The risks of US domestic medical tourism may lead to a rethink

Promoters of domestic medical tourism in the USA often mention potential cost benefits although as yet nobody has produced any figures to show if...

First Temos certified dental clinic in Middle East

European Dental Centre in Amman is the first dental clinic in Jordan and across the Middle East to get the Temos Quality Seal “Quality...

Cuba to expand health and medical health tourism

Cuba plans to expand services on medical and health tourism to compete with other countries in the region. The Cira Garcia health centre in Havana...

MeddiBuddy sees huge potential in outbound Chinese medical tourism

China may become the largest source of medical tourists in the world. The country’s massive population and rising income make going abroad for medical...

New South Korean hotel with clinics

A medical tourism hotel with clinics will be built in Yongsan, central Seoul, as early as 2017 according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The aim...

Another new US healthcare price comparison site

Although it is not possible to put numbers on it, and claims by those promoting corporate or insurer paid domestic medical tourism have to...

Luxury fashion house Chanel to open spa in a Paris hotel

Luxury fashion house Chanel plans to open their first ever own spa in a Paris hotel. Chanel au Ritz Paris will open later this year...

Vietnamese insurers link with Malaysian hospitals

Malaysian hospitals and Vietnamese insurance companies have agreed a partnership to send insured patients from Vietnam to hospitals in Malaysia. The deal includes leading Malaysian...

Cambodia to promote dental tourism

With medical tourism being a success story for many Asian countries, Cambodia seeks a share of this by promoting dental tourism. Many new dental clinics...

KPJ Healthcare targets increased health tourism revenue

Malaysian healthcare group KPJ Healthcare aims to increase revenue from health tourism to RM90mil this year from RM78mil in 2014 and RM67.09mil in 2013. To...