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UNWTO guidance on tourism response to COVID-19
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a tourism recovery technical assistance package to offer guidance to countries in response to COVID-19. The package...
Travel within China resuming
As China starts to recover from the impact of COVID-19, people are quickly beginning to travel again within China. Reservations for domestic flights and...
Quarantine on arrival systems keep air travel low
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released new analysis showing that the damage to air travel from COVID-19 extends into the medium-term, with...
Free telehealth service for Accor guests
Accor Hotels has announced a new strategic partnership, to provide medical care and assistance to guests across 5,000 Accor hotels worldwide.
International health insurance provider...
20% unemployment in the USA will mean 37 million uninsured
43 million Americans could lose their health insurance in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from the Robert Wood...
BDMS adjusts to fall in international patients
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services had a substantial drop in revenue from international patients but has introduced global tele-medical services.
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, best known...
Dubai opens hotels but not yet spas
The UAE hopes to open for global tourists from July. Local hotels in Dubai have re-opened, but not spas or fitness centres. Inbound health...
If European tourism starts, will medical travel follow?
In the second instalment of his two-part feature on the future of European medical travel, Ian Youngman looks at the recently announced EU plan to...
Inbound foreign patients to Turkey from 20 May
Turkey will start accepting foreign patients from 31 countries from 20 May. The health ministry has set certain security conditions and isolation rules for...
UNWTO predicts 60-80% drop in international arrivals
COVID-19 has caused a 22% fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020, the latest data from the World Tourism Organization...
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