Incheon opens doors to health tourism: Thai patients warmly welcome!

Incheon opens doors to health tourism: Thai patients warmly welcome!

It's all about health and wellness in Bangkok right now. An exciting roadshow and B2B conference entitled “2025 Incheon Medical & Wellness Tourism in Thailand” will take place in the Thai capital on November 27, 2025. Incheon, the emerging medical tourism center in South Korea, is presenting itself as a partner for Thai institutions and business people. This event will feature over 20 medical institutions and healthcare representatives from Thailand as well as leading hospitals and clinics from South Korea. Mgronline reports, that the eventual aim is to promote medical and health tourism cooperation between these two countries.

The South Korean representatives, led by Shin Byeong-seol, are ready to showcase Incheon's most modern medical infrastructure. They allude to numerous health promotion projects that have been launched in the city. Incheon has not only established itself as a gateway to Korea, but also aims to attract more than 21,000 foreign patients by 2024 through individual medical health packages. Loud Posttoday Incheon shows over 500,000 international patients who traveled to South Korea for various medical treatments in 2023 as the city gains traction.

Medical excellence and comprehensive services

The range of medical services in Incheon is impressive. From plastic surgery to comprehensive health exams to traditional Korean wellness programs, everyone gets their money's worth here. South Korean hospitals are internationally certified, including by the Joint Commission International, which underlines the high quality of services. The focus is on safety and a holistic care experience - from the first contact through the treatment to the stay. Attention is also paid to multilingual interpreters and professional service delivery coordinators, such as Posttoday describes.

The city also plans to develop a “Medical-Wellness Convergence Cluster” that will run from 2023 to 2025. The aim is not only to increase revenue from medical tourism, but also to benefit local industries such as accommodation, restaurants and transport providers. Doinasia points out that South Korea offers a unique combination of clinical excellence, technological sophistication and traditional hospitality.

Future vision and sustainable cooperation

Shin Byeong-seol expresses great confidence in the sustainable cooperation opportunities during the event in Thailand. In addition to strengthening connections in the medical and tourism sectors, projects in the field of dentistry for Thai citizens will also be initiated. This eventual collaboration aims to increase the number of Thai tourists seeking medical and wellness services in Incheon. Incheon's ambitious vision to create a “Medical-Wellness Convergence City” shows how closely healthcare and tourism can be intertwined.

With these perspectives, the roadshow in Bangkok is not only a step towards increased business opportunities for both countries, but also a sign of the growing importance of medical tourism in Asia. Incheon is aiming to establish itself as the leading medical tourism center in Northeast Asia and could soon become a first stop for medical treatment for many travelers to Thailand.