“Fall Only in Cayman” focuses on wellness
The Cayman Island Department of Tourism’s annual “Fall Only in Cayman” promotion focuses on wellness tourism this year.
Cayman Islands’ 2019 summer tourism season saw...
Health travel agreement one reason for more Omani travel to Iran
According to the Financial Tribune, more tourists travel to Iran from Oman than Europe. Hormatollah Rafiei, the head of Travel Agents Guild Association, listed...
A new tourism strategy for Greece includes health tourism
A tourism politician has recently claimed that developing and capitalising on the potential of health and wellness tourism is a “top priority for the...
Japan’s tourism bodies promote wellness tourism
Japan is already a leading wellness tourism destination in Asia, but in advance of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, tourism bodies are heavily promoting Japanese...
Call to repeal Cambodia’s criminalisation of surrogates
According to BioNews, the UN has called on Cambodia to repeal the criminalisation of surrogates, saying that in making surrogacy illegal, Cambodia is adding...
New wellness hotel in Hawaii
The new Four Seasons Hotel Lanai at Koele, A Sensei Retreat, offering fully customisable, science-based programming for mind and body, is unique in Hawaii...
Visitors to Saudi Arabia must buy compulsory health insurance
The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) has revealed details of a compulsory health insurance policy for tourists to the Kingdom.
The insurance policy is...
Licensing requirement varies across US states for hair treatment
In some US states, spas and clinics need a special licence to practice hair restoration surgery. The Medical Board of California has just reminded...
Continued growth in USA spa sector
The International SPA Association has released the full findings of their 2019 ISPA U.S. Spa Industry Study. The annual study highlighted the continued growth...
Qatar funds Addis Ababa kidney centre
A Qatar government fund will build a kidney treatment centre in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
Costing US$18 million in its first phase, the centre...