MEDICAL TOURISM GROUP What is it about?

MEDICAL TOURISM GROUP What is it about?

It is a group for medical tourism of entrepreneurs, business-owners, investors, health policy and government agencies to find useful and variable information, advice, insights, resources and inspiration for planning, launching, running and growing their medical tourism business.   We accept and encount link-minded thinkers, innovators, early adopters and influencers in medical tourism.

Together we can work on medical tourism technical assistance assignments in the spheres of health tourism, thermal waters, health tourism administration, urban and regional planning, and professional capacity development.

This is driven by the following concerns:

1-Tourism benefits local residents as it leads to improved infrastructure and services, as well as the creation of numerous employment opportunities in the host countries.

2-Health and wellness tourism can be developed in any place that has licensed practitioners and health facilities proximate to an international airport and guest accommodations.

3-Health and wellness tourism is a big industry based on many small and medium businesses, individual solopreneurs, and foreign investment.  

4-Funding for this nascent industry are limited and should be spent conservatively until there is sustainable return on investment.

5-There are, however, many drawbacks and negative side effects generated by the health and wellness tourism industry which must be mitigated to the extent possible.

6-Tourism is a big industry based on many small businesses.

7-Health and wellness tourism can be a powerful positive force for economic development, but can sometimes give rise to several drawbacks.

8-Tourism has changed as an idea, with emerging different/new types of tourism, with a differentiation at the needs of the tourists.

9-People and countries should promote their cultural heritage and tradition in order to promote wellness and to help to visitors and locals alike to live better lives.

10-Entrepreneurship and tourism are two highly-interconnected fiscal elements.

11-Health and wellness tourism development seems new not only to local companies and local communities but to the governmental agencies as well.

12-The outlook for the medical travel and health and wellness tourism industry worldwide looks promising as countries with great opportunities for development  penetrate the market.