At the Global Healthcare Travel Council General Assembly Meeting (Amman – Jordan, 27 February 2017) – it was unanimously agreed that the Global Healthcare Travel Council would adopt, support and promote the 8 Segment approach to Health Tourism Sector configuration
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE TRAVEL COUNCIL
has endorsed the “Amman Declaration” that seeks to expand the scope of medical tourism sector in Jordan to eight internationally recognised segments at Known as the Health Travel 8 (HT8), the segments include traditional medical tourism, dental tourism, spa tourism, wellness tourism, sport tourism, culinary tourism, accessible tourism and assisted residential tourism, which serves visitors with diseases or disabilities.
The Amman Declaration
…regarding the Configuration of Health Tourism in terms of the 8 Segments (ht8)
At the Global Healthcare Travel Council General Assembly Meeting (Amman – Jordan, 27 February 2017) – it was unanimously agreed that the Global Healthcare Travel Council would adopt, support and promote the 8 Segment approach to Health Tourism Sector configuration (a.k.a. ht8).
This came to be known as the Amman Declaration.
Health Tourism 8 (ht8) refers to:
- Medical
- Dental
- Spa
- Wellness
- Culinary
- Sports
- Accessible
- Assisted Residential
