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Browsing Posts published in February, 2010

Medical tourism is the process of traveling abroad in order to receive medical care, be it cosmetic surgery, heart surgery, breast implants, a hip replacement, or dental work.

Rising health care costs and longer waiting times in the western countries like United States, Canada, and UK etc. are inducing patients to seek treatment overseas. While U.S. consumers are concerned mainly with the exorbitant cost of health care, Canadians are more troubled by wait-times for certain treatments. Indeed, approximately 1 million Canadians claim to be experiencing difficulties in access to care. As for UK, it is believed that more than 50,000 people from the UK travel for treatment abroad because of high medical care costs in UK.

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Saudi Arabia is the Mecca of religious tourism in the Gulf, literally. It is home to the holiest pilgrimages in Islam and thus attracts a lot of tourists from around the world who come here to pay their homage. Owing to this, the tourism industry in Saudi Arabia is also a fast growing one. This sector generates huge revenue for the Kingdom and has employed more than 3, 42,000 people. Tourism jobs in Saudi Arabia can be found in areas such as hotels, restaurants, resorts, entertainment, furnished apartments, travel agencies, transportation etc.

Considering the potential of this industry, the Saudi government has also launched many initiatives to boost tourism revenues. There is multi-billion dollar plan to give further fillip to this industry. The Saudi government is trying to diversify its economy to reduce dependence on oil and hence, developing the tourism sector is on high priority for the government. Thus, government has devised a strategy to improve infrastructure and mega projects have been announced across Saudi Arabia and especially at religious sites. This has led to the creation of many jobs in tourism in Saudi Arabia.

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Most businesses acknowledge that there is nothing better than a personal testimonial from a satisfied client to boost their business. At the rate, those businesses specializing in medical tourism are receiving those rave reviews today; it is enough to inspire envy with a capital ‘E’ among other industry leaders.

Without health insurance, the average household is one major medical bill away from bankruptcy, a possibility facing nearly 45 million adults in the United States today. Medical tourism representatives say they hear stories every day about the impact their business is making on the quality of people’s lives both medically and financially, short and long term.

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Abu Dhabi, the capital city of UAE, has welcomed qualified and experienced expatriates to work on its shores for years. Being home to nearly 9% of total oil reserves of the world, no doubt oil and gas are the main backbone of the economy and are the largest employer of foreign professionals in the city. However, now the focus is shifting to other sectors as well with tourism emerging as a prominent sector looking for skilled workforce. Tourism jobs in Abu Dhabi are constantly on the rise and there are good positions open across the aviation, hotel and restaurant industries.

The tourism portfolio of Abu Dhabi is increasingly expanding and a lot of domestic as well as international investment is being made in this sector. With such investments, it is emerging as an attractive destination for tourism jobs in Abu Dhabi. There is also a drive and effort on the part of the government to get more Emiratis to join the workforce. However, this has not lessened the demand for qualified foreign professionals in the tourism industry. By 2012, the tourism industry in Abu Dhabi aims to create around 47,700 jobs. All this has made tourism jobs in Abu Dhabi quite attractive for expatriates especially because it offers high salaries in a tax-free environment.

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Do you want to land a job involving travel and tourism?

The travel and tourism industry is a booming one. Employment is always in high demand, because being a service-oriented industry requires a lot of manpower to fill the demands of the customers.

Jobs vary in numerous fields. There is always something for everyone. Government agencies have lots of available positions plus the plethora of private companies that seem to be always hiring competent people.

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Thailand has been named as “the land of smile”. It is the best place to travel in South East Asian. There are 6 main reasons that why Thailand is the best place to travel that are friendly, history, beautiful scenic, shopping, Thai cuisine and the price.

First of all, Thailand is the best place to travel because of its people. They are full of kindness, friendly and service mind. People in Thailand will treat every foreigner as best as they can even if some of then have not good English proficiency but they will try to help travellers what ever they are asked.

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Today, India invites adventure lovers from all across the world. The varied topography and the climate in India give rise to a number of exciting adventure sports. Over the years, the scope of adventure tourism in India has only increased as well as the popularity of these sports with tourists. Whether you are looking for soft adventure sports or want to go for some extreme sports options, Indian tourism offers opportunities for all abilities. Adventure sports like river rafting, rock climbing, mountaineering, trekking, skiing, snow climbing, scuba diving and angling have now become an essential part of tourism in India. The best part about these high-adrenaline activities is that you have a good variety of locations to enjoy them. Wildlife tourism in India also gives you many options of enjoying adventure in the form of wildlife safaris.

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