100% flight capacity to Kuwait by Aug 2021

Kuwait is implementing a five-phased plan to reopen the economy completely by mid-September 2020.  The final phase will start on August 1, 2021 at...

Updated Temos standards for medical tourism

Temos International Healthcare Accreditation has updated standards for medical tourism and dental tourism. All organisations applying for Temos accreditation or re-accreditation after December 1, 2020...

New global accreditation from Airports Council International Europe

Istanbul Airport in Turkey is the first airport to be accredited in the new global Airport Health Accreditation programme from the Airports Council International...

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...

Is Germany’s medical travel boom over?

Some believe Germany remains a key destination for Gulf medical tourists, but some voices, including IMTJ contributors, have challenged that this view is out...

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...