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Sundeep Singh Takuli ¹, Somya Bhatt ¹, Deepak Pokhriyal ²

Affiliations
1 AIHM, Haldwani, IN
2 Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan-303007, IN

Abstract

India is emerging as a prime destination for health and contributing a lot towards the socialeconomical development of the society by enhancing employment opportunities and an increase in foreign exchange earnings and helping in uplifting the living standards of the host community by developing infrastructure and high quality education system. Today Indian hospitals are well equipped with the latest technology and houses highly qualified and experienced staff that can provide timely and quality medical treatment to patients. Present paper highlights the potential of Medical Tourism industry in India. It also helps in introspecting the Hospital Accreditation system for Medical Tourism, examining the role of Government in promoting infrastructure for Medical Tourism and analyzing the latest trend to increase the flow of Medical tourism. For analyzing the potential and significance of medical tourism in India, the data has been gathered through secondary sources which include Books, Magazines, Journals, E-Journals and websites etc. After analyzing all the facts it can be concluded that India is in an advantageous position to tap the global opportunities in the medical tourism sector. The government's role is crucial to the development of medical tourism. The government should take steps in the role of a regulator and also as a facilitator of private investment in healthcare. Mechanisms need to be evolved to enable quicker visa grants to foreign tourists for medical purposes where patients can contact the Immigration Department at any point of entry for quick clearance.

Keywords

Medical Tourism, Medical Tourist Management, Medical Care, Rejuvenation Centers, Quality Policy, Medical-Visa.

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Yashwant Singh Rawal ¹, Sundeep Singh Takuli ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Hotel Management, Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN

Abstract

Food plays an important role in attracting tourists to a particular destination because as it reflects a region’s culture and lifestyle. The importance of cuisine can affect the tourist to finalize their final destination. Various type of businesses including farms, food outlets or stores, catering colleges, tour operators, homemade alcohol production units, historical monuments, religious attraction and many business can gain their profit from unique cuisines of that particular region. Culinary of a destination can also be categorized as a part of cultural tourism. Which can be the back bone of tourism that can positively present a destination. Local Food consumption of a particular area can be used for the development of that particular destination image. Also the culinary tourism is required for overall development. This paper focus at the importance of the connection between food and tourism which cannot be ignored from tourism point of view. Each tourist destination of uttarakhand offer different variety of natural beauty that can attract tourist from different countries and various places thus the delicious food of uttarakhand which is also rich in medicinal values as it grow on high altitude and harsh climate can be used as the main attraction and promotional tool for the development of tourism in uttarakhand.

Keywords

Culinary, Cuisines, Cultural, Local Food, Tourism.

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