130% increase in Chinese tourists to Europe

China's largest online travel agency Ctrip and the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI)’s first co-published report 'Customised Travels of Chinese Visitors to Europe'...

New Zealand opens borders in May

New Zealand is opening the borders earlier than planned. Its international borders are fully reopening from 1 May to vaccinated travellers from visa waiver...

Belize Medical Tourism Association formed

The new Belize Medical Tourism Association seeks to promote medical tourism to Belize and eventually end the practice of Belizeans going abroad for medical...

Health tourism on the Hungary/Croatia borders

An EU funded project, 'The Role of Health Tourism in Improving the Competitive Strength of the Rural Areas in Hungary and Croatia' is a...

Dubai eases medical tourism VISA procedures

Dubai Health Authority and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs Dubai are easing visa procedures. Dubai Health Authority and the General Directorate of...

New health insurance schemes in Kuwait

To stop foreigners getting free local healthcare Kuwait is introducing compulsory health insurance for expatriates. The Ministry of Health has approved a scheme to...

Chinese investor delays health destination project in Croatia

Chinese-owned company Zhongya Nekretnine has failed to pay US$2.1 million for Hotel Zagorje in Croatia by the extended December 31 deadline. The company wanted...

Maldives targets key travel markets

The Maldives is open for health tourism, with all resorts having a new Safe Tourism licence. The country is actively promoting it’s spa and...

Leaps and bounds in Mexico’s reproductive tourism

Dr. Carolin Schurr (University of Zürich) and Dr. Heather Walmsley (University of British Columbia) spent January 2014 interviewing key stakeholders in the growing reproductive...

Mexico wants medical tourism to be part of new trade deal

Mexico seeks to include medical tourism in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Medical tourism can be included in the...