UK-Ireland healthcare deal agreed
A new healthcare scheme between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is to be set up for a 12 month period from July...
Europe: where is medical travel representation?
There has been a mass of tourism and travel sector initiatives in 2022 led by the EU, UNWTO and other global tourism organisations, and...
IMTJ’s latest estimate on leading destinations by medical tourism revenue
A decade ago, medical tourism was filled with hype. Editor in Chief, Keith Pollard, asks if much has changed in the intervening years.
Back in...
Should I target the UK for medical tourism?
If you're aiming to attract medical tourists, should you be directing your efforts at UK patients seeking low cost healthcare abroad? Keith Pollard from...
The future plans for Cyprus as a medical tourism centre
Cyprus was one of the first entrants into the European medical tourism sector, and, at an early stage, the country established a national initiative...
Do short term savings outweigh medical tourism’s long term risks?
Two New York academics consider some of the concerns raised in the USA over the development of medical tourism. They raise the question, “Do...
Why regulation is needed in medical tourism
Zahid Hamid from the UK facilitator, Euromedical Tours, puts forward his view on the need for regulation of medical tourism facilitators and agencies in...
Obstacles and opportunities in American healthcare
In the second of their two-part series on the US health insurance market and medical travel opportunities, Irving Stackpole and Elizabeth Ziemba look at...
Are COVID vaccinations good news for medical travel, or currently too high a risk...
Despite concerns that vaccinated people may still spread COVID-19, several medical and heath tourism destinations plan to or are considering opening to vaccinated travellers....
Medical travel 2022: are you in or out?
The tourism sector is increasingly embracing technology and sustainability, and future success will integrate tourism with technology, culture, the internet, finance, and sustainability. In 2022,...
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