Amaala: plans for ultra-luxury health destination

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia has unveiled its plans for Amaala, a new ultra-luxury destination for wellness tourism. PIF aims to create...

Amazon healthcare for the US, Japan, India

Technology giant Amazon is entering healthcare and insurance in the USA, Japan and India. While there is no guarantee that consumer trust in Amazon...

Cuba’s health tourism for seniors

Servicios Médicos Cubanos S.A. and the Canadian real estate developer COGIR, have partnered to offer health tourism for senior Canadian tourists.COGIR is a leading...

Turkey & Belgium cause most UK cosmetic surgery aftercare issues

The two main destinations for British patients seeking cosmetic surgery abroad and subsequently needing treatment by the NHS were Turkey (25% of cases) and...

Dubai targets second medical opinion market

Dubai Health Authority's Health Tourism Council wants to make Dubai the leading second medical opinion destination in the Gulf. Medical tourists will be encouraged...

Croatia targets 6 countries for health travellers

The Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) is promoting their health tourism to six key markets this year: Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland and the...

Yongsan Medical Tourism Hotel gets go ahead

The Yongsan Medical Tourism Hotel, Seoul has finally been given planning permission by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Initiated in 2014, the original idea was to...

India targets Gulf medical tourists

India’s government, the Confederate of Indian Industries (CII), hospitals and others in healthcare have various plans to attract more foreign patients to India. India’s NITI...

Abu Dhabi’s plan to grow medical tourism

Medical tourism represents an integral part of Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030 for economic diversification. While the launch of a medical tourism network and website is...

New law for all Turkish medical tourism companies

The Turkish government has introduced regulations that all medical tourism companies must follow to ensure quality, safety and legitimacy of service. MCAN Health has announced it...