Indonesia agrees to promote and develop medical tourism

The tourism ministry and the health ministry have agreed to develop medical tourism to Indonesia. The tourism ministry and the health ministry have agreed to...

Dubai developer plans world’s largest wellness centre

MAG Property Development has announced the details of its flagship MAG Creek Wellbeing Resort project in Dubai. MAG Property Development (MAG PD) has announced the...

Kidney traffickers on trial in Costa Rica

Kidney traffickers on trial in Costa Rica for selling organs to Israelis. A trial of four doctors and their accomplices in Costa Rica alleges illegal...

Russia – medical tourism flows

The number of medical tourists from Southeast Asia seeking medical care in Russia more than doubled compared to 2016. According to the Russian Medical Tourism...

EU-China Tourism Year 2018

EU-China Tourism Year 2018 is a new opportunity for European destinations to encourage tourism in less well-known destinations and for smaller businesses to take...

International tourism – strongest half-year results since 2010

Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the first six months of 2017. Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the first six...

Air Alliance wins the Award “Air Ambulance Provider of the Year 2017″

Air Alliance Medflight has been awarded the "Air Ambulance Provider of the Year“ at the ITIJ Industry Awards. The honour of being named "Air Ambulance...

Smart City, Malta hospital delayed

A private hospital to attract medical tourists to Smart City in Malta may never be built. A new 100 million euro private hospital was to...

Armenian medical travel agency start-up

The Armenian start-up GetTreated is a new medical travel agency created by Raffi Elliott. The Armenian start-up GetTreated is a new medical travel agency created...

Performance measures for more UK hospitals to be published

PHIN is publishing performance measures for an additional 26 hospitals offering private healthcare services. The measures are consistent with the first set of measures...