India Travel - India Travel Guide & India Travel Tips

In order to experience your holiday to India a dream come true, please read the following India travel tips:

Do some background reading before travel to India, so that your visit becomes a great experience, something you had never dream could happen to you.

Do not be worried about living conditions in India. The 5-star and 4-star hotels are of international standards and the soothe and cooking they offer compare with any in the world. The deluxe and palace hotels are a world apart and many have been accorded 'foremost hotels of the world' status. The 3-star hotels are there for the medium budget traveler, and 1-star and 2-star hotels, Travelers lodges, Tourist Bungalows, Holiday Homes, Youth hostels, YMCA/YWCA's are for those with small budgets.

Your India travel arrangements should be made well in advance, particularly if you are traveling between October- March (high tourist season) and May- June, the Indian holiday season. Travel amenities are limited in relation to demand so prior bookings are a must.

English is spoken at almost all tourist centers, but you can also ask for us to book Government-trained and approved guides who also speak German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian or Russian. Tour guides will help you not only in your sightseeing, but also help you understand India better.

Indians are friendly and gracious people, if they gaze at you, do not consider it rude, it is only a matter of interest. A tourist need never be lost in India; most people are more than willing to go out of their way to guide you to your destination.

As with any foreign destination, the tourist is advised to drink bottled water, bottled drinks, coffee or tea. Most premier hotels have their own filtration system.

Keep away from eating spicy food all at one time soon after you arrive in India. Take one Indian dish only with each meal and ask the waiter to cut down on the chilies. Within a few days your system will get used to Indian food, one of the most delicious of world cuisine. It is sensible to stick to only cooked foods and to eat fresh fruits whose skin you can peel off or remove.

Bring your own medicines, since all medications in India are locally manufactured and you may not find the same brand names. There are very good druggists and doctors everywhere, and they can advise on substitutes. If the requirement arises, ask your hotel to advocate a doctor.

Do not forget to remove your footwear when visiting a place of worship or mausoleum. Also some temples do not permit any leather articles at all on their premises. Certain areas of temples are not open to Non-Hindus.

It is safe to travel in India, as you will find out for yourself. Even if you read of some trouble in any town or region, do not be discouraged, since most of India is safe at all times.

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5 Things You Must Know About Medical Travel

There are FIVE very important things you need to know before taking your next travel assignment:

1. SALARY, SALARY, SALARY.

Chances are INCREDIBLY HIGH you are NOT getting paid top dollar for your assignment if you accept the Standard Benefit Package travel companies offer.

Most travelers (both new and seasoned) do not realize that the Standard Benefit Package offered by a travel company is only a STARTING place for negotiation. Because the initial salary offered is higher than what they receive for a stationary job position, often travelers quickly take the standard salary, not realizing that negotiating for MORE is relatively easy.

I know for a fact that I have worked along side other medical travelers doing the same job I was hired to do at the same time in the same hospital and they were making less per hour than me...And some of these people were not new to the travel game! Why? They might either be unaware of the pay range for their job title and competency and/or they simply thought that their current assignment "just paid that particular amount."

But the real NUMBER ONE reason they aren't getting top dollar is they don't know what to ask and how to ask for it!

Just knowing what to ask can signal to a recruiter that you are a savvy business person and immediately increase your changes of getting the best deal.

Don't take years to "catch on", losing money all the while, when you can start smart right out of the gate. And if you've already hit the road and are suspecting you're not getting the best deals, you can change that today!

2. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!!

You can end up in some very undesirable locations if you don't know how to access the best travel assignments.

When I first began medical travel I had no idea of the broad scope of places I could visit. I merely took the only job I was offered and set out to drive across the country in my own car. I arrived to spend a very desolate 13 weeks in a little out of the way town that offered nothing of interest. In addition it was a very dull working environment. So much for the glamour of travel!!

