Spa tourism: Case study of Hévíz Hungary published

The Tourism Observatory for Health Wellness and Spa has issued a case study of the Hungarian spa town of Hévíz, “Hot springs, tourism and...

Is the Dominican Republic ready to be a health tourism destination?

The Dominican Republic aims to become an international health destination, particularly for people from Caribbean countries. Rescue RD group offers medical services in Puerto...

UK private hospitals to get ratings after independent inspection

For the first time, private hospitals in England will have independent inspections where hotel style ratings will be made public, so helping domestic and...

Rwanda aims to be a medical tourism destination

Most Rwandans are on a subsistence income, with poor healthcare, but local officials still claim that they will, in years to come, become a...

Puerto Rico launches medical tourism strategy

The Economic Development and Commerce department of Puerto Rico has presented its strategy for promoting itself as a medical tourism destination, especially among the...

Atum Developments targets growing demand for private medicine in Cyprus

Cyprus can expect growing demand for private health care due to increasing Cypriot expenditures on private health care and favorable trends in global health...

Houston becoming a medical tourism destination

Houston becoming a medical tourism destination. Once best known as the Texas home of America's space programme, Houston is now attracting an estimated 20,000...

Asiana Airlines promotes medical tourism to South Korea

Asiana Airlines, one of Korea's flagship carriers, has seen that it can increase business by attracting medical tourists to South Korea. Rather than passively...

Proton beam therapy case ignites debate on NHS paying for medical tourism

The recent high profile case of British child, Ashya King, has sparked a war of words in the media and on social media between...

New medical tourism association formed in Belize

The tiny Central American state of Belize is the only one that has English as the official language, and a population smaller than many...