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Dentistas: Health Tourism in Mexico (Al Jazeera)

Did you know that in 2012, global wellness tourism generated $438.6 billion in expenditures, created 11.7 million direct jobs and contributed a total economic impact of $1.3 trillion for the world economy?

According to the Global Wellness Tourism Economy 2013 report by the Global Wellness Institute, niche tourism is a rapidly growing component within the global travel and tourism industry. “Wellness tourism shares many commonalities with a range of other niche tourism segments, including overlapping travel motivations and interests. A ‘secondary purpose’ wellness traveler may be simultaneously engaging in adventure tourism, culinary tourism, or eco-tourism as a primary or secondary interest during the same trip.”

The Global Wellness Tourism Economy 2013 report states: “Wellness tourism’s impact on the global economy includes the direct effects of tourists trips and expenditures, as well as their indirect and induced effects on the overall economy.”

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