medical tourism
Noun
Meaning
(derogatory) Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.
Travelling across international borders to obtain health care.
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Examples
Medical tourism can be considered a kind of import: instead of the product coming to the consumer, as it does with cars or sneakers, the consumer is going to the product.
Medical tourism in Dubai yielded revenues of around AED1.42 billion ($390 million) in 2016, up marginally from AED1.40 billion in the previous year, according to new figures.
Medical tourism is a growing trend and is aimed at people who want to combine their holidays with cosmetic surgery.
Medical tourism becomes a safer and better health care option as medical tourists can now find certified hospitals, clinics and medical travel companies world wide that meet an international standard of quality in care and services.
Medical tourism to Greece is expected to grow even further over the next decade.
Medical tourism based on the clean air and idyllic settings by the Baltic Sea has a growing importance to the regional tourism industry.