Tourism brings money into a country. If you pay to fly, let's say, to Nigeria , here's what happens. Nigeria needs an airport to receive flights. Building an airport gives hundreds of people jobs, because
construction workers are needed to perform the fabrication. Then there are thousands of people who get jobs to run the airport. Once you and your friends (and thousands of other people) start flying in to Nigeria, hotels are needed. This means hotel companies come and spend millions of dollars to pay the government of Nigeria for permits to build, they pay construction workers to build the hotels, and they give jobs to people who run the hotels. This all happens even before you travel. Once you're off the plane, you pay the hotels and you spend money to go sightseeing. This pays the salaries of tour guides, boat captains, cab drivers etc. Also while in the country, you'll likely be buying meals and going out for drinks or entertainment or buying souvenirs, all of which give money to the people of Nigeria. So, in essence, in almost any country, tourism is a welcome boost to the country's economy, but especially in countries where there is a high level of poverty and a slow job market, tourism lends millions of dollars to people very much in need of income.

Several important reasons for tourism include:
- Economic development through tourism income
- Promoting concerned central place for business
- Creation of a wide range of jobs
Tourism is important in many ways in the world it can be for leisure,business,education,culture and its fun. It is the very happiest part of the life

Tourism is important because it brings in extra money. People are willing to pay ₦ 2,500 for a ₦1,000 hat that says Nigeria on it. Also, it gives restaurants more customers, because people do not necessarily bring boxes of food, and stove and oven with them on vacation.
The Tourism industry is important for any country as it brings in foreign currency, allows for cultural exchanges between people and creates many working places for the citizens.
importance of tourism
Tourism is vital for many, many countries, some of these countries include:
United States, Kenya, Netherlands, Colombia, Singapore, Ireland, Djibouti, France, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Thailand, Cypress, Malta, Mexico, Philippines, The Bahamas, Fiji, Maldives, Seychelles: Due to the large intake of money for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for employment in service industries associated with tourism.

These service industries include:
* transportation services(airlines, cruise ships and taxis) * hospitality services (accommodations, hotels and resorts) * entertainment venues, (amusement parks, casinos, shopping malls, music venues and the theaters)
Medical Tourism
Over the last few years, medical Tourism has increasingly gained popularity among highly industrialized countries like the United States. Varying reports containing medical tourism statistics put the number of American patients seeking healthcare abroad between 500,000 to 750,000 in 2007.

This is a steady increase from the previous year, which medical experts believed as much as 200,000 to half a million Americans traveled out of the country for medical procedures. These figures indicate a significant growth in the Medical Tourism industry, currently a $20 billion market, which can reach $100 billion by 2012.

In India alone studies conducted by government and private sectors in India estimate that medical tourism could bring between $1 billion and $2 billion US into India by 2012.


Something to think about:
From nomadic tribes to modern, settled populations, people have been traveling for different reasons and to varying degrees. Today, with a world that keep shrinking into a global village mainly through increased traveling and contact, the lines marking off neighbourhood zones have melted, leaving people extremely close to one another with varying consequences.


Tourism as an industry offers a variety of branches:
# Leisure travel: Travel for fun, to relax or escape from the daily routine
# Eco-tourism: travel to delicate and usually protected areas to educate travelers and fundraise for conservation projects.
# Medical tourism: tourists are seeking healthcare treatments
# Cultural tourism: is concerned with a country or region's culture, especially its arts
# Dark tourism: involves visits to "dark" sites, such as battlegrounds, scenes of horrific crimes or acts of genocide All of the above types of tourism bring additional revenues to the economies of the destination city or country, in particular, to its hospitality service industries (restaurants, hotels, transportation). In addition to those revenues, the amounts tourists spend for the specific attractions outlined above bring even more revenues into the destination country's economy.

For example: In India, where the government is investing in the medical tourism industry, it is estimated that medical tourism could bring between $US 1 billion and $2 billion into India by 2012. This figure is based on studies conducted by government and private sectors, based on the current growth rate of medical tourism in India.

Source: http://knowaboutnigeria..com/2015/08/what-are-importance-of-tourism.html#more

Very informative. But money answereth all things though.

