TÜROB Vice President Hediye Güral Gür Attends the Health Tourism Agreement Ceremony Signed Between THY and HİB...

Hediye Güral Gür, Vice President of TÜROB (Association of Turkish Hoteliers) and Chair of the Tourism Sector Committee of HİB (Service Exporters’ Association), attended the ceremony for the agreement signed between Turkish Airlines (THY) and the Service Exporters’ Association (HİB) with the aim of providing affordable transportation for health tourists arriving in Türkiye.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ahmet Bolat, President of HİB and Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee of THY, noted that 1.6 billion dollars in revenue was generated in 2021 from tourists visiting Türkiye for health purposes, that there was a 68 percent increase in the first quarter of this year, and that the target for health services exports in 2022 is 2.5 billion dollars in revenue. The target for 2023 has been set at 1.5 million patients and 5 billion dollars in revenue.

Prof. Dr. Orhan Gazi Yiğitbaşı, Chair of the HİB Health Services Sector Committee, stated that Middle Eastern countries, Iraq, Libya, the Balkans, North Africa and the Turkic Republics lead the way in health tourism, that the foreign currency spent per capita by patients coming to Türkiye is around 2,250 dollars, and that in order to increase this they need to promote health services in particular more effectively.

Following the speeches, the cooperation protocol was signed by Adem Elbaşı, Vice Chair of the HİB Health Services Committee, Ahmet Olmuştur, THY Deputy General Manager responsible for Marketing and Sales, and Mehmet Kadaifçiler, THY Deputy General Manager responsible for Flight Operations.