A specially assembled panel of patient travelers will candidly discuss their experiences traveling abroad for medical and dental procedures at the upcoming “Well-Being and Medical Travel Conference 2012.” The event will take place on June 20-21, 2012, at The Phoenician luxury resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. (www.well-beingtravelconference.com) The session is a must-see educational opportunity for anyone interested in selling medical tourism, which is one of the fastest-growing niche markets in the travel industry. The “Real-Life Experiences of Globe-Trotting Patient Travelers” panel will be moderated by David Boucher, president and COO, Companion Global Healthcare, and a pioneer in medical travel, with over 25 years of healthcare administration experience from the perspectives of both the health plan and medical facility. Participants will talk in detail about their medical experiences in Thailand, Turkey and Costa Rica. Attendees can use this critical information to enhance the service they provide to clients interested in health-related travel. About the panel, Boucher said, “Despite the speculation by some stateside critics that international medical travel is an ‘outlandish’ concept, the speakers in this session will demonstrate otherwise. We will hear first-hand testimonials of Americans who travelled abroad with the sole intent to receive care in overseas countriesâ¦and all are now flag-waving disciples of this trend.” The event is being co-sponsored by: Well-Being Travel (the go-to resource for medical tourism, bringing together the medical and travel industries in a breakthrough partnership); Travel Market Report(www.travelmarketreport.com – an online travel industry news media written in the voice of and designed to be a forum for travel sellers across the globe); and Medical Travel Today (www.medicaltraveltoday.com – an independent voice of the medical travel industry). To find out more about attending the Well-Being and Medical Travel Conference 2012 or participating as a sponsor, visit www.well-beingtravelconference.com or contact Debbie Press (888-854-0339 or [email protected]).