The type of job I just described is obviously harder to fill with a more knowledgeable traveler and therefore many companies merely take advantage of the traveling novice and send them packing to the outer parts of nowhere. After all, the travel company gets paid for you to work...where you work is your problem!

However, even those who have been traveling for awhile often do not know how to land the most desirable job locations. It took me several years to figure out the "nuts and bolts" of ending up where I really wanted to work and visit. (After all, one of the main reasons besides salary to hit the road is to enjoy the view!!) Looking back, accessing the BEST job locations was really just a matter of know-how and not complicated at all.

3. TRAVEL NIGHTMARES!

You can get booked on some flights from "you know where" if you are unaware of the options the travel company can provide.

Some years ago I took a job in Oregon that necessitated me flying across the country from my Florida address. I was still in my medical travel learning curve and thus ended up changing flights three different times complete with hideous layovers plus I arrived at 1 am in the morning at an airport that was two hours away from the town where I would be working! I took the rental car awaiting me and drove to the hotel where I was to spend my first night (if crawling into bed at around 4 am could be called going to bed for the night!) On top of that the motel ended up being a colossal dump with a stuck heater system that turned my room into a steam bath, finally driving me out into the early morning air exhausted and angry.

Since travel companies normally cover your travel expenses, they can save money by re-routing you all over the place and by having you arrive at weird hours and in towns or cities within "driving distance" of your destination. Trust me, it happens often! If you don't know your "rights" you'll have the experience fairly quickly once you begin to travel.

So just know that because you're told your "travel plans are all taken care of" it doesn't mean you're going to like the arrangements one bit!!

4. HOUSING...LOUSY, JUST AVERAGE, OR GRAND!

There are many ways to either enjoy or rue the day you took an assignment and one of those factors is the type of housing accommodations the travel company provides for you.

Most assignment last 13 weeks and 13 weeks is a long time to live somewhere you don't like and enjoy. I've had just about every experience possible since I began traveling, from fairly lousy, to just average, to absolutely grand. And as any traveler will tell you, GRAND is always better!

To tell you the truth I could just kick myself when I think back to some of the housing conditions I accepted. It wasn't that they were terrible (well, one was pretty bad!), many were just "ho-hum." (Certainly not directly overlooking the ocean, which I have now experienced on two assignments...all due to the negotiating techniques I've learned along the way.)

But now I go first class on each of my assignments and I do that on a regular basis. And believe it or not, it's very easy to get those upscale housing considerations. Very easy! Among the many considerations I ask for and receive besides an upscale apartment complex or condo community ( a good start in and of itself!), are a BIG television (I like sports and I don't want to squint to see the action!), a washer and dryer inside my personal apartment or condo (no trips to the local wash-dry-and-fold for me!), availability of a pool and work out room, a really well stocked kitchen (not just a few barely adequate necessities) and even a hide-a-bed sofa at my current assignment just in case I want to have guests. These are just a few examples of the things I ask for and receive...My list goes on and on!

5. THE RIGHT JOB!

There are some very simple but critical things you need to ask to determine if you're walking into a job straight from the pit or into smooth sailing complete with a great environment and friendly co-workers and physicians.

You will be interviewed by a recruiter from the travel company to see where you are best suited to work and you will also be interviewed by a representative of the hospital where you are being considered for a travel position. In addition, and perhaps most importantly, you'll be able to interview them too.

I am still appalled when I hear even seasoned travelers tell me they ask very few questions, other than the basics, when they are considering a position. As a result, horror stories constantly make the rounds about travelers arriving at jobs that turned out to be anything but what they expected. And now they are bound by a legal contract to complete the assignment!

To me, not asking the right questions is not only totally foolish, it's completely unnecessary. Almost without exception I can spot "red flags" about a job just by asking some critical questions of the travel company recruiter and the hospital representative. In fact, you'll be awed at the information people will volunteer if you just ask the right way!!

