Bursa's share in culture and health tourism will increase thanks to the Bahrain - Bursa flights that will start on January 11
Bahraini tourist will come to Bursa by charter for health
As a result of the initiatives made for Bursa to get a bigger share from tourism and to attract tourists especially from Middle East countries, charter flights will be launched from Bahrain to Yenişehir Airport in Bursa.
It is aimed to increase the number of accommodation days with charter flights in Bursa, which hosted approximately 400 thousand foreign visitors last year, mostly from the Middle East countries, and to earn more foreign currency for the country.
Charter flights are also expected to revive health tourism in the city, which has 3 large internationally accredited hospitals, 2 training and research hospitals, 19 state hospitals, 13 private hospitals, a medical faculty hospital, and physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, with the efforts of Bursa Health Tourism Association. .
With the initiatives of tourism professionals, charter flights from Bahrain to Bursa will start on January 11, and flights are planned to continue throughout the year.
Jordan is next
Doğan Sager, Member of the Southern Marmara Representative Board of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB), said that charter flights will provide significant value to the city in terms of both tourism and health tourism. Sager said that they also met with Jordan Airlines outside of Bahrain. Stating that Bursa is at a good point in terms of health tourism, Sager said, "Bursa meets the demands of our patients coming from abroad, such as aesthetic surgery, metabolic surgery, cancer treatment, in vitro fertilization treatments. Besides, in terms of physical therapy, Bursa from the Middle East countries is incredible. "There is a demand for it. Direct flights to be organized will also increase the number of patients who will come here," he said.