5 New Travel Startups Making Medical Tourism More Accessible
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Getting medical care abroad is a growing trend fanning out across the world and destinations should know what their medical fortes are if they plan to be part of welcoming this rising wave of medical tourists.
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As the cost of healthcare spirals upwards in the U.S., travelers seek medical procedures abroad that are cheaper and accompany a high standard of care.
Countries like Thailand are already famous for being medical tourism hubs for affordable surgeries and routine procedures from highly-qualified and world-renowned doctors. Americans, however, aren't the only people looking beyond their borders for healthcare--recent inbound tourism spending data in the U.S. from the National Office of Travel and Tourism show international travelers visiting the U.S. spent 10% more on medical tourism expenses for the first half of 2015 compared to a year ago.