Case in point...not long ago I was interviewing for a position in my home state of Florida. It had all the criteria on the surface that made it seem the perfect set up. However, after asking the questions I've learned over time to ask, I knew I would be walking straight into one those situations I wanted to avoid at all costs. For example, just one of the red flags that presented was this...three people had left all at once from this particular department, indicating there were some major problems there. I would not have known that if I hadn't asked the right question. The exit of those three employees leads me to ask a few more questions. As a result, I quickly moved on to another assignment.

The interesting follow up to this story is that some months later I returned and took this exact assignment. Why? The whole stage had changed...new people, new environment...things had settled down and the unworkable situation had been corrected. And the job was great this time around. One of the other travelers that had lasted out the initial nightmare and had renewed his assignment told me I had certainly avoided the worst. Hear, hear!

Now, I've given you just five things from the many chapters of my book, Insider Secrets to Medical Travel that you must know before taking your next travel assignment, whether you're a novice or a seasoned traveler who has become dissatisfied with the deals you're being offered.

Implementing any ONE of these five things in an informed manner can bring you tremendous benefits while saving you untold grief and a lengthy, painful learning curve.

Medical travel can be a lucrative, fun, exciting, and fulfilling career...IF you know how to navigate the system and access the highest salary, most desirable locations, comfortable travel plans, nicest housing accommodations, and the best job scenarios.

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Cut Away Your Health Insurance Bill With Medical Travel

Asaving 40% to 90% on the cost of a Heart Bypass, knee replacement, dental work, face lift, or any number of other, seriously expensive medical procedure? If you answered yes, you might consider looking into medical travel, which can cut up to 90% of your typical medical costs for the same procedure in the U.S.

If the price of your procedure is going to be above $5000 in the U.S, you should seriously look at exploring the medical travel option. Obviously the more complicated the procedure, the bigger the savings. As the array of cost comparisons show, you can save up to $190,000 dollars on some procedures. The downside? You get to take a holiday in some exotic location to recuperate. What a hassle right?

Some of the destination countries might be considered to be third-world but the treatment and care is first rate. There are a host of companies based here in the U.S. that will put you in touch with the hospital abroad that best suits your needs. The array of options available are so broad, even first world countries like Singapore and Korea offer care at a fraction of the cost.

Various studies and statistics (I know, lies, damn lies and statistics) show that where people receive initial estimates for a knee replacement in the ball park of $100,000, the equivalent cost invariably can come in below $20,000 . Did I mention that this 20K includes airfare and 5* hotel accommodation? It does.

Ultimately, the decision to investigate these options is easy enough to make. There's no shortage of information on various locations, cost comparisons and most important, media clippings from renowned news outlets. Check it out today - what do you have to lose?

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Medical Travel

Outsourcing of work has become a regular part of the corporate world. People understand that many times when they are calling customer service they are speaking with someone in a distant country who is being hired for a fraction of what the same position would cost in the United States. Consumers who are looking for more affordable health services are now demonstrating the practice of medical "outsourcing." In fact it is estimated that 750,000 Americans participated in medical travel in 2007 with those numbers growing. Medical tourism is expected to continue growing dramatically as health care costs rise.

Yet, many people are unaware of the rapidly growing medical travel industry. It is not a new phenomenon however. Many people have utilized medical travel for elective dental care and cosmetic surgery. As the medical tourism industry matures, the number of people participating in medical travel continues to increase. Instead of just seeking cosmetic surgery or dental work, people are now traveling oversees for all kinds of procedures from eye surgery, and organ transplantations to open-heart surgery, cancer therapy, hip and knee replacements, bone marrow transplants, and more.

You may be wondering what the benefits of medical travel are. People seeking elective surgery, dental or cosmetic surgery that is not covered by their health insurance, have high-deductible health plans, or lack insurance utilize medical travel to save money. Oversees healthcare costs are a fraction of what they are in the United States. In fact, even with all the travel expenses such as airfare, hotel accommodations, food, as well as the costs of the actual medical procedure added together, the entire price is still lower than the cost alone of the procedure preformed in the United States. Those with universal healthcare such as people from England and Canada who do not have a financial incentive to travel abroad, may still choose to participate in medical travel because of the long wait times they experience for certain procedures. Oversees they can be immediately admitted and have their procedure done.

