Asian Medico and Spa

Thailand has long been known to foreign tourists for its beautiful nature and age-old culture. As a result, the country’s many local festivals have always attracted enthusiastic participation from both local and foreign tourists.

In the service industry, however, Thailand offers other attractive potentials of which tourists can take advantage while holidaying in Thailand.

Taking into account the growth industry in the country, there is little doubt that spa and medicine represent the two services most favored by foreigners over the past few years.

In 2005 alone, the medical treatments made brisk business netting more than 40 billion baht in revenue from 1,280,000 tourist patients. Yet, it is clear that there is still plenty of room for future growth for this business.

The medical business is undoubtedly a rising star, thanks to the recognition given to the quality of local medical professionals and the incurring cost, which is far more reasonable compared with that for similar services in foreign countries. The quality and safe medical care aside; foreign nationals who are in Thailand for medical treatment can also take the opportunity to visit the country.

To optimized Thailand’s competitive edge, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is joining forces with the Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand, the Thai Spa Federation and the Association of Thai Travel Agents market Thailand as the Center of Asian Medico and Spar Tourism. Proud Asia 2007, and international travel trade fair and seminar, brings together operators from related business under one roof to offer tourists quality medical and spa services to ensure a wider choice of tourist experiences. It also provides a forum of knowledge exchanges and the standardization efforts of the medical, spa and related products with spa to ensure its credibility and guidelines towards business improvement.

If you are among the health conscious buffs who seek a relaxing experience with quality Thai spa, Proud Asia 2007 is your best bet. It is held at Hall 9, IMPACT Mueang Thong Thani Exhibition, from 27-30 September.