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...
Controversial bill passed to regulate medical tourism
The Knesset has now passed a bill to regulate medical tourism, with measures to ensure that foreigners who go to Israel and pay privately...
Most medical tourists to Spain will need a negative test
From November 23, Spain will require negative Covid-19 test results carried out within the last 72 hours before boarding the plane, for tourists coming...
Poland targets health and medical travellers
The Polish Tourism Organisation (POT) is this year focusing on promoting Poland as a key destination for specialist medical treatment and spa beauty treatment.
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Large fertility and IVF centre opens in Greece
According to the Greek City Times, the largest fertility and IVF medical centre in south-eastern Europe has been inaugurated, in the city of Thessaloniki,...
LaingBuisson and Temos join forces for the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit 2019
Industry leading event heads for Berlin, April 28-30 2019 … bringing together key opinion leaders and senior executives to explore the future of the...
Results from 2019 ISAPS annual survey
The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) annual Global Aesthetic Survey for procedures completed in 2019 showed an overall increase of 7% in surgical cosmetic...
Thailand targets Saudi medical travellers
With the loss of Chinese and Russian tourists and medical tourists, Thailand is seeking new markets including Saudi Arabia.
The Tourism Ministry has stated its...
From “Temos Certification” to “Temos International Healthcare Accreditation”
After eight years of successful and continuous business growth, Temos management supported by the Temos Medical Board and Temos Assessors’ Advisory Board has changed...
Tourism now a ‘strategically significant’ sector in Turkey
A revised Tourism Strategy 2023 aims to make tourism one of the strategically significant sectors in Turkey. The revised plan is to increase the...