A major concern for many people when hearing about the cost benefits of medical tourism is whether there are sacrifices in quality of care in these medical tourism destination foreign hospitals. The fact is that most of the facilities and the practicing doctors are comparable in quality to the facilities and doctors found in the United States. Surgeons from the top medical tourism hospitals have graduated from some of the best medical schools in the western world while many of the hospitals are state of the art facilities with the newest technological medical equipment.

If the idea of having to plan an entire trip to have a medical procedure preformed in a foreign country is overwhelming there are medical travel agencies that will help. In addition, many of the major medical tourism hospitals have their own international patients department who will assist you in all aspects of your trip to their facility.

It is necessary before committing to a trip to do research and to educate your self. You want to go to an accredited facility. At OnlineMedicalTourism.com you will find a medical travel resource portal that will provide you with information about international medical options, world-wide medical travel facilities with details about costs and procedures performed at each of these facilities, as well as medical travel insurance information, travel related services and providers. Armed with the information provided to you at OnlineMedicalTourism.com you will be able to save a lot of money on your healthcare costs while getting excellent care at an overseas facility.

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Currency and Commodity Trading techniques-Target gold and oil alternatives

An analysis of currencies and commodities trade the sharp dealer refers to the currencies of countries whose economic production and later export are mainly raw materials, such as raw materials such as aluminium, oil and gold and agricultural products such as sugar, soya or livestock.
Although it would not be wrong to refer to many world currency such as commodity currencies, this is not the intention when traders use this description. Those who follow currency and commodity trade trends, however, use the term to describe the three major countries in which raw materials an important role in both the economic output if the output play.
A look at trade charts will learn how changes in global commodity prices seem correlated to the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollar coins, with the Australian dollar, a very good proxy for gold price movements and the price of crude oil price seems to correlate closely with movements in the Canadian dollar (CAD). Unlike the other two commodity currencies, the New Zealand dollar (NZD) or "Kiwi" does not seem to be associated with a particular raw material, but rather shows a close correlation with price changes in the broader measure of Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) Index.
Let's consider what happens when gold strengthened? We can expect to observe a similar increase in the AUD/USD pair (the Aussie), as all currencies trade in pairs. This equates to a strengthening of the Australian dollar against the US dollar, or put it another way, the u.s. dollar is weakening in that pair. The beginning of the economic uncertainty in the global economy, such as recession or soaring inflation, asks investors to gold as it is considered a safe haven. Currency and commodity traders will also how Golden links to the Aussie, and instead this pair trade.
Australia Gets a significant percentage of the export of raw materials and more than 50 percent of exports from this source with gold, other precious metals and copper play a major role. Take a look at trade data to see the strong positive correlation of the Aussie and gold. This means a switched-on trader can trade gold futures or an ETF, or exposure to AUD/USD in the spot forex market.
Market data will show the keen observer of currency and commodity trading the significant part played in the global commodities market by Canada, especially when it comes to her role as a strategic crude oil-producer. This leads to the inverse correlation observed between the changes in the price of crude oil and the movement of the pair USD/CAD (Loonie).
Canada is a major oil supplier to the United States, which in turn neighbour consumes more oil than any other economy. A low crude oil price would be bad news for the Canadian dollar, but positive for both the u.s. economy and the u.s. dollar. Every merchant bearish on the Outlook for crude oil prices as a proxy can go short the Canadian dollar in the Forex market, instead of short or inverse ETF in Nymex crude oil is going to buy.
Knowing how these three currencies are closely linked to raw materials, we can see why currency and commodity trading in spot forex trading takes observers their chance to take advantage of commodity market movements, or in crude oil, gold, or more in General about the commodity spectrum. There is always a bull market in currency trading, so decide what you are long or short in your chosen currency pair.

