Tertiary care facilities to boost traveller confidence, stimulate tourism: Colliers

Tertiary care facilities to boost traveller confidence, stimulate tourism: Colliers

The provision of tertiary healthcare facilities in the Middle East in case of emergencies will further boost traveller confidence, according to Colliers International.

The international real estate services company added that a rise in medical tourism is also set to drive market growth.

In its "Reviving Travel, Tourism and Hospitality“ report, the organisation said that tour and hotel operators in major cities such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Cairo, can affiliate with local hospitals known to provide good quality of care.

For resorts outside main cities, similar to the coastal resorts in Egypt, Jordan, Oman, the UAE and most recently in Saudi Arabia, hotel operators may have to combine to provide the support facilities.

Colliers elaborated that this may take the form of shared capital cost to establish a suitable healthcare facility. It noted that, as with hotel branding, consideration could be given to healthcare brands that would enhance the attraction of the overall destination.

Once established, the facility would also serve the permanent catchment population, to improve profitability, alongside tourists and those owning holiday homes.

The report added that the total of 1.2 million wellness trips taken in Egypt over 2017, translated into $427m of receipts/expenditures.

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