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Tip Sheet.
Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Michelle Jana Chan, Tara Weingarten, Nicki Gostin, Peter Suciu
TRAVEL: HOLIDAY ENHANCEMENTS
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
Thinking about breast augmentation or a nose job? Rather than go to your local clinic and hide from your friends until you recover, you could have the surgery on an idyllic island, spend two weeks in the sun and then credit your new, improved look to your time on the beach.
Medical tourism is a fast-growing business in Southeast Asia, where expert lower-cost surgery can be combined with an exotic vacation. With the competition intensifying, each country is playing its own trump card. Thailand is now well established as the in place for cosmetic surgery, while Malaysia claims to cater to Muslim patients and Singapore touts its mastery of the latest technologies. Travel agents have been quick to spot the potential. Tip Sheet seeks out some of Southeast Asia's most restorative holidays:
Thailand
Phuket: Quickly recovered from the tsunami, the island's beaches are cleaner than ever. The Bangkok Phuket Hospital offers everything from eyelid surgery to body contouring. Prices for double eyelid surgery with a six-night stay at a Patong Beach hotel like the Royal Paradise start at $1,200. Teeth-whitening treatment with three nights on Patong Beach, dinner and a show, and a sea-kayak tour of Phangnga Bay with lunch starts at $600 (phuket-health-travel.com ).
- Tourists return to Patong Beach in tsunami aftermath.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire March 2, 2005 700+ words
...News - Tourists are flocking back to Patong Beach, the heart of the Phuket visitor industry...according to local tourism authorities. Patong beach was returning to normal and the number...who is also the general manager of Patong Beach's Royal Palm Hotel, added that the...
- Brunei: Thousands throng Patong Beach to light candles.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire February 5, 2005 700+ words
...slowly returning back to normal on Patong beach. It was an emotional moment...thousands who attended the "Light Up Patong Beach" ceremony last Monday to commemorate...thousands of candles were lit along Patong Beach, which stretches for about a...
- Thailand: Special report on early warning towers in Patong Beach.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 26, 2005 700+ words
...towers are now activated on Phuket's Patong Beach. They are located at Sunset Beach Resort...experimentation last week. Following his visit to Patong Beach to assess the readiness of the system...April. The early warning stations at Patong Beach are operating 24 hours a day, ...
- Phuket's Patong beach commercial area to be renovated.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire January 11, 2005 700+ words
...News - A plan to revive tsunami-hit Patong Beach is taking shape, with the authorities...small and medium-sized shops along Patong Beach should suspend any repair jobs pending...tourists. By yesterday, the landscape of Patong Beach had almost returned to normal, with...
- Restoration well under way at Patong beach.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire March 17, 2005 700+ words
...will help improve the management of Patong beach, but it appears to recent visitors...usual. But tourists who stroll along Patong beach can clearly see where buildings are...ve seen the natural exploitation of Patong beach and we don't want that to happen in...
- Patong Beach's future as Thai tourist mecca is in doubt after tsunami.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) January 10, 2005 700+ words
...development priorities along Phuket's beaches. Walking along Patong Beach today is a revelation of sorts, as the tsunami swept the...approach. Ew, a 32-year-old merchant of bikinis at Patong Beach, said she felt informal stores and stalls such as hers helped...
- Patong beach to be renovated and restored.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire January 10, 2005 700+ words
...reorganise the resort island's top tourist attraction -- the Patong Beach -- after being devastated by massive tsunamis waves nearly...buildings which have blocked the scenic view of the famous Patong Beach for years will be demolished. New buildings will not be...
- Thailand: Hoteliers and businesses on Patong beach undergo tsunami evacuation...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 19, 2005 700+ words
...General News - Representatives from 74 hotels and businesses located on Patong Beach in Phuket took part in a workshop on tsunami evacuation training. Conducted at Patong Beach Resort, the event was held by the Department of Labour Protection and...
- Thailand: Tsunami warning towers on Patong beach to be tested today.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 31, 2005 700+ words
...Section: General News - The three tsunami warning towers on Patong beach will be tested today (October 28, 2005) between 10 am...activated locally but now will be centrally linked. Hotels on Patong beach including Club Andaman Beach Resort have notified their guests...
- Seaweed collected from Phuket's Patong beach.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 1, 2004 700+ words
...collected 30 tonnes of green seaweed from the beach, and the sea just off Patong beach. Phuket Governor Udomsuk Usawarangkura said that the seaweed found along Patong beach has kept many tourists away from the beach, as it had made the scenery...
Source: HighBeam Research, Tip Sheet.