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Begin to learn trade commodities, Commodity trading courses in your area search

Your decision to start learning to trade commodities you get a completely new insight into the world of commodity futures trading. This can occur in a specific sector such as grains or precious metals or maybe across the whole spectrum of global commodity markets. Now doubt that you've heard concerns about energy security and the crude oil trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and of how to price fluctuations can be caused by a range of factors. And what causes price movements in gold, silver and other precious metals and why should cocoa or coffee futures prices suddenly surge?
These are exciting to study markets, so finding a top quality raw materials training provider is so important. How do you go about learning to trade commodities? What are the main areas that you should feel comfortable with confidence, so you control the global commodity markets? Firstly, if you learn to trade commodities to find where do the commodity trading courses can be offered. Either start your commodity education at home using materials with an online training package or attend a top quality school where students study all aspects of commodities and futures trading.
What are the benefits of attending a commodity trading school? There is face to face contact with teachers and opportunities for one-on-one coaching. The coaches or their knowledge of the courses they may have or might have to trade the commodity markets and so have real live trading experience, that is a valuable asset to have in a coach. When you learn to trade of raw materials in a classroom that you can, share ideas with like-minded colleagues networks with colleagues.
Learning on location can watch and learn from "live" store with your coaches, who can trade in real time if you look over their shoulder. This is valuable because it helps to explain in a live environment what you may have learned elsewhere in theory. Such examples are valuable if they have a real, sharp edge to your commodity trading, education and the teachers will help you create a personalized commodity trading plan. With the growth in trade centres, training institutions now have locations worldwide and you can find one close to you, such as in London, Singapore, Dubai and Toronto, as well as large us centers such as Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York.
What are the benefits of online commodity trading packages? Sometimes it's impossible to make your location or obligations to attend a physical location. So why not try an online training package with technical and fundamental aspects of the commodity trade, which offer more flexibility with your work schedule.
This online commodity trading courses offer e mail contact will have with your tutors, as well as video tutorials, using charts, blogs and forums. You've probably also access to special software packages, allowing you to practice trades and use different sales techniques, as well as CDs and DVDs that relate to the key learning points.
What threatens to be covered when you start learning to trade of commodities? Expect to look at the effects of supply and demand on the commodity prices in fundamental analysis, that the consequences of wars, inflation and the economic cycle eight. Technical analysis is also important and includes understanding indicators on the charts of the raw materials, such as support and resistance, Fibonacci, moving averages, Japanese Candlesticks and volumes of trade, which act as signals for when to close and enter a trade.
The course is probably to show you what a commodity futures contract is and how easy it is to trade electronically, how you place your order, as well as your futures and commodity futures margin setting to understand how hedging in commodities trade work. The whole area of risk management and the preservation of capital is also an important aspect of learning, such as the psychology of trading and with a commodity trading plan. All these fundamental areas shall be reimbursed when you start learning to trade of raw materials.

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Automated FOREX Trading Systems-Forex trade signal alerts '' may '' Double your monthly income?

