Medical tourism means travelling for the purpose of medical treatment, using medical tourism products and services. A medical tourist is a tourist, whose primary purpose of travel is medical treatment and who wishes to use the medical tourism products and services.
Spa tourism is a subcategory of health tourism and is generally related to specific spa enterprises, destinations and/or resorts. A spa-tourist travels for the purpose of improving and/or preserving health and/or relaxation, using the spa tourism products and services.