Vietnam with Health tourism sector

With its temperate climate, Viet Nam has an abundance of natural resources to provide natural health remedies to the health tourism industry, particularly seaside resorts, hot springs and mineral springs. The National Hospital of Acupuncture has worked alongside travel companies to implement a program on combining traveling with acupuncture.
The head of the program, Prof. Nguyen Tai Thu, said, "We decided to work with the tour companies to help the world to better understand our traditional medicines, particularly acupuncture and acupressure."
The Health Ministry hopes to combine the best of the national health service with domestic tourism to benefit all who are involved, he added.
With the chance to enjoy both the beauty of Viet Nam and its most skilled pain-relief specialists, tourists who wish to can participate in acupuncture and acupressure sessions and learn how to gain drug-free relief from pain.
Thap Ba Hot Springs in Nha Trang, Kim Boi Mineral Water in Hoa Binh and the National Hospital of Acupuncture are all places where visitors can enjoy traditional therapies. The Vung Tau Medicoast and Hoan My Da Lat hospital health tourism has high-quality medical services, similar to other institutions in regional countries.
According to travel companies, in 2007, naturopathy tourism earned Asian countries US$.6 billion, and is expected to triple by 2012.