World Travel Expo (World Travel Fair 2015, hereinafter referred to as WTF) , the most influential annual
event in China, will be held in Shanghai Exhibition Center from July 7th-10th 2015,. This year, China's
largest Medical Tourism Portal, Hongqiao Medical Tourism Website
will hold this Conference with Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Tourism .As a new section of WTF,
which has been successfully held for 12 years，World Medical Tourism Conference & Exhibition will
attract professionals from Medical Tourism industry all over the world 。
It is well known that medical tourism is a fast growing industry. Because of the limited medical services
coverage, more and more people are beginning to go overseas for high quality medical service.
Meanwhile, more medical institutions, employers as well as health insurance agents regard medical
tourism as a innovative solution. Every year, millions of international patients seek more advanced
medical facilities and higher quality medical services worldwide.
Nowadays, the rising medical tourism industry integrates globalization. High income patients from less
developed countries used to seek advanced medical technologies and facilities. And now, international
patients from developed countries go to developing countries, seeking low cost, high quality medical
service . Cost vs performance ratio has become an important factor for medical tourism. Patients from
Europe, the United States and other developed countries are the major sources of medical tourism.
Now, Asia, Africa and Latin America and other developing countries have become major medical
tourism destinations.
Asia has become the global international medical tourism center. South-east Asia is in particular.
Now, international medical tourism is a billions of dollars industry in Asia.
Back to the 70's in twentieth Century, Thailand has become the first choice for international medical
tourism patients. Later, Malaysia, Singapore, India and other countries followed the suit, Now, India
has become one of the most popular medical tourism destinations in the world.
China itself is also an important medical tourism destination in the world. In recent years, many
Americans without medical insurance coverage focused their attentions on Asian as medical tourism
destinations. Many data show that health insurance companies in the US are beginning to encourage
such kind of medical tourism. Chinese health, cancer and stem cell therapy and other medical tourism
resources with Chinese characteristics have become more popular among these American medical
tourism patients.
Shanghai is rich in high quality, historical and cultural resources. Meanwhile, Shanghai also boasts
high-quality medical technology, cutting edge medical facilities, which will provide world level surgeries
and healthcare services. Now, international medical tourism mainly focuses on 2 fields : Therapy
& Healthcare. Shanghai has advantages in these 2 areas. Therefore, Shanghai has so much potential
in medical tourism industry. Shanghai is a ideal place to carry out medical tourism industry. The newly
establishment of Shanghai Pudong International Medical Center and Shanghai New Hongqiao
International Medical Center will play an important role in the near future.
As a new section of WTF, World Medical Tourism Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai will keep
the pace of WTF, take advantage of China's largest medical tourism platform and share these
medical tourism ideas with local citizens
Financial supported by Shanghai Municipal Government , Hongqiao Medical tourism Website set
up the first third-party payment portal in China, took advantages of state, regional, medical
environment, medical level, medical service & facilities, top experts, provided in-bound &
out-bound medical treatments, anti-aging, cosmetic surgery, as well as one-stop service like
tourism consulting, travel, hotel, hospital reception, global consultation,
translation etc. Now, Hongqiao Medical tourism Website not only access to VIP channel of
3A hospitals in Shanghai, but in many foreign countries as well. In 2014, Hongqiao Medical
tourism Website established a strategic cooperative partnership with American Medical Tourism
Association (MTA) .
To explore international medical tourism market and boost the development of medical tourism
industry in China, this upcoming event will expected to attract more than 600 exhibitors from the
United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, South Korea, Japan, India and Dubai.
The main topics of this summit will be: the prospect of China's medical tourism industry, the
development of world medical tourism industry; current situations of international medical tourism
market, the integration and interaction of medical tourism in China and in international market,
insurance companies’ role and legal issues in medical tourism.
It is reported that more distinguished guests from top medical institutions in China, MTA ,Shanghai
Hongqiao International Medical Toriam Service Co., Ltd., Spain, Korea, Dubai and other domestic
and foreign famous universities, hospitals, research institutions, investment companies, insurance
companies, Dr Zou Lijian ,Professor Lang Xianpin, as well as Dr Nobel will attend this event.
