HEALTH COVER, THE CASE OF MARTIN AND CAROLINA IN AUSTRALIA

Maximiliano E Korstanje and Babu George
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Maximiliano E Korstanje: University of Palermo, Larrea 1079, Buenos Aires
Babu George: SMC University, Vorstadt 26°, Swizerland

Revista de turism - studii si cercetari in turism / Journal of tourism - studies and research in tourism, 2014, vol. 17, issue 17, 8-14

Abstract: This research examines, from a qualitative perspective, some public opinion related to issues associated with the management of a tensed situation. In that process, it identifies some of the subtle differences in the Anglo-Latino cultural expectations. Martin, an Argentine tourist, contracted the Gullien-Barre syndrome in Australia, while enjoying his honeymoon vacation on a Tasmanian island with his partner Carolina. With the passing of days, Martin lost his mobility and was finally hospitalized in emergency. Doctors induced Martin into a coma temporarily because his muscles were paralyzed by the action of the virus. Health costs were more expensive than the family could absorb in Australia. The family had to request the intervention of the Argentine embassy and chancellery for help. In other words, this incident contrasts two world views: hospitality as the institution that historically developed to care and protect travelers versus hospitality as the commercial practice of exploitation.

Keywords: illness; hospitality; health; tourism; security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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