Eight Thai companies specialising in medical tourism and wellness joined the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and 80 general travel agents in a roadshow to promote Thailand as a medical travel destination to Kuwait and Dubai. TAT says that the UAE is a key market source for medical travellers to Thailand and hope to increase health and wellness tourism by 5% by Q4 2019.
According to TTN, the Thai companies included Phyathai 2 Hospital, APEX Medical Center, Absolute Health Clinic, Sukumvit Hospital, Verita Life, The Spa Samui, Dr.Saran Clinic and FEMTO Research Group.
The article states that Thailand is one of the leading destinations for visitors from the UAE, with many being repeat visitors. The UAE ranks amongst the top three countries in the Middle East with the highest number of visitors to Thailand and year it welcomed over 128,000 UAE tourists.
The article claims that statistics show that 20% of tourists from the Middle East visit Thailand for medical reasons. The top three most requested medical treatments are medical check-ups, plastic surgery and orthopaedic surgery. No source for this data was given.
For an in-depth analysis of the medical travel market in Thailand, visit the IMTJ Country Profile.
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