DUBLIN, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and
Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4fr963/medical_tourism)
has announced the addition of the "Medical Tourism Facts and
Figures 2014" report to their offering.
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Medical tourism is growing everywhere and will continue to grow
rapidly, driven by price?
Medical tourism is mainly a myth and not growing?
These two contrary views have had much coverage but are both
simplistic and wrong.
The latest report Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2014' is a
good counterpoint to those who would have you believe that the
market is growing very fast everywhere. This research suggests that
there is growth, but some countries are increasing business, others
are static and others are seeing less business.
It is very much a regional business, and there is a huge move
away from price competition to competition on quality, niches and
even luxury.
Malaysia, Thailand and South
Korea are examples where government support has proved very
successful at increasing business year on year, while places like
India where governments have done
little have seen numbers fall.
The global price driven model is replaced by a regional one
based on culture, quality, and availability.
Six years since the first Facts and Figures report- the industry
has moved on and become more professional-learning from successes
and failures.
If you want real information on the state of the industry-rather
than hysterical hype or poorly informed doom-this is the only
report that is impartial - as the author is not trying to sell
consultancy or conferences.
Looking at many of the countries talked about at conferences as
leading medical tourism locations, when you drill down to figures
the actual numbers are either often very small or in decline.
There are also countries that have a much lower press and
conference profile- some of these each has actual numbers bigger
than twenty wannabees combined.
War, revolution, natural disasters and changing travel habits
make the medical tourism industry of 2014 far different from what
it was in 2008 and very unlike how the masters of hype portray
it.
If you want the real truth of where medical tourism is now and
where it is going, this report is essential reading.
Key Topics Covered:
Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2014 -Contents list
Introduction
Section 1 Global Figures
Section 2 Global Research
Section 3 Regional Research
Section 4 Regional Information
Section 5 Organisations
Section 6 Behind The Numbers
Section 7 Countries
Companies Mentioned:
- British Sociological Association
- Center for Medical Tourism Research
- DUQuE
- Deloitte
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Glenn Cohen
- Global Industry Analysts
- IMTJ
- ITB Berlin
- Ian Yeoman
- International Cellular Medicine Society
- Ipsos
- McKinsey
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Pramod Goel
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Routledge
- SRI International
- Simon Fraser University
- Tourism Observatory for Health, Wellness and Spa
- Treatment Abroad
- UNWTO
- University of York
- Wellness Tourism Worldwide
- World Health Organisation
- World Tourism and Travel Council
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