Lack of clear strategy for Cyprus

While other countries have invested in health and safety measures to encourage tourists to return, Cyprus has made only minor changes to how hotels...

Patients coming to Dubai for major treatments

Dubai's medical travel sector is bouncing back, with a recent resurgence in numbers of visitors seeking major medical treatment as restrictions on travel are...

Georgia’s tourist strategy will help medical travel

“Georgia – a safe destination” is now the message that the Georgian government is promoting. This chimes well with new plans to promote medical...

USA and Algeria banned from EU list

The EU has renewed its ban on US tourists and removed Algeria from the acceptable list of travellers to the 30 European countries. The...

Bulgaria opens to 40 countries

Bulgaria is now allowing tourists from over 40 countries to visit, without requiring them to be tested beforehand or be placed under a 14-day...

Public health considerations for international travel

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines for national health authorities when considering or implementing the gradual return to international travel. Many countries have...

How can India open safely?

All Indian states have suffered a significant fall in inbound medical tourism since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide shutdown on the 25...

Low tourism numbers to Italy

Italy has reopened for tourism, including health tourism and medical tourism but numbers are low. According to ENIT (the Italian National Tourism Authority), tourism...

Protocols could restrict medical travel to Caymans

The Cayman Islands will be reopening borders for international tourism starting on 1 September. Medical tourists are allowed in, but the strict protocols may...

Brazil reopens air borders with US, but risks remain

Despite 70,000 COVID-19 deaths in Brazil and 155,000 deaths in the USA, Brazil is open to medical tourists from the USA, with no restrictions...