As a cross-sectional business representatives of TOURISM and HEALTH CARE, our problem of staff shortages is even more dramatic than in other areas of the tourism industry. Consequence of the labour intensity in health tourism and relatively high level of skills required interdisciplinary sector between health care and tourism struggles to find employees with the mixed skills. Invest in flexible education tools, to encourage the improvement of personal and responsible healthy lifestyle of all citizens and to be able to change skilled works between tourism and health - depend on the needs. 

Boosting the use of thermal spa and medical tourism as a fast answer to waiting lists within Europe. Europe happens to be the oldest and largest spa market in the world within a health care system as a tradition. Some EU countries face more challenges regarding waiting lists for spa/medical procedures, while others have capacity for more patients. Nevertheless, the use of thermal spas and visit to spa destinations should be promoted within the EU, particularly the post-covid recovery concept that has already proven to render results across Europe. 

Adapting current health care educational systems in Europe with the goal to close workforce gaps. Implementing doctors’ exchange programmes and attracting non-European medical students as tomorrow’s skilled workforce and medical tourism ambassadors should be stimulated. Some EU countries learned that attracting foreign students enhance image in medical tourism and build up succession planning of medical staff. It also reinforces liaisons between the countries and welcomes new global opportunities for medical tourism on global level. Moreover, medical staff is a scarce resource in the European Union while its population is getting older and requiring even more medical attention. 

Measurable result: 
- to establish a cooperation within the Universities with health tourism management, health tourism in general to collaborate and to exchange information and to deliver the result for european cooperation and optimization latest 2025.