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With the exponential growth of medical tourism as a business in its own right, almost all large-scale healthcare corporate and private sector hospitals have tied up with travel firms, airlines, hotels, car rentals, ayurvedic spas to offer customized healthcare-cum-leisure travel packages to medical tourists. This has led to a rising demand for spa therapists and managers, public relations personnel, travel advisors, insurance facilitators, interpreters, chefs and tour planners with internationalization options.
Several institutes offer Masters programs in healthcare, hospital administration and diplomas in travel and tourism. Among institutes offering MBA in hospital administration are: Madurai Kamaraj University; Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapally; Sri Ramchandra Medical College, Chennai. For MBA diplomas in travel, tourism and aircargo management, among the best educators are: Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, New Delhi; Kerala Institute of Tourism & Travel Studies; Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior; Pondicherry University
With the costs of medical care particularly surgical procedures, having soared beyond middle class affordability, and waiting lists in public hospitals in developed OECD countries becoming longer, medical tourism has emerged as a new high-potential business in India with even the Union tourism ministry pitching India as a global health destination in a big way.