COVID-19: UAE urges citizens and residents to avoid travel

The UAE has urged citizens and residents to avoid travelling due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. The Ministry of Health and...

COVID-19: medical tourism could be affected until 2021

Many major medical tourism source and destination countries are affected by COVID-19. Ian Youngman looks at what this means for medical travel and is...

Barbados is the latest Caribbean country to launch an online investment guide

The investment guide site provides foreign investors with up-to-date information on opportunities and conditions for doing business in Barbados. Of the nine sectors identified...

Chemical-free holidays and more

UK tour operator, Health and Fitness Travel, has published its forecast on the next big trends in wellness travel for 2020. Their suggestions include: Chemical-free holidays With...

Findings from Health at a Glance 2019

The OECD Health at a Glance 2019 highlights some worrying patterns in health outcomes and unhealthy lifestyles, and that more attention should be placed...

Tanzania President John Magufuli says treatment abroad has dropped sharply

Speaking to doctors in Dar es Salaam, and quoted in The Citizen, President Magufuli has claimed that investment in healthcare facilities in Tanzania has...

Global health and tourism organisations call for coordination

As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to develop and major travel events including this year’s ITB Berlin are cancelled, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

WTTC calculates global spending loss from China’s tourists alone

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says world tourism will take a hit from a drop in spending by Chinese tourists. The coronavirus epidemic...

COVID-19 measures to impact outbound medical travel from UAE

The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has announced the temporary...

Seven actions for businesses of all kinds

Management consultants McKinsey & Company have published their insight into the economic implications for business of COVID-19.  They recommend businesses should consider three different scenarios...