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Appendix 2. The characteristics of the main source markets<br />

Country Main motivations Popular treatments Popular<br />

USA price-sensitiveness,<br />

complex<br />

treatments+holiday<br />

Middle-<br />

East<br />

highest level<br />

technology<br />

Germany motivation of public<br />

insurance, pricesensitiveness<br />

at<br />

elective treatments<br />

UK motivation of public<br />

insurance, pricesensitiv.<br />

at elective<br />

treatments, hospital<br />

infection, complex<br />

holiday<br />

general surg., cancer<br />

treatm., orthopedics,<br />

heart-bypass,<br />

cosmetic surg.<br />

heart surgery, cancer<br />

treatm., orthopedics,<br />

detox programs<br />

dental treatments,<br />

orthopedics,<br />

cosmetic-, eye<br />

surgery<br />

dental, cosmetic,<br />

orthopedic surgery,<br />

<strong>and</strong> fertility<br />

treatments<br />

destinations<br />

Asia, Latin-<br />

America,<br />

Middle-East,<br />

inside USA<br />

growing<br />

North-America,<br />

Asia, Europe<br />

Czech Republic,<br />

Hungary, <strong>and</strong><br />

Pol<strong>and</strong><br />

Belgium, Spain,<br />

India, Hungary,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Cyprus<br />

Nr of outbound<br />

tour. arrivals (2008)<br />

ca. 540 ths.<br />

no overall<br />

estimation: UAE –<br />

100 ths., Saudi<br />

Arabi 200 ths<br />

ca. 272 ths.<br />

ca. 75 ths<br />

(Source: Pollard 2010, Deliotte 2009, McKinsey 2009, Techniker Krankenkasse 2009,<br />

Crompton 2008, Biomedme 2009)

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