Los Angeles hospitals target Chinese patients

Discover LA Medical Care, a new initiative by Los Angeles, has signed a deal to make it easier for citizens of China to travel...

Seoul benefits from medical tourism

The revenue that Seoul hospitals and clinics earned from treating foreign patients has risen sevenfold over the past four years. Seoul is the cornerstone...

Concern over cosmetic surgery regulation in Thailand

There are now serious concerns over the regulation of cosmetic surgery in Thailand, particularly when it involves foreign patients. According to leading British newspaper,...

How hotels are promoting wellness tourism

Wellness tourism is growing at 12% a year, according to the latest Global Spa and Wellness Economy Monitor from SRI International. Wellness tourism has...

40,000 Vietnamese seek treatment abroad

With Vietnam's public hospitals stretched beyond their limits and private healthcare a fledgling sector, there may be a potential to target better off locals...

Ontario hospitals banned from promoting medical tourism

In a move to stop hospitals promoting medical tourism, without waiting for legislation, Ontario’s health minister Eric Hoskins has sent a letter to the...

Ghost doctors Concern

Cosmetic surgery adverts in South Korea attract locals and overseas customers. Many are from reputable local surgeons and clinics. But local specialists are worried...

Health spa tourism initiative in Bosnia and Romania

Working together, two nearby countries have found ways to promote health tourism. The results of a European Union founded project, ‘ Development and promotion...

Boat shaped hospital

A Russian billionaire has designed a huge boat-shaped hospital for the new Dubai-style Tunisia Economic City. Vasily Klyukin claims the White Sails Hospital and Spa...

Grants to encourage medical tourism in Florida

Visit Florida, the official tourism marketing organization for the state, has a new $2.5 million grant program to encourage medical tourism. The programme is...