Result Summary
The survey takers were asked why they thought ‘medical tourism’ was a new buzzword (or more accurately a ‘buzz phrase’). Fifty-six per cent (56%) agreed that it was ‘Because increasing numbers are traveling for healthcare,’ with almost the same percentage (55%) also agreeing that it was ‘Because medical tourism benefits a cross section, including governments, insurance companies, travel/tourism, healthcare and facilitators’. Fifty-t per cent (53%) agreed that it was ‘Because it offers value for money’ and 46% said that it was ‘Because big hospitals are promoting it.’
