Medical Tourism in Europe
Medical tourism is a rapidly growing, multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. The rapid growth of health tourism, when people travel to other countries to seek healthcare, has been greatly influenced by the cost factor - prices for medical procedures may be two to ten times lower abroad than in one's home country.
Over the past two decades, Eastern Europe has emerged as a significant and popular destination for health tourism. UK residents and people from other European countries can have cosmetic surgery and other medical treatments for a twice lower price here.
The most popular destinations for medical tourism in Eastern Europe include the following:
Serbia - in recent years, the world has witnessed the emergence of Serbia as one of the most popular destinations for medical tourism in Eastern Europe. Hungary, Europe`s leader in dentistry. Offering first-rate health care at cut-rate prices, Croatia is attracting the latest kind of traveler: the medical tourist.
The healthcare facilities in these countries are being hailed as some of the best in the world.
In Western Europe, popular medical tourism destinations are: Belgium