Costa Rica welcomes some international travellers

Costa Rica will be reopening its borders for international tourists starting on 1 August, allowing visitors from Canada, the United Kingdom and the European...

Updated recommendations from global standards body

UK based global standards body, BSI, has published updated Safe Working Guidelines to help organisations protect people at work from the coronavirus risks, mitigate...

COVID-19 protection for tourism to the Caribbean

The Caribbean health and tourism authorities’ COVID-19 Caribbean Tourism Task Force has issued new health and safety guidelines to help safeguard the health of...

SafeCare’s free app for healthcare facilities

SafeCare has introduced a free, globally accessible mobile app that evaluates and helps to improve a healthcare provider’s capacity to manage COVID-19 patients effectively...

Will Costa Rica open to Americans?

The re-opening of Costa Rica to tourism is scheduled for 1 August, but the Costa Rican authorities have yet to announce the list of...

COVID-19 cuts medical tourists to Mashhad

Due to the travel restrictions imposed by Iran and neighbouring countries, the number of medical and health tourists visiting medical centres and hospitals in...

Report predicts medical and health tourism growth

A new report from Colliers International, “Reviving Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality” suggests that medical and health tourism will support the tourism recovery in selected...

Plans for inbound medical travel to Thailand

Despite a recent scare of two foreigners testing positive for COVID-19 in Thailand, the country’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has allowed medical...

Tanzania: a new medical travel destination?

Over five years, major investments in healthcare in Tanzania have enhanced the availability of specialised services transforming the country into a minor destination for...

Oman private hospitals must accept COVID-19 patients

Private hospitals in Oman are obliged to receive and treat private COVID-19 patients – Omani and expatriate – regardless of their ability to pay...