Over the last decade trade between Nigeria and India has gone up significantly. While India is gaining from mineral, spice imports from Nigeria, Nigeria is benefiting from medical tourism to India. Below Mr Oyinbo is sharing his first hand experience undergoing the Heart Bypass Surgery in India. He resides in the Ogun State in the South-western Nigerian nation. He came visiting India for his Heart Bypass Surgery facilitated by folks at India4health.

Initially he was suffering from a chest pain, fatigue and as time progressed it became much more severe. He consulted the cardiologist and he did some test on him and then came to the conclusion that he had a blockage in the coronary artery of his heart. The local doctor in Nigeria suggested a bypass surgery as the condition of the blockage was not good.

He decided to travel overseas for his CABG surgery and contacted the customer service at India4health.com through a email. Once he reached India the hospitals and doctors sprung into action. They took good care and helped him and wife, settle down, get admission and in 3 days get his surgery done properly and smoothly. Initially he was a little bit apprehensive but once he landed at the hospital, the experience pleasantly turned out really well. The very professional doctors at Apollo Delhi and the infrastructure really impressed him. The cardiologist briefly explained him the CABG procedure and its benefits prior to the surgery.

Heart Bypass Surgery known as the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is the surgical treatment for coronary artery disease (CAD). It is a routinely performed and safe procedure for treating Coronary artery disease(CAD). Coronary artery disease is due to the hardening and narrowing(atherosclerosis) of the coronary arteries. Actually the human arteries that bring blood to the cardiac muscle (coronary arteries) can become clogged by plaque (a buildup of fatty tissue, cholesterol and other harmful substances). This can slow or stop oxygen-rich blood to flow through the heart's blood vessels. If this condition is left untreated, this may lead to chest pain and a heart attack.

Coronary Bypass Surgery is a way to treat these blocked heart arteries by creating new passages for blood to flow to your heart muscle. In this surgical process a cardiac surgeon uses a segment of a healthy blood vessel (either an artery or vein) from another part of the body (called grafts) and uses it to create a detour or bypass around the blocked portion of the coronary artery. As a result, the oxygen enriched blood can flow more freely to nourish the heart muscle. This interventional surgery is usually performed with the heart beat stopped, therefore necessitating the usage of cardiopulmonary bypass; techniques are available to perform CABG on a beating heart, also termed as the, "off-pump" surgery. Depending on the number of blocked coronary arteries, a patient may be advised by the doctor to undergo one, two, three or more bypasses.

They explained him Why the Procedure is needed to be Performed?:-
Coronary arteries are the small blood vessels that supply your heart with oxygen and nutrients that are carried in your blood. It has been observed that when one or more of the coronary arteries becomes partly or totally blocked, heart does not get enough oxygen carrying blood. This is called or better termed as, 'ischemic heart disease' or coronary artery disease. It can cause chest pain (angina). Coronary artery bypass surgery can be used to treat coronary artery disease. Your cardiac specialist or doctor may have tried to treat you with medicines only. You may have also painstakingly tried cardiac rehabilitation. Coronary artery heart disease varies a lot from person to person and case to case. So the way it is diagnosed and treated will also vary. Heart bypass surgery is just one step of treatment. It will be right and appropriate for some people, but others may have to follow another line of treatment.

The doctors suggested and lined him (Mr Oyinbo) up for ByPass Surgery. His surgery was done by expert surgeons and went on to be successful and uneventful. After the operation he had somewhat of a groggy and disoriented feeling but the feeling went away in few days. There was a little pain and discomfort in the sites of incisions that is both the chest and the leg (as his segment of blood vessel was taken from the leg) but Painkillers were administered to relive the discomfort. He was discharged from the hospital within five days. In this period, tests were conducted on him to assess and monitor his condition.

He returned to his home country, Nigeria after few weeks. However to fully recover it took him a few months or more. The diet has to be watched during this recovery. After full recovery, he joined a cardiac rehabilitation program. This program teaches stress management techniques and other important issues like about diet and exercise. This helped to rebuild his strength and confidence. Now one year after his surgery he has got back to his regular routine and exercising.

Source: http://nigeria.india4health.com

Thanks for this