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Turkey Offers Rejuvenating Medical Tourism Packages



Cheap Healthcare in Unexplored Turkey

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Turkey, long renowned for its historical and cultural treasures is all set to offer cheap healthcare to tourists.  A Turkish medical tourism package offers, among other things, natural therapies at spas specializing in geo-thermal packages.  The country is rich in natural resources and has begun an aggressive development and marketing project aimed at attracting tourists to these regions.  Long term investment plans are on the anvil to promote Turkey’s medical tourism packages and ensure that cheap healthcare is made available to international tourists 

Turkey’s Medical Tourism Packages Require Medical Travel Insurance

Yozgat province in central Anatolia is being developed as a premier destination offering cheap healthcare in Turkey.  Apart from Yozgat, the government is working on developing the health tourism potential of a number of locations in the southern Aegean region and the Marmara area.  Massive investments in the medical tourism industry have been announced.  Prominent among these is an ambitious $45 million spa that is slated to be completed within the next seven years. This spa and resort will accommodate approximately 1500 tourists, foreigners as well as locals.  But until Turkey emerges as a tried and tested medical tourism destination, travelers are encouraged to go with insurance and plenty of research.  Accreditation, credentials, and training are just as important in the holistic healing industry as it is in more traditional medical sectors. 

The “Natural” Allure of Turkey’s Medical Tourism Packages

Turkey is the seventh richest country in the world when it comes to thermal resources, but thermal tourism accounts for just one percent of the country’s revenue, and the sector has remained underutilized to a large extent. Healtex, the Turkish health fair, is scheduled to travel through Europe and Abu Dhabi this year to draw larger volumes of touristsInternational travelers need to work out personal medical travel insurance details before availing of Turkey medical tourism packagesApart from raising international awareness about Turkish thermal tourism among foreigners, the government is also educating the locals about this sector.  So, whether you’re looking to cure a niggling ache or unsightly rash or you just want to spend some much needed vacation time soaking in natural goodness, Turkey is where you should be headed.  Just make sure your medical travel insurance papers are in order before you sign up for a Turkey medical tourism package.   

Source: “Turkey promotes geothermal resources for tourism,” The Journal of Turkish Weekly, Jason Nash Oxford Business Group, March 5, 2007