Recently, a networking event to learn about medical tourism jointly organized by Seoul City (Korea) and Seoul Tourism Organization took place in Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association, medical units from Korea and medical and tourism organizations in Ho Chi Minh City.
This is the second time the program has been held in Vietnam, after the first time in 2019. The main content of the series of activities is the workshop, where Seoul's medical units directly meet, exchange and seek cooperation opportunities with hospitals, travel agencies and tourism companies in Ho Chi Minh City.
A series of events on medical tourism recently took place in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Organizing Committee).
According to statistics from the Vietnam National Tourism Administration, in the first months of this year, Vietnam welcomed a large number of Korean visitors. In February alone, with more than 468,000 visitors to Vietnam, Korea ranked first in the list of the largest tourist sending markets.
On the Korean side, the Seoul Tourism Industry Department also said that each year, about 20,000 Vietnamese tourists come to this city for medical examination, treatment and beauty treatments. Vietnam is currently among the top 10 markets for medical tourists to Seoul.
Therefore, Vietnam and Korea have jointly sought solutions to expand healthcare services combined with tourism to serve the growing needs of Vietnamese people.
Currently, Seoul is considered a place with many attractive factors for medical tourists such as advanced medical tourism infrastructure system, safe and friendly tourism environment.
In addition, the Korean cultural wave with its strong appeal from beauty, music , entertainment, movies and cuisine is contributing to significantly increasing Vietnamese people's interest in Korean tourism in general and medical tourism in particular.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Ham Kyung-jun - Director of Seoul Tourism Industry Department - said that this event not only promotes tourism, especially Seoul medical tourism, but also has great significance in strengthening cooperation and exchange between Korea and Vietnam.
Not only introducing its medical strengths, the Korean side also expressed its desire to cooperate more closely with Vietnam in training medical personnel, providing Vietnamese interpreter and coordinator services, as well as establishing a transnational healthcare network.
This is an opportunity for Vietnam and Korea to exchange and cooperate to develop medical tourism in particular and the tourism industry in general (Photo: Organizing Committee).
Notably, in addition to the field of medical tourism, the parties also expect to expand cooperation to tourism products combining health care, relaxation, beauty, in-depth consultation, etc. to create comprehensive service packages to serve the increasingly diverse needs of tourists from both countries.
Experts say that in the context of the global tourism industry recovering strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic, Korea and Vietnam actively expanding cooperation in specialized fields such as medical tourism will not only help diversify tourism products but also strengthen bilateral relations, towards sustainable development and mutual benefit.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/du-lich/han-quoc-hut-khach-viet-nho-am-nhac-am-thuc-va-lam-dep-20250614183103205.htm
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