出版社：Economic Laboratory for Transition Research Podgorica
摘要：This contribution focuses on analyzing the Health and Hygiene
pillar of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) (as
one of the most important determinants influencing tourism
development) in the context of the European area and on assessing
how this aspect is time-dependent. The goal of our research
was to find out whether there is a statistically significant
relationship in the values of the Health and Hygiene pillar among
the surveyed European countries in time. Besides that, we verified
the assumption that if the country is ranked at the forefront
within the GDP per capita indicator, this country will be also located
on the forefront of the Health and Hygiene pillar of TTCI. We
focus specifically on results for Slovakia. To verify the hypotheses
we used Pearson correlation coefficient, linear regression analysis,
Sign test, and Wilcoxon Matched Pairs test. The results show
that variations in the country’s level of health and hygiene change
only slowly over time, and it is difficult to significantly modify
them. We identified possible areas (the number of physician
density and the number of hospital beds) for improving the country’s
health level, especially for the worst-rated surveyed countries.
Moreover, we present here ranking of European countries
within Health and Hygiene pillar for the period 2007-2017, as
well as ranking within level of GDP per Capita (by purchasing
power parity). Finally, we suggest recommendations for improvement
for policy-makers, especially in the area of the motivation of
health facilities, indication experiences, qualification of physicians,
and quality of hospital facilities.
关键词：Tourism;
Health and Hygiene;
Travel and Tourism
Competitiveness Index;
Europe;
