Australian insurer launches dental tourism travel insurance
Small Australian travel insurer Go Insurance has launched a dental tourism travel insurance to cover problems. It does not pay for the original dental...
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...
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...
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...
Washington D.C. to launch global medical tourism initiative
Washington D.C is the latest US region to launch a new global medical tourism initiative, highlighting hospitals alongside monuments and hotels, in a bid...
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...
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