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Health tourism gathers pace in Saudi Arabia |
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Abdul Rahman Shaheen, Correspondent ,
Gulf News |
2010-01-19
Riyadh: Health tourism is gaining prominence and becoming more popular in the country, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), said in a recent report.
"Health and medical tourism achieved more than 800 million Saudi riyals (Dh783 million) out of the total spending by both citizens and expatriates for domestic tourism in 2007. At the same time, foreign tourists spent over 400 million riyals to undergo treatment in the Kingdom during the period," said the latest report by SCTA.
Medical Tourism is a combination of wellness and health care coupled with leisure and relaxation, which is aimed at rejuvenating a person mentally, physically and emotionally, drawing away from his daily routine to a relaxed environment in an exotic location.
The SCTA report showed that there are several medical firms and centres to promote medical tourism in the Kingdom, mainly in Riyadh and Jeddah.
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