TURKISH TOURISM ENTREPRENEURS AT DOOR TO EURASIA

ASTANA (A.A) - 31.03.2010 - Representatives from 100 Turkish hotels, all members of the Turkish Health Tourism Organization (TUHETO), began promoting "health tourism" in Kazakhstan.
In a meeting held at the Rixos Hotel of former Kazakh capital city of Almaty, TUHETO members provided information on "health tourism" in Turkey.
Aside from 5-star hotels' representatives, public relations officials from Acibadem, Sema, German Hospital (Istanbul), and Memorial Hospitals were also present at the promotional meeting.
Member of the Advisory Board of TUHETO, Ibrahim Artukarslan, said that Turkey is in a good position to compete globally with its "health tourism".
We know that there are thousands of potential tourists in Eurasian countries who may want to visit Turkey for "health tourism". Turkey can earn up to eight billion USD after promotional activities on "health tourism" in Eurasia, Artukarslan said.
We will organize promotional activities on "health tourism" in global centers as Brussels, Frankfurt, Dubai, Baku, Moscow, Tripoli and Kiev, Artukarslan also said.
Turkish Consul General in Almaty, Yesim Kebapcioglu, said that excellent relations between Turkey and Kazakhstan will contribute to "health tourism".
"Visitors, coming to Turkey as health tourists, go back home with, not only unforgettable memories of a great holiday but also with a healthy and revitalized body and mind after receiving the best and most professional of any medical treatment they look for. On top of all that, they get it at an unforgettable cost. Receiving top-class medical service and vacation in luxury, authentic or mystic and history filled settings come at very reasonable expense in Turkey. Over here, you can find a wide range of health services and experienced specialist physicians in all areas of eye, plastic surgery, assisted reproduction, cardiology, dental implants cosmetic dentistry, orthopedics, etc. After the surgery or procedure, you can recuperate in beautiful hotels, resorts or smaller but more authentic motels right on the beach or in the country where people inhabited for and since thousands of years. People are traveling from all over the world seeking for top-quality health care at accessible prices as well as discovering and sampling Turkey's virgin and crystalline coastline, fascinating cultures, history and delicious and most-healthy-in-the-world Anatolian/Mediterranean cuisine," told a tourism official.