Medical Tourism; Platform for Developing Border Towns

Hossein Maghsoudi¹

1) MSc Tourism Management, Farabi College of Tehran

IOI Code : XYCG-ADKGF
Publication : international conference of Management Elites(icme.ir)
Abstract :
    Various forms of tourism in many countries could pave the way for sustainable development on a large scale and provide all-round. The use of the capacities and potential of each country is an important factor in promoting the industry. Medical tourism is one of the oldest sections of the tourism industry. Iran in the field of medicine from the past to the present is a brilliant track record and expertise and capabilities of Iran is world famous. The dramatic differences in the costs of treatment in Iran, which is mostly affected by the devaluation of the national currency for residents of other countries have grounds to Iran as the perfect destination for medical affairs of their own choosing. However, in the meantime, only there is not enough skilled doctors and medical tourism to reach the international level needs to build the necessary infrastructure. Iran s political and security situation in the Middle East today are pregnant with internal and external conflicts opportunity for medical tourism, particularly in border cities provide. This process helps to develop their justice-oriented urban landscape to pursue a broader pattern of border cities to unveil a new face. Any image that does poverty, deprivation, unemployment and massive migration to other cities. This article introduces the medical tourism and its potential impact on sustainable development tries to access the path to prosperity in border cities is brighter than ever.

Keywords : health and wellbeing tourism medical tourism border cities sustainable development