Thailand Emerges as World Leader in ’Medical Tourism’

In 2007, Thailand attracted 1.5 million medical tourists from around the world, attracting 80 billion Thai baht (approximately 2.48 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue. The massive number of medical tourists is thanks to Bangkok's efforts to nurture its medical industry and make Thailand Asia's medical hub. The target for 2010 is two million medical tourists.