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Monday, January 23, 2006

Oman Travel Market highlights Medical Tourism


Times of Oman Cyprus Tourism Organisation to take part at Oman Travel Market

MUSCAT — Cyprus Tourism Organisation, which provides assistance to professional bodies, companies and individuals related to tourism in Cyprus, will be participating at Oman Travel Market, scheduled to be held from January 31 to February 2 2006.

Responsible for the promotion and marketing of tourism, the planning, regulations and development of the tourist product, Cyprus Tourism Organisation is participating as a silver sponsor and plans to cover all aspects of tourism in Cyprus, which has always been popular from various destinations across the world.

Tourists flock for various reasons, whether it be sea-sand and relaxation, archaeological interests, sports, pampering, Cypriot cuisine or on incentive, now a new reason to travel to the island has emerged.

Oman Travel Market 2006, which will highlight a new feature called 'Medical Tourism', is specially intended to meet the growing demand of Omani residents, who travel for treatment purpose and rejuvenation. More and more people are travelling to Cyprus as an affordable, enjoyable, and safe alternative to having medical, dental, and surgical procedures done in their home countries.

Kidney transplants carried out in 2005 at Paraskevaidio Surgical and Transplant Centre reached a world record in per capita terms. The centre carried out 53 kidney transplants in 2005 with a success rate of over 90 per cent, a rate considered to be one of the highest in the world. Since its establishment in 1986, the centre has carried out a total of 667 kidney transplants with the highest success rates in the world.

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