Medical Health and Sports Tourism : An Overview

Contents: Preface. 1. Medical tourism: A Global outlook. 2. Medical tourism in India: a global comparison. 3. Promoting medical tourism in India: Holiday and hospital packages approach. 4. Medical tourism: conclusion and Recommendation. 5. Introduction to space tourism, exploration, habitat and advocacy. 6. Private space flight companies offering services in space and space tourism: an exhaustive listing. 7. Major global organizations associated with space travel and tourism. 8. Introduction to commonwealth games, tourism and sports tourism. 9. Draft national sports tourism strategy: a case of Australia. 10. Sports tourism and its impact on environment. Bibliography. Index.

This book titled “Medical Health and Sports Tourism: An Overview” provides readers with an introductory overview of medical tourism, with a global outlook. The medical tourism in India is described and a global comparison is made. The elements and practices required for promoting medical tourism in India, Such as, with the help of holiday and hospital packages approach, are discussed. Focus lies on recommendations in this regard. The introduction to space tourism, exploration, habitat and advocacy is given with highlights on private spaceflight companies offering services in space. An exhaustive listing of space tourism is described with highlights on major global organizations associated with space travel and tourism. The focus also lies on introduction to commonwealth games, tourism and sports tourism. Emphasis is there on introduction to commonwealth games, tourism and sports tourism. Emphasis is there on introduction to commonwealth games, tourism and sports tourism. A draft national sports tourism strategy is described with a case of Australia. Focus also lies on sports tourism and its impact on environment. (jacket)