Medical tourism is becoming more popular with prices for treatment abroad becoming highly attractive for Us and UK patients. It is believed that more than75,000 people from the UK take advantage of the opportunities offered by medical tourism to travel for treatment abroad (Source: International Passenger Survey 2006).
There is no doubt that medical tourism travel from the UK is on the increase with a large growth in medical tourism companies and agencies, helped further by the recent European ruling that the National Health Service must fund treatment in the EU if patients face “undue delay”.
Costa Rica draws well over a million visitors every year. The country has a wide and varied geography. You can cruisethorugh a cloud forest one day, climb a volcano the next, and finally relax on a beautiful beach.
Tourism in Costa Rica is one of the fastest growing economic sectors of the country. Since 2004, tourism earns more foreign exchange than bananas and coffee combined. The tourism boom began in 1987, with the number of visitors up from 329,000 in 1988, through 1 million in 1999, to 1.9 million foreign visitors in 2007, allowing the country to earn $1.9-billion in that year. In 2005, tourism contributed with 8,1% of the country's GDP and represented 13,3% of direct and indirect employment.
The Medical Tourism and the Health Travel Industry is booming, and now there's a medical travel directory that gives medical tourists the information they need to get the care they deserve. In addition to information and articles to educate you about healthcare travel, Physicians Costa Rica' online medical travel directory gives you access to information about hospitals, medical tourism physicians and medical travel planners so you can make the best decision for you.
International medical care facilities and providers are encouraged to contact Physicians Costa Rica immediately to ensure their facility is listed on the most comprehensive medical tourism resource on the web.
International medical care facilities and providers are encouraged to contact Physicians Costa Rica immediately to ensure their facility is listed on the most comprehensive medical tourism resource on the web.
