Green passport for domestic and international travel from China
While others have launched health vaccination certificates for medical purposes or plan health passports, The People’s Republic of China says it is the first...
USA spine centre looks to attract medical travellers
Work begins in Jacksonville, Florida, on the city’s largest freestanding multispecialty surgery centre. Aimed at attracting more domestic and international medical tourists to the...
Saudi Arabia opens borders for citizens
Medical tourists from Saudi Arabia can travel abroad if they have been vaccinated.
According to the Saudi Ministry of Health, medical tourists tend to go...
Southeast Asia private healthcare gain
According to a new report from Fitch Solutions, private healthcare providers in Southeast Asia are well positioned to gain from rising incomes, increased health...
Switzerland targets UAE medical travellers
Switzerland’s healthcare system is among the best in the world but it is also one of the most expensive. When targeting potential nations and...
IATA Travel Pass partnership
European medical diagnostic services provider, SYNLAB, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have agreed to incorporate SYNLAB’s lab network into the IATA Travel...
Bringing international patients to Cuba
Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos de Cuba (CMSC) is getting ready to promote Cuba as a medical travel destination to new foreign patients, with the...
Healthcare travel: top five requirements
Concern for personal wellness will influence people’s travel preferences says the WTA 2021 Wellness Travel Consumer Survey. Medical tourism facilities should look at the...
First R&D app for Turkey’s medical tourism
The Export Promotion Centre (IGEME), positioned as the leading company of Turkish health tourism, has launched a research and development (R&D) app for health...
Encouraging domestic medical travel to Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Health Code is a new system which will enable local medical tourism from China.
Hong Kong Health Code has opened for registration...