Korea National Tourism Organisation has came up with a new report which shows more than 3,562 tourists from the UAE had visited Korea for medical purposes in 2016-reflecting a 20.9 per cent increase as compared to the previous year.
More than 364,189 tourists from 190 countries were recorded to have visited South Korea for medical treatments and health services last year. This is also an increase of 22.67 per cent to that of the same period in 2022.
The Korea National Tourism Organisation has revealed its move to host this year’s edition of the Korea Medical & Wellness Travel Mart in Dubai. The country is planning to build its fame in terms of medical tourism.
According to senior officials of the Korea National Tourism Organisation, the exciting two-day event will prove to be an excellent and strategic platform to showcase South Korea’s advanced and world class medical services, while also promoting the country’s strength as a tourist haven. The event will take place from September 22-23 at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City Hotel.
“We are looking forward to host this edition of the Medical & Wellness Travel Mart in Dubai, which will give us the opportunity to tap into a large base of potential tourists in search of an ideal medical tourism destination,” said Kyoosang Kang, Regional Director, Korea National Tourism Organization-Dubai Office. “Our recent studies have shown that UAE nationals have the highest average medical spending per patient among Korea’s international patients, recorded at USD 10,557. We are hoping that this event will promote South Korea’s medical tourism sector and attract more UAE tourists to visit the country.”
The aim of the event is to promote Korea and its wide range of medical services and treatments so that there can be more UAE tourists coming in for treatment.
