TravTalk Middle East Online Magazine
Berlin is famous not only for its rich art, culture and cuisine, but most importantly as a hub for medical tourism. German National Tourist Office GCC will be hosting a webinar focusing on medical tourism in Berlin on 7 December 2022 at 12 noon, UAE time.Through the webinar they will bring to light the many new offerings for the visitors who need expert medical care and attention.
Shehara Rizly
Berlin, the capital of Germany, has been at the forefront of medical tourism for over 300 years, with state-of-the-art hospitals. Through this webinar, German National Tourist Office GCC will highlight the latest offerings for visitors who need expert medical care and attention.
Speaking to TravTalk, Yamina Sofo, Director, German National Tourist Office GCC, shared that she would start off the webinar with the importance of the GCC market and its impact, a brief overview of last summer, then move on to share insights on the current campaigns that focus on sustainable tourism. “The webinar is two-fold, first our focus is on the Feel Good campaign, which is to demonstrate our commitment to promote sustainable tourism ensuring that all players and stakeholders are involved and benefitted long term. Sustainable tourism is not mere a PR exercise, but a campaign that will add value to the traveller whilst granting them an opportunity to explore a truly authentic experience. Travellers can explore wide open spaces, natural forests, springs, lakes and rivers across Germany. Secondly, we will be promoting medical tourism with our capital Berlin. Michaela Kehrer, Medical Tourism Manager, visitBerlin, will be sharing her expertise on what can be expected when on medical travel,” she said.
National and international experts work in Berlin, their expertise encompassing virtually the entire spectrum of medical treatment. Patients from all over the world put their trust in Berlin’s hospitals and physicians. The number of international patients has risen by 15 per cent since 2012. Before COVID-19 hit the world, about 17,000-21,000 patients visited Berlin annually for check-ups, receive medical treatments, or for rehabilitation. Many hospitals and clinics in Berlin have adapted themselves to the needs of the patients from abroad. They offer multilingual service with the help of their international staff and run an international office in order to provide the patient with a pleasant medical stay. Several hospitals feature comfort wards where the international patients are being offered greater privacy in single and double rooms with exclusive furnishing. The comfort wards are providing additional service such as Wi-Fi, international TV programmes, daily papers and halal food. The medical platform berlin-health-excellence.com is available in six languages, including Arabic, giving information about the hospitals, surgeries and doctors in Berlin.
