Wellness Tourism: The Future In Health

Americans and other international travelers areand the healing powers of the thermal spa water
flocking to health retreats to enjoy the benefitsfrom the Bad Ragaz spring which forms the basis
of wellness tourism offered by exotic, high-tech,for a unique synthesis of wellbeing and health.
and effective facilities around the globe that offerGood health is our most precious possession. Our
affordable executive health checkups, medicalalliance with PlacidWay will allow us to make our
spas, antiaging and beauty treatments,services available to a global marketplace for
detoxification and health retreats that focus onhealth and wellness medical tourists."
wellness and preventive care.Switzerland is one of the most gorgeous and
Health and wellness tourism is especially popular inluxurious of destinations, not only for many
Europe. PlacidWay, a Colorado-based onlineEuropeans, but Americans and other international
resource for foreign medical travel and healthtravelers. Offering the best in medical technology
tourism, is a key force in this growing market.and state-of-the-art facilities, Switzerland is
PlacidWay is a fast growing medical tourismgrowing to be one of the most popular medical
resource that offers in-depth profiles of medicaldestinations around the globe in the decade.
facilities found around the globe includingFacilities in Croatia are also growing in popularity,
accredited and world-renowned hospitals and clinicsespecially with those such as Terme Selce, a
located throughout Asia, Latin America, Southhigh-tech facility that offers physical therapy,
Africa, and Europe. PlacidWay continues toweightloss programs, restorative and rehabilitative
research and carefully select medical healthcarecare, stress management, osteoporosis,
facilities and physicians to add to their growinganti-rheumatic program, and sports programs
network of resources for consumers searchingincluding prevention, diagnostics and therapies.
for affordable yet quality healthcare and services.Miljenka Pavlaković of Terme Selce says,
PlacidWay recently added two new medical"Terme Selce utilizes innovative methods and the
tourism destination centers to their database; thenewest technologies to provide the ultimate in
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland, andphysical therapy and methodologies. For the last
Terme Selce, located in Croatia. One of thetwenty years, we have worked on developing
leading and most popular health spas and golfunique and effective methods to create programs
resorts in Switzerland, the Grand Resort Badthat ensure quick recovery and increased
Ragaz offers expert and quality care in fields suchtreatment results."
as sports medicine, obesity and nutrition,The popularity of crossing borders for medical
rheumatology, mental health, beauty and radiology.health needs has never been more apparent.
Over 70 staff members include specialists,Says Pramod Goel, founder and CEO of
consultants, and therapists, all certified andPlacidWay, "People from all over the world are
accredited in order to provide quality patient caretraveling to these exotic destinations to seek the
and technologies. Daniela Krienbühl, Salesbest kind of experience. Medical travel offers the
Manager of Medical Health at Grand Resort Badbest of affordable ultimate vacation destinations
Ragaz says, "The diversity of various medicalcombined with superlative, expert and certified
disciplines allows us to undertake a thorough,care in a variety of medical fields. PlacidWay is
holistic evaluation of every individual. We offerdedicated and devoted to providing consumers
total healthcare, from preventive care towith reliable and up-to-date information regarding
aftercare. The medical-therapeutic program issuch destinations.
based on the centuries old tradition of Bad Ragaz