorts areas, are considered in the article. The territorial organization of medical and health tourism and the place of Romania in the tourism market of the Central and Eastern Europe subregion are distinguished. The concept of medical and health tourism structure are considered. The infrastructure of hotel branch for the resort areas of Romania and tendencies of resort branch development are characterized and also the main reform directions of Romanian resort branch and strategic projects for modernization and the improving of efficiency of resort branch are considered.

Keywords

natural resources; mineral water; curative mud; health resort branch of Romania; medical and health tourism.

JEL classification: L83

UD classification: 338.48

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