Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing businesses in the world over the recent decades. Total international tourist arrivals increased from 674 million in 2000 to 1,035 million in 2012 (World Tourism Organization, 2013). International tourism receipts in 2012 reached US$1,075 billion worldwide, documenting a 20% increase over 2009 (World Tourism Organization, 2013). World tou...

treacher collin’s syndrome (tcs) is a rare inherited condition characterized by bilateral and symmetric abnormalities of structures within the first and second bronchial arches. patients with tcs present a serious problem to anesthetists maintaining their airway as upper airway obstruction and difficult tracheal intubation due to severe facial deformity. because of retrognathia, airway manageme...

Introduction: Medical tourism is currently accepted as a developing industry. It describes the act of leaving home for treatment and care abroad. There are several factors that influence choice of destination for patients in medical tourism. Identification of these factors and prioritization according to importance weights could help international healthcare providers develop t...

Sustainable tourism has achieved the status of being the superior goal in Norwegian government tourism policy, and is attaining much attention in the international scientific and political discourse on tourism. However, have policies on sustainable tourism and related concepts actually managed to make tourism more sustainable? This article seeks to address this question by first presenting the ...

introduction rural areas, due to their landscapes, natural attractions and abilities attract tourists. however, there emerge kinds of tourism that with respect to conditions and particularities leave behind different impacts and consequences around that rural set up. in iran, too, attractions and scenic landscapes as well as suitable ecological condition of some of the villages have caused rema...