The evolving expectations and demands of medical tourism visitors
Maria Todd CEO of Mercury Healthcare International discusses the future of the medical tourism Guest Experience and the evolving expectations and demands of medical...
Survey highlights the fragmented nature of medical tourism
The Medical Tourism Climate Survey 2013, carried out for the International Medical Travel Journal highlights widespread optimism about the future of medical tourism despite...
Ditch brochures and ‘old’ tech if you want patients from China
Unless you can show that your destination is safe, and can use the latest technology that the Chinese use, you will not attract as...
A new wave of outbound fertility tourism from China
The changing Chinese laws on having more than one child could lead to an explosion in the number of Chinese couples seeking IVF, according...
Do standards need to have a regional flavour?
In his Second Opinion column, Dr Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics questions the need for and motivation behind the development of regional standards, certification,...
How the industry lost its way and how it can get back on track
Ian Youngman from IMTJ highlights the confusion in the medical tourism sector about what the business is all about. Back to front marketing, a...
MTA’s domain registration activities steal away Bumrungrad’s visitors
Medical Tourism Association re-directs Bumrungrad visitors and patients
MTA member, Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand, is the latest industry player to be affected by the MTA’s...
Marc LeShay looks at the main obstacles facing the medical tourism industry
Marc LeShay, President of Premiere Medical Travel Consulting, California looks at the main obstacles and challenges facing the medical tourism industry – taxonomy, risk...
The top ten most popular medical tourism articles in 2014
What was “hot” in medical tourism in 2014? Which topics attracted the interest of IMTJ readers? What were the top ten most popular medical...
Creating a patient-centric payment experience
Alex Zinn from Flywire identifies three effective changes that can be made right now, that will significantly improve the payment experience for medical travellers.
Two...