Health Tourism Forum

On 17 January, Spain Is Excellence held a forum on health tourism at the Palacio de Santoña, together with the Probusiness Place Business Club and the Spanish-Dominican Business Association Empresarios Hispano Dominicanos. The event was attended by Patrick Torrent, Executive Director of the Catalan Tourism Agency; Roberto García CEO of Castilla Termal and Javier Casquero, Director of the International Unit of HM Hospitales. In addition, Ana Alonso, CEO of Spain is Excellence and Director of the Tourism Forum of the ProBusiness Place business club, moderated the round table.

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During the forum, we were able to see how institutions and private companies are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of health and medical tourism, as well as the importance of working together to ensure that Spain is considered a priority destination for health travellers.

We differentiate between preventive and curative health tourism in order to be able to approach the work strategy differently.

In the case of wellness and wellbeing, we place it in that healing division in which we understand that it is fundamental as an approach to healthy living.

In conclusion, we must work collaboratively to make it clear that health tourism generates balance in the Spanish health system, proposing from the private sector a quality service for the international client and thus helping to decongest the public health system.

SIE is developing a commission to work in this collaborative line and to be able to benefit the members who belong to our Club.

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