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Maldives targets key travel markets
The Maldives is open for health tourism, with all resorts having a new Safe Tourism licence. The country is actively promoting it’s spa and...
PCR testing required for Malta travellers
Malta is increasing the number of countries where tourists are allowed, but all must now be PCR tested. The country opened borders in July...
No quarantine for some visitors to Ireland
Most nations can visit Ireland now with a 14-day quarantine, but only those ‘green’ nations can visit without one. The list of green nations...
Planning for pauses in demand
Seven months into the global pandemic, travel disruptions and restrictions continue to destabilise tourism and health and medical services. What has been the impact...
Where can a Chinese medical tourist go?
Few leading medical tourism destinations are yet available to Chinese customers. New opportunities exist for over 20 countries who can now welcome Chinese medical...
UK-EU negotiations threaten healthcare access
How might the negotiations over the future UK-EU and UK-US relationship affect healthcare access? Ian Youngman suggests the UK’s current trade plans will not...
Costa Rica reopens 1 September
Costa Rica hopes to resume tourism by welcoming back visitors from Canada, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, the EU and Americans...
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...
COVID-19 uptick threatens medical travel to Malaysia
The gradual reopening of Malaysia for inbound medical travel from Indonesia is now under threat. The government has extended the country’s movement curbs, due...
European medical travel halted
European medical and health tourism destinations Hungary and Ukraine have closed their borders again due to a new spike in infections. In a normal...
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