PETALING JAYA: International tourists are coming to Malaysia on medical tourism junkets, lured by high-quality yet affordable healthcare and the good climate. “It’s more lucrative than conventional tourism because healthcare travellers tend to stay longer for their treatment and check-ups,” Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) ground transportation vice-president S. Jayakumar said. “European healthcare travellers prefer to recuperate in our climate as it can be more comfortable compared with the cold weather back home,” he said. While the latest statistics have yet to be released, it is believed that there were more than one million medical tourists last year. The report also highlighted that the number of medical tourists arriving in Malaysia went up by about 100% in the past five years.

Source: The Star January 31, 2017 22:52 UTC