Medical tourism offers travel firms untapped growth

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Medical tourism offers travel firms untapped growth

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/medical-tourism-offers-travel-firms-untapped-growth-093941862.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UZupYwc61ORvMinXUfcvlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-07T093941Z_1_CBRE9260QUQ00_RTROPTP_2_HUNGARY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman lies on an operating table during a facelift surgery at a private plastic surgery clinic in Budapest" align="left" title="A woman lies on an operating table during a facelift surgery at a private plastic surgery clinic in Budapest" border="0" /></a>FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A dentist's office may not be everyone's idea of a perfect holiday destination. But a growing number of Europeans are travelling abroad for medical treatment to save money, or maybe to combine a visit to the doctor with some sightseeing, creating a fast-growing market that is still largely untapped by traditional tour operators. &quot;It was simply cheaper for me to go to a dentist in Hungary,&quot; said a 42-year-old physical therapist from Berlin, who did not want to give his name. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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