Tourism border-making: A political economy of China's border tourism

Border Tourism on the Russian - Chinese Border

The paper focuses on the tourism development strategy of the Amur Oblast called “Twin Cities”. Said initiative became the first attempt of the Russian Far Eastern regions to create the hospitality industry towards Chinese tourists in the Sino-Russian borderlands. Bringing together such sub-disciplines as border tourism, urban planning and territorial development helps to find out the peculiarit...

Reflections on Health Tourism and Cross-Border Health Care

Pnm-7: Cross-Border Reproductive Care or Fertility Tourism

Background: The fertility tourism is a term refers to the cross-border movements made by infertile patients in order to receive reproductive treatment through assisted reproductive technology. In recent years the number of countries involved in medical tourism has been increased. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the research that has explored aspects of crossborder reproductiv...

Cross-Border Quest: The Reality and Legality of Transplant Tourism

Background. Transplant tourism is a phenomenon where patients travel abroad to purchase organs for transplants. This paper presents the results of a fieldwork study by describing the experiences of Dutch transplant professionals confronted by patients who allegedly purchased kidney transplants abroad. Second, it addresses the legal definition and prohibition of transplant tourism under national...

"Dental tourism": issues surrounding cross-border travel for dental care.

When I visit my dentist I travel 4 kilometres from my residence to her office. My experience is commonplace; many Canadians commute from their homes or workplaces to see a nearby dentist. Although our coffee might come from Colombia and our clothes from China, for most of us dental care is as local as the neighbourhood grocery store, library or community centre. However, for some people, obtain...