{"id":1967,"date":"2018-01-29T14:50:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:44:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:14:50","slug":"wellness-tourism-vogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/wellness-tourism-vogue","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Tourism in India: What is it and Why it’s Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One can say that \u2018Health is wealth\u2019 is an apt saying and people across the world are growing wiser to this fact. People are becoming more sensitive to issues related to their physical and mental well-being with the acute rise in ailments such as cardiac illnesses, stress, anxiety, diabetes, mental health disorders, insomnia, and many others. With an increasing emphasis on wellness, people want to lead healthier and fitter lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days millions of people are travelling to exotic destinations to unwind themselves which double up as health resorts where they can connect to spirituality and hit the reset button for their minds and bodies. This, in a nutshell, encapsulates wellness tourism which is quickly becoming a rage across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What Exactly is Wellness Tourism Anyway? <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is wellness tourism and then there is medical tourism. Both are like chalk and cheese. While people go for wellness tourism as a proactive measure, to improve their general health and prevent future illnesses or ailments; medical tourism is more reactive in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Predominantly, people undertake medical tourism for treatment of an existing medical condition and travel to countries which offer better and in most instances cheaper healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This presents a huge opportunity for travelling agencies and agents. According to a study by Global Wellness Institute, the global wellness industry is valued at US $3.7 trillion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelers made 691 million wellness trips in 2015, a colossal 104.4 million more trips than in 2013. Online travel agents (OTAs) make use of online travel booking software<\/a> to keep up with the number of travelers while serving them proficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such travel booking solution is Maco Infotech\u2019s Online Travel Booking Software<\/a>. It comes loaded with amazing features making it an attractive option for OTAs. Some of these features are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n