More Irish approved for treatment abroad

The number of Irish patients approved to have their operations performed abroad and reimbursed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) is increasing significantly. When the...

Medical travellers welcome back to Austria

Most medical tourists into Austria are from Germany, who are now allowed in without quarantine or testing. Another source of medical travellers, Romania, will...

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...

GHA launches COVID guidelines for medical tourism

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Programme for Medical Travel Services has launched COVID-19 Guidelines for Medical Travel Programmes to assist organisations in the medical...

Sri Lanka looks to promote health tourism

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board in association with the Sri Lanka Wellness Tourism Association has been exploring the potential of wellness tourism with...

Health tourism in Dubai has new safety measures

Dubai is opening to international health tourism, with new safety measures. The Department of Tourism is expecting tourism to come back quickly, and is...

IATA research identifies traveller concerns

New research from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is concerning for medical travel. It showed that 58% of respondees have avoided air travel,...

Restrictions and no medical travel to St Lucia yet

St Lucia opens to US visitors for certified hotels and wellness resorts but with many restrictions, and not for medical tourism. Saint Lucia has released...

Growing Confidence In Indonesia Healthcare

Improvements in local hospitals is leading more domestic clients to stay in Indonesia for medical treatment, including for specialty health services such as in...

Bumrungrad chases quarantine revenue stream

Thailand’s Bumrungrad International Hospital is taking part in the Ministry of Public Health quarantine system, and will accept both international and local patients and...