Ethiad partnership for Saudi Arabia medical travel to UAE
VPS Healthcare, a healthcare service provider with 20 operational hospitals and over 125 medical centres across the Middle East, Europe and India, has chosen...
Developing cardiac care in Egypt
The UK’s Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership with Ain Shams University Hospital,...
New international hospital on China’s Silk Road
A new international hospital in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is providing cross-border health services for neighbouring countries.
With an investment...
Futuristic medical spa opens in Portugal
A new medical spa at the Longevity Health and Wellness hotel in Portugal has opened. The hotel says guests can be screened for cancer,...
Why Do International Patients Visit This Malaysian State?
Within Malaysia, Penang is the leading medical tourism destination generating 40-50% of the country's medical tourism income. IMTJ looks at the success factors for...
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 in...
International healthcare providers are welcome to Saudi
Foreign companies can own and manage private healthcare institutions and support healthcare service centres in Saudi Arabia. By introducing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models for...
Call for spa and wellness certification in Kenya
Tourism Secretary Najib Balala has called on the Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA) to team up with the Spa and Wellness Association of Africa (SWAA)...
ID programme could prevent Americans flying
