leading market research company recently released its comparative report "Opportunities for Thailand's Tourism Industry (2007-2009)" to provide an analysis of tourism opportunities in Thailand. According to the report, the flow of tourists to Thailand will increase by up to 8% already in 2011.

tourism potential of Thailand contain enormous potential, which in turn is a push for the development of associated industries such as medicine, aviation, transport, etc. As a result, an increasing number of the worldwide network of medical facilities in Thailand are planning to improve the quality of medical tourism and thus attract tourists from the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

The report states that medical tourism in Thailand is developing very quickly. In the last year alone the number of tourists this type of recreation was about a million people. This resulted in the Thai Government together with the private sector began to invest more in advance exactly medical tourism in the country. Thanks to such efforts, for the period from 2002 to 2006, the flow of medical tourists increased by 16%.

comparison of price and quality of service was another factor motivating it is to choose Thailand for treatment and rest. In Thailand, patients receive a set of professional services, including treatment and rehabilitation, at the hands of experienced doctors with the international level of education, as well as the use of advanced technologies. All these factors contribute to the fact that the scope of medical tourism in Thailand is developing with unusual speed.

study shows that the development of medical tourism in Thailand will mainly involve such areas as heart surgery, cosmetic surgery and rejuvenation, tropical and infectious diseases, dentistry and pharmacy, in which Thailand has earned international reputation.

But Thai tourist industry must overcome some difficulties, such as the rise in fuel prices, unpredictable climate, as well as fighting in the southern regions, which imposed a negative impact on travel and tourism in Thailand.