What will drive wellness tourism in the future?
A new study from Health Tourism Worldwide and the Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) has for the first time brought together industry experts and academics...
What can India do to boost medical tourism post-COVID?
India’s medical tourism sector is seeking to re-open for critical cases and transplants. But the country needs a new, long term strategy to see...
Oman International Hospital opens
Oman International Hospital (OIH), the newest multispecialty healthcare facility has opened in Al Ghubra, Muscat. As many as 90,000 Omanis went abroad for specialist...
275 destinations awarded Safe Travels Stamp
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), has now awarded 275 locations worldwide the Safe Travels Stamp. The stamp helps travellers identify destinations and...
UNWTO: Tourism 83% down Q1 2021
International tourist arrivals were down 83% in the first quarter of 2021 as widespread travel restrictions remained in place. However, the UNWTO Confidence Index...
Mauritius reopens to vaccinated tourists
Mauritius has reopened its borders to vaccinated tourists, health tourists and medical tourists after being closed for 16 months.
The reopening is part of a...
Revenue loss for key US medical travel state
The absence of international patients in 2020 due to the pandemic led to a loss of US$294 million for Houston, Texas, a leading medical...
New research: Travelling abroad for cancer treatment
The incidence of cancer is on the rise globally and under particular circumstances, patients are willing to travel abroad for healthcare treatments. We know...
Turkey cosmetic surgery boost
A private cosmetic surgery clinic in Antalya, Turkey, has reported a triple-digital growth in bookings for procedures including mummy makeovers, breast augmentation and liposuction...
When will global travel spend recover?
Euromonitor International, the strategic market research company, is predicting travel spend will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024 at the earliest, and warns recovery...
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