Automated Forex trading systems are a powerful tool that can be used to create thousands of dollars trade in foreign currency. The minimum amount one can invest in the Forex market starts from $ 50 and if you then used the right forex robot, making huge profits is feasible. For you to succeed in the foreign currency market you want to use a powerful robot that your income will increase.
Forex trading signal warns is a term that is usually asked by potential people especially in the forex-related forums. The prospective Traders wants to know what strategy they use to make money fast. Below are powerful currency strategies used by Elite and prominent people to make money:
(a) Swing Trading
(b) to Momentum trade
(c) Hedge trade
(d) technical analysis
(e) scalp trade
(f) Day Trading
(g) trade posts
If you choose an automatic robot systems, choose the right software tool must than you. If you don't choose for the best software tool, you may end up hurting your trading business so lose thousands of dollars. Swing indicators software can considerable profits through currency market and other commodities such as trade make:
(a) oil
(b) gold
Fair (c)
Majority of the forex traders use Forex trade signal alerts to make more money by growing there Return on investment (ROI). The reason why this software HOT in the market, it's because the lever can provide your business with minimal risk. Most people consider trading automatic instead of the manual trade, this is because more gains are realized, but before you consider using the above 7 forex strategies, you must evaluate your income goals.
This Forex trade signal alerts are lucrative and dynamic for trading purposes, this is because they are built to deliver the best profitable trades as well as to produce maximum results. When a picking profitable forex robot software, make sure to evaluate:
(a) the cost of the system
(b) its functions
(c) product reviews
(d) testimonials
(e) bonuses
(f) money back guaranteed
contact support (g)
The above details play an important role in identifying a reliable forex software with high returns.
Automated Forex Trading systems allow you to analyze the market for value on the basis of market information available. The said system allows profitable trades that will help you get profitable investment decision that will increase your income in an easy way.
Personal is the best automatic currency strategy which I find profitable trade momentum; This is because the yields are high and very secure. For momentum trading will move to the prices above so that the price will decline you warning, so easily in such a case you will trade on a short-term basis causing the risks. To be on a competitive edge that you want to use a profitable automated forex trading system that will produce maximum yield.

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An Oil Trading Robot That Can Make You Rich!

Hoorde u over de eerste ooit Forex Robot World Cup (FRWC)? Veel mensen zou deze forex robots niet serieus nemen. Maar nu zal ze als bewezen zodra voor alles wat forex robots zijn iets dat echte resultaten kan geven. De cash prijs in FRWC was $150.000 en de winnaar robot maakte een verbazingwekkende 356% in een kwestie van 19 dagen. Met het verstrijken van de tijd zullen deze robots worden meer en meer verfijnde. Handel nu hoeft u niet te zitten in de voorkant van je computer alle handel staren op de grafieken op het scherm uitzoeken wanneer het de beste tijd om een handel. Nu, een robot al deze dingen voor u kan doen op de automatische piloot terwijl u kunt slapen, joggen, TV kijken of doorgeven van goede tijd met je vriend.
Deze robots zijn de Heilige Graal in handel? Absoluut niet! Maar als je hoe ze te gebruiken weet, kunt u goed geld met hen. Dit alles hangt af van de instellingen die u gebruikt.
U moet ook hebben gehoord over een paar aandelenhandel robots. Stock trading robots zijn een beetje ingewikkeld ten opzichte van deze forex robots houdend met het feit dat er alleen een forex robot is geoptimaliseerd voor slechts een paar valutaparen. Aan de andere kant, hebben deze stock trading robots duizenden op duizenden voorraden te analyseren. Dit vereist een veel rekenkracht.
Als u heb trading forex, moet dan u hebben opgemerkt dat de meeste van de makelaars nu kunnen goud, zilver en olie handel ook van hetzelfde platform. Wat dit betekent is dat naast plek handel valuta's, u ook handel goud, zilver en olie bevlekken kunt.
Veel mensen zijn nu, alleen forex trading. Ze nooit proberen olie handel of voor die kwestie goud. Herinner je je de zomer van 2008, toen de prijzen van ruwe olie sprong van rond $60 voor rond $150 per vat in een kwestie van één of twee maanden.
Trend begint langzaam op de oliemarkt, maar zodra een trend in de oliemarkt, het kan duren voor vele maanden. Dus als u kunt jezelf positie voor het berijden van de trend op het juiste moment, kunt u een fortuin maken. Fortuinen worden altijd gemaakt in een trend.
In de zomer van 2008 maakte deze savvy handelaar die de trend was gekomen op het juiste moment een fortuin in slechts een kwestie van maanden. Prijzen van ruwe olie nu gaan exploderen opnieuw. Er is voorspeld wordt dat voor deze prijzen gaan ergens te zweven rond $100 per vat en in kwestie van jaren uiteindelijk bereiken 200 dollar per vat.
Het goede ding is dat net als forex, nu u kan ter plaatse handel olie met een robot. Wat dit betekent is dat kunt u nu olie handel tijdens het slapen. Is er een gemakkelijke manier om fortuin te maken met olie terwijl je slaapt?

