Salam Tourism Magazine 21 | Seite 82

83 27,000, BILLION US DOLLARS ARABS SPEND According to Bandar Al Fahid president of the Arab Tourism Organization which is an Arab League Institution the amount of money the Arab countries have spent on medical tourism abroad has tallied up to $27 billion a year. He added the amount is spent abroad despite the Arab world possessing natural resources, infrastructure, human resources and other elements needed in the industry.