Medical Tourism Market Segmentation by Choice Motivation of Medical Tourists in China: A Two-step Cluster Analysis Applied (중국인의 의료관광 선택 동기에 의한 시장세분화연구 -2단계 군집분석을 적용하여-)

Cha, Jae Bin (차재빈); Lee Hoon Young (이훈영)

Medical Tourism Market Segmentation by Choice Motivation of Medical Tourists in China: A Two-step Cluster Analysis Applied

Journal of Tourism Sciences
Abbr : JTS
2014, 38(9), pp.291-314
Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
Research Area : Social Science > Tourism

Cha, Jae Bin ¹, Lee Hoon Young ¹

¹경희대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Applied 2-step cluster analysis, this study segmented and identified the market of Chinese potential tourists by continuous variables of choice motivation (push-pull factors) of medical tourism and by categorical variables of demographic features and behavioral features of medical tourism. The study, then, attempted to suggest some implications of strategic marketing for segmented markets to boost medical tourism. The target of the survey was potential medical tourists living in China and who were waiting in Airports of Beijing and Guangzhou to depart for overseas tours. As a result of the empirical analysis, 3 clusters were drawn using 2-step cluster analysis. The difference of the clusters on choice motivation of medical tourism showed to be significant in all choice motivation of medical tourism except for the medical factor among push factors. In the conclusion, the study presented major results of the study, the implications, limitation of the study, as well as the tasks for future studies.

KEYWORDS

Medical tourism, Choice motivation, Market segmentation, 2-Step cluster analysis

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