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Medical Travel - 3 Simple Steps to Getting Quality Orthopedic Care

With healthcare costs skyrocketing, more and more Americans - both insured and uninsured - are looking for quality care outside of the U.S. State-of-the-art hospitals abroad offer the latest cutting-edge procedures performed in the U.S. including orthopedic procedures such as knee or hip replacement surgery. International hospitals also offer U.S. patients the benefit of providing procedures not yet available in the U.S., such as and lumbar dynamic stabilization procedure for the spine, a non-invasive alternative to the common, more drastic and less effective spinal fusion.

Before trusting one's health to hospitals or hip replacement surgeons abroad or locally, it's a wise idea to research all options and ensure the care provided meets the highest standards of medical treatment available.

Following three steps will help ensure that medical travelers receive the best care when shopping for quality orthopedic care away from home.

Step One: Ask for a Quote

Even when placing priority on quality medical care abroad, it is still important to plan both treatment and travel within a budget. Experienced professionals can provide a quote that is customized to the medical traveler's unique needs.

There are a number of reputable medical travel agencies for medical travelers to choose from, however, more and more international hospitals are beginning to offer medical travel coordination services so that the patient and insurance company can address all issues and questions related to the procedure with 'one stop shopping'. Hospitals providing medical travel services will package the surgeon's fees, anesthesia and other hospital fees, hospital stay, lab tests into quote, adding hotel and airline separately so the patient enjoys full transparency of the breakdown of the costs. After narrowing the selection of hospitals, the next step is to provide one's medical history and records for the most accurate quote. Some hip replacement surgeons may require a consultation, depending on the complexity of the individual's needs, but should arrange these consultations for free.

This first step will provide a clear expectation of what the surgery and hospital care will cost, with no unpleasant surprises. That's why it's smart to have a full team of trustworthy professionals looking out for the medical traveler's best interests, and delivering peace of mind.

Step Two: Medical Travel Coordination

The first step in planning for medical travel is deciding on one of the hip replacement surgeons and having a phone consultation with the surgeon. A full discussion of your case should occur, including information about the prostethetics, the length of the procedure, pre-surgery instructions and full detailing of what to expect during the recovery period. After the surgeon has reviewed one's medical records and approved the medical traveler for surgery, the next step is to meet with a travel coordinator who will simplify the tedious tasks of arranging travel, lodging, and any other additional costs or accommodations needed during travel.

The travel coordinator should provide an itinerary that includes a detailed schedule, travel information, important contact numbers, and other pertinent details. All transportation should be arranged upon arrival, so treatment can begin as soon as possible. Reputable companies arrange the travel itineraries for all travelling companions, as well.

Step Three: Surgery and Quality After Care

In some cases, hip replacement surgeons may require a follow-up consultation before the medical traveler is released to travel home. If that's the case, the medical travel company should have access to low prices on hotel rooms close to the hospital where the traveler can stay in the interim.

Following hip replacement surgery, a surgeon will recommend using compression stockings to prevent blood clots. This requires special attention when the individual is returning home. Special arrangements may need to be made for the travel post surgery, another overwhelming task made easier when working with a dedicated and professional medical travel hospital or agency.

The difference is quite simple: when trusting one's health to a hip replacement surgeon, there is a lot of stress and emotion involved. It is often difficult and to choose a quality hip replacement surgeon in a foreign country while also trying to plan the travel details.

However, a good company will prioritize the unique needs of a medical traveler before, during, and after surgery. Professionals work on the individual's behalf, taking into consideration specific medical needs, to find the best hip replacement surgeon, arrange consultations and medical procedures, as well as providing quotes of cost for medical travel and even making arrangements for a less stressful experience.

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