Medical tourism is a blend of tourism and healthcare as it is all about traveling beyond your national boundaries in order to seek medical treatment. The main motive of medical tourism is to save money on treatments and get the benefits of excellent medical facilities. Medical tourism includes health tourism, wellness tourism, dental, tourism, and spa tourism.
Wellness tourism is broader term in medical tourism, which emphasizes on enhancing the health conditions through alternative, traditional and complimentary healthcare services. Dental tourism is also an integral part of medical tourism, which refers to travelling overseas in order to achieve and maintain the dental health. Spa tourism aims to promote general healthcare and relaxation. It is based on the traditional healing of water as people move to natural hot water springs for relaxation and healing. Further, alternative wellness tourism includes traditional methods of curing and healing. Nowadays, many countries offering traditional methods of healing and curing chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, metal disorders, joint pain, trauma, and other related problems. Countries like India and Singapore offer ayurveda, yoga and other traditional therapies to their guests in order to make them feel relax and promote health and wellbeing.
The second edition of International India Medical Tourism Congress, more often referred to as IIMTC, went underway from 20 November to 21 November 2015 in the Indian capital city of New Delhi. One its kind …
According to CII Grant Thornton whitepaper India’s medical tourism industry will get more than doubled in size within next five years. At present the Indian medical tourism industry is estimated at $3 billion in value …
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Medical tourism industry has experienced an exponential growth in recent years. It still continues to grow, with many considering it to offer a win-win situation for developing countries, and medical tourists who need access to …
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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd, is now into medical tourism. For now, the Eastern Zone of the railways has taken the lead in this field. The new venture is aimed at people …