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HEALTH TOURISM IN ASIA: THE READINESS OF BALI'S HEALTH TOURISM
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The development of tourism in Indonesia, apparently affect the complexity of the needs of the tourists. Often while traveling, the travelers need an adequate health and/or medical infrastructures. For this reason, health tourism is a tremendous potential to be taken seriously. Unfortunately, not many hospitals in Indonesia's tourism destinations are ready for it. This study aimed to uncover, how the development of health tourism in Asian countries, and as a study in the future development of health tourism in Bali.
This preliminary research paper is qualitative study, uses descriptive literature approach. This research is very important, given that the development health tourism in Asia and Bali is essential. This study is also expected to be beneficial for the advancement of health tourism in Bali, as well as being a reference in the future study related to health tourism in Bali.
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