GEOTOUR & IRSE 2012.pdf - Fakulta BERG - TUKE

Salgótarján, 04. – 06. October 2012
Fig. 5 Average length of stay, 2010 (day)
Source: own compilation by KSH Geographical Atlas
Medical tourism in Hungary is characterized by the perfect geographical features of the country and
a dynamic market. These factors enable the companies to utilize synergic effects. In the North-
Hungarian Region complex developments are needed and the improvements of the connection
between the branches of tourism supply (wellness tourism, leisure and sport activities, horse
tourism, city tours, wine tourism, gastronomy tourism).
In the future, a solution to the current problems could be joining the settlements with different
characteristics, baths and tourist attractions, with the development of “thermal ways” and clusters,
devising system thinking and the improvements of networks. The capacities implemented are
inadequate in many cases due to the lack of efficient organization and networking of tourist
elements and without a wide choice of services. Meeting customers‟ demands or providing high
standard services are not always achieved either.
With regard to these opinions we established the Virtual Health Tourism Research Center in the
framework of a project. It is a virtual, interfaculty organizational unit of Miskolc University whose
object is to strengthen the relations and cooperation between the faculties. The Faculty of Earth
Science and Engineering, Faculty of Healthcare and the Faculty of Economics taking part in the
work of the research center have established an organization suitable to coordinate the researches
with different topics.
The research center aims at supporting the establishment of new interdisciplinary training and
research in Miskolc and in the surroundings. Furthermore it would like to focus on promoting
healthy lifestyle. The main goal is to increase the quality of life of local residents and to benefit
from the health tourism potential of the region.
In the area of the Bükk Mountains the medical bath potential is well developed and of high quality.
Until now Lillafüred has been certified as a climatic health resort together with Parádsasvár to be
found in Mátra Mountain. According to the research results of the Virtual Health Tourism Research
Center in the future Miskolctapolca can also obtain this certificate. Our analysis included the
determination of the local human potential as well, so the regional human resources have also been
evaluated.
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