{"id":7000,"date":"2026-02-09T05:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/?p=7000"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:00:50","slug":"medical-health-tourism-pavillion-at-the-60th-edition-of-itb-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/medical-health-tourism-pavillion-at-the-60th-edition-of-itb-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical &amp; Health Tourism Pavillion at the 60th edition of ITB Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This year\u2019s ITB Berlin hosts a high-class selection of exhibitors from different areas of the medical, health and wellbeing sector and a top-notch stage program in the&nbsp;Medical and Health Pavillion. European Spas Association is co-creating the programme. Join us from 3 &#8211; 5 March 2026 in <strong>Hall 4.1<\/strong>!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Water tasting<\/strong> to learn about the healing effects of mineral water in cooperation with the Slovenian Spa Association and the Slovenian Tourism Board, <strong>Health tourism pavillon Stage <\/strong>Programme Hall 4.1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TUESDAY \/ 3th March<\/strong><br>15:30 \u2013 16:00 | <strong>Longevity, Regeneration &amp; Prevention: Beyond the Buzzwords<\/strong><br>Key themes:&nbsp;Regenerative medicine;&nbsp;Preventive healthcare. 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