A stone’s throw away from Rome, Paris and london, Tunisia has become one of the world’s tourist hot spots. Tunisia enjoys a mediterranean climate in the north and along its coast. Its weather is mild and the temperatures are very pleasant all year long. It is for these reasons that Tunisia has opted for a long time to be a detiniation of quality tourism.
However, beach tourism is not the only attraction the country offers; Saharan tourism, golf tourim, cultural tourism, sport tourism, and health tourism are also increasingly luring millions of holiday seekers to Tunisia.
The thalasso therapy and SPA have made of Tunisia the world’s second destination after France. Tunisia counts 49 thalasso therapy centers with a capacity of 6,500 therapy customers per day. Indeed, 250,000 foreign patients came to Tunisia in 2009 for treatment. Westerners, who represent 18%, come to Tunisia for cosmetic surgeries including plastic surgery.
Medical tourism in Tunisia has become the country’s second highest foreign currency earner and the second largest employer. Most of the 8,000 doctors were trained in Europe or Amercia which enabled them to meet Western standards. Prices are 40% to 60% lower than those in Western Europe, allowing even a one – week stay. Its proximity to Europe makes Tunisian an attractive alternative to India and Thailand for those who want to avoid long- haul flights.
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