International Assistance Group appoints Help Group as Core Partner

The world’s largest alliance of independent assistance companies, International Assistance Group (IAG) has appointed Tunis based Help Group to the limited classification of Core...

UNWTO report confirms EU destinations took 40% of the worlds tourists

A new report 'European Union Tourism Trends', prepared by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in cooperation with the European Commission, indicates that international tourist...

Hub report compares Dubai to 7 other global hubs

Knight Frank’s 'Dubai: The Hub Report 2018' looks how Dubai fares compared to seven other global hubs on offices, industrial, residential and hospitality. No...

130% increase in Chinese tourists to Europe

China's largest online travel agency Ctrip and the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI)’s first co-published report 'Customised Travels of Chinese Visitors to Europe'...

600,000 patients from Indonesia seek treatment abroad

According to the Chairman of the Advisory Council of Indonesia Services Dialog, Indonesians spent approximately Rp100 trillion per year for medical treatment overseas. In...

Success in medical travel recognised by IMTJ Medical Travel Awards 2018

The very best in the medical travel sector are celebrating following the announcement of the winners in the IMTJ Medical Travel Awards 2018. The awards...

Tourism minister claims Croatia earns Euro400m from health tourism

State Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism, Franco Matusic has recently stated that “Croatia generates Euro400m in revenues from health tourism, but there is...

80,000 tourists come to Vietnam for health checks and treatment

According to Vietnamnet, last year Vietnam attracted around 80,000 foreign tourists who came for health checks and treatment and spent US$2 billion. In...

Latest report confirms dramatic slow down in UK private acute healthcare

LaingBuisson’s 5th edition of its Private Acute Healthcare market report says the market has slowed dramatically, contracting in real terms in 2017, highlighting a...

New glossary of terms for global wellness tourism from WTA

The Wellness Tourism Association has defined a list of common terms for the growing global wellness tourism industry. The Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) has created...