{"id":215,"date":"2024-10-09T02:47:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T02:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wagwebdev.ca\/waginc\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:50:24","slug":"medical-tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waginc.ca\/?page_id=215","title":{"rendered":"Medical Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"215\" class=\"elementor elementor-215\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af68c18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af68c18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a0267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0a0267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medical Tourism<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f654b21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f654b21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d5095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96d5095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sun, Sand and Wellness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c245994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c245994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today\u2019s aging population is driven by affluent, computer-savvy \u201cbaby boomers\u201d who are increasingly travelling any distance to access healthcare that will MAXIMIZE their quality of life \u2026 welcome to Medical Tourism.<\/p><p>Currently estimated at $40 billion, the medical tourism industry is expected to explode to $110 billion by 2020. In Canada alone an estimated 875,000 people are waiting for surgery or some other procedure and approximately 300,000 will travel abroad for some form of healthcare procedure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b80ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9b80ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reasons Driving This Boom:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Much Shorter Wait Times<\/li><li>Cost Savings\/Quality Care<\/li><li>Access to New Procedures\/Drugs<\/li><li>Relaxing Recovery<\/li><li>Long-Distance Travel Is More Affordable<\/li><li>Luxurious Accommodations<\/li><li>Can Bring Family\/Friends<\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce4cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ce4cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Translates Into \u2026<\/p><ul><li>Longer Stays\u2014Medical tourists stay an estimated 30% longer than traditional tourists.<\/li><li>Larger Groups\u2014Many medical tourists travel with family, friends, etc.<\/li><li>Higher Per Capita Spending\u2014It creates a ripple effect through the whole local economy.<\/li><li>Access to New Procedures\/Drugs.<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05dec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e05dec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How We Can Help You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dcfeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36dcfeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whitehead Agency Group is a leading healthcare marketing agency with over 25 years of specialized health and wellness experience and specialized expertise in health and wellness travel and medical tourism. In addition, the Agency has developed DestiWellness.com, a powerful healthcare and wellness directory and information portal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9790221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9790221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/waginc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/destiwellness-1200x460-1-1024x393.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1431\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waginc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/destiwellness-1200x460-1-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/waginc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/destiwellness-1200x460-1-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waginc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/destiwellness-1200x460-1-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waginc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/destiwellness-1200x460-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd5939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bd5939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/destiwellness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DestiWellness.com<\/a>\u00a0offers consumers and prospective patients a fast, easy and free method to research alternative treatments and procedures and to contact\u00a0 these healthcare providers for additional information.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/destiwellness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DestiWellness<\/a>\u00a0has been developed out of the realization that healthcare has reached a crisis in some countries and that an aging population driven by \u201cbaby boomers\u201d will increasingly travel wherever they need to in order to access the care that will maximize their quality of life.<br \/>Already, there are an estimated 14 million medical tourists annually.<\/p><p>And importantly, it gives participating doctors, clinics and hospitals an opportunity to profit from the boom in medical tourism currently estimated at $45 to $72 billion and expected to explode to grow at a rate of 25% per year.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/destiwellness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DestiWellness.com<\/a>\u00a0offers three unique ways to reach and profit from our growing audience of health and wellness travel enthusiasts: website advertising, paid content and social media.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical Tourism Sun, Sand and Wellness Today\u2019s aging population is driven by affluent, computer-savvy \u201cbaby boomers\u201d who are increasingly travelling any distance to access healthcare that will MAXIMIZE their quality of life \u2026 welcome to Medical Tourism. 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