Growing the hair transplant sector
Hair transplants are more popular and techniques are improving but black market practices are booming, according to results from a new survey from The...
UK medical tourism agency expands
Glasgow based cosmetic medical tourism agency AbroadCare is looking to expand beyond Turkey and Mexico to include other countries on offer as borders open. ...
Largest hospital for Morocco
The government has begun construction of Ibn Sina University Hospital in Rabat, Morocco, a project that will strengthen their health offer with a capacity...
EC support for Italy’s spa sector
The European Commission has approved a €380 million Italian scheme to support the tourism and spa sectors. The measure will be open to companies active...
Turkey: second medical traveller dies
An Irish woman has died after travelling to Turkey for a medical procedure.
This has followed on from the recent death of an Irish man...
Cuba’s new medical tourism partnerships
The state organisation promoting medical tourism to Cuba, Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos S.A. (CSMC), has signed contracts with the Cubanacan hotel group and...
UAE encourages healthcare investment
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) is promoting medical tourism and the quality of healthcare services with the latest therapeutic disciplines, to...
European travel authorisation system starts soon
European authorities have announced the implementation of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), a platform where most non-European visitors will have to...
Japan to open in June
Japan, closed since early 2020, plans to ease travel restrictions from June but the chances of much inbound or outbound medical tourism in Japan,...
Thailand entry changes could impact medical travel
Thailand is finally reopening for tourism after two years of consecutive border closures and complex entry restrictions. Even though it is slowly allowing more...