Ahmet Savaşan, President of the Cyprus Health Tourism Council, emphasized in a television program that he attended that in order for Health Tourism in the TRNC to achieve a sustainable structure; there is a need for a real cooperation between many Ministries such as Health, Tourism, Interior, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Education and Transportation, and said that there is a need for a formation similar to the Health Tourism Coordination Board (SATURK) in Turkey.
Interest in alternative tourism is on the rise...
Explaining that in parallel with the economic, political and technological developments in the world, there have been significant changes in the consumption patterns of tourism, Savaşan said that the interest in alternative tourism types is increasing day by day. Stating that with the rapid growth and diversification in the tourism sector and the importance of the tourism-environment relationship, people are turning towards alternative tourism types such as “Eco, Health, Culture, Sports and Faith Tourism”, Savaşan said that Northern Cyprus has great potential in these areas.
The volume of Health Tourism is 439 billion dollars...
Explaining that more and more people are traveling outside their own country to improve, protect or restore their health, Savaşan said that the value of this sector worldwide is 439 billion dollars and is estimated to grow by 25 percent in the next 10 years.
Detox vacations are in vogue...
Stating that Medical Tourism is carried out in University Hospitals and private hospitals and clinics, especially IVF in Northern Cyprus, Savaşan pointed out that the detox holiday concept has been in demand in recent years. Savaşan said, “Tourists today are looking for vacations where they can detoxify, relax, spend healthy time, exercise, apply purifying diet plans and empty their minds.”.
It will be possible to live to be 100 years old.
Explaining that the development in information and communication technologies in the last 20 years has affected all areas of life, Savaşan said that thanks to the developments in the pharmaceutical industry, new diagnostic methods and high technology used in treatment, the average life expectancy, which was around 50 in the 1930s, reached 70s in the 2000s, and that this age will reach 100s for people born in the 2050s.
Wellness is the shining star of health tourism...
Stating that wellness is the shining star of health tourism, Savaşan said, “The health tourism activities gathered under this “magic” word called wellness either spice up a classic holiday or are chosen as packages of a purposeful health holiday. SPAs, the facility type gifted to health tourism by wellness tourism, have shown a tremendous growth-development and have become the center of health tourism.”.
Innovative service areas should be defined...
Stating that innovative areas that will serve health tourism such as advanced life villages, obesity-fighting centers, healthy living zones should be defined and their standards should be determined as soon as possible, Savaşan underlined that the cooperation of public, private sector, non-governmental organizations and universities is important in the development of Health Tourism.
%4 of the world travels for health
Stating that it is calculated that the rate of those who will travel for health purposes in the next 10 years will reach 4 percent of the world population, Savaşan said that for this reason, the interest in Health Tourism is increasing day by day.
There could be a noticeable growth in the economy...
Emphasizing that the change in the world should be analyzed well and tourism types suitable for the new tourist profile should be directed towards, Savaşan stated that “by working more closely with the sector to optimize mass tourism revenues on the one hand and to develop alternative tourism types such as health, culture and sports on the other hand, he expressed his belief that a noticeable growth in the country's economy will be achieved.

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