The Yongsan Medical Tourism Hotel, Seoul has finally been given planning permission by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Initiated in 2014, the original idea was to begin construction of the medical tourism hotel in 2017. Planning delays postponed the project for two years.
The hotel will contain healthcare clinics, in an effort to attract more medical tourists to Seoul. It will be designed as a 34-storey luxury hospital, but where each patient has individual hotel style accommodation. The facility will cover eight medical areas including cosmetic surgery and will also offer free medical checks for the elderly.
Half of the building will house 390 hotel rooms, which will have their own kitchens.
South Korea’s medical tourism market is growing, but is behind that of Thailand and Malaysia. The country is also competing with India, the Philippines, Japan, and China.
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