Google warning for medical tourism agencies and facilitators
Google actions sound a warning for medical tourism agencies and facilitators.
Last week, Google took action in the UK to exclude UK agencies involved in...
Should Europe regulate cosmetic surgery tourism
The recent PIP implants controversy has raised more concerns about regulation, operation and standards within the cosmetic surgery industry. In the UK, the Guardian...
A recent conference in Budapest highlighted challenges of the recession
The recent European Congress on Health Tourism in Budapest reflected some of the current issues and challenges facing the medical tourism industry, particularly those...
Patient empowerment as a driver for medical tourism
The growth of internet based healthcare information has been a vital tool in empowering patients who want to explore the options for treatment abroad,...
How can we measure a destination’s attractiveness?
In country after country, in clinic after clinic, I hear the same mantra repeated as the rationale for why people should visit for medical...
Who do businesses want to attract?
How do you segment your customer base when you are marketing medical tourism services? Do you really understand who your customers (or potential customers)...
New proposals may increase patient mobility in Europe
European Commission proposals to be released next week will increase patient mobility within the EU and give NHS patients access to hospitals across the...
Is your business ready for a medical travel recovery?
Sometime in the not too distant future, we may see things get back to a “near normal” and medical travel may even see some...
Cosmetic surgery abroad under the spotlight
Cosmetic surgery abroad is under the spotlight in the UK media, and its increasing popularity contributes to the poor image that medical tourism in...
The rise of COVID-safe certificates
IMTJ has seen several approaches to ‘COVID-safe’ certification appearing in recent months, all of which aim to build confidence with prospective patients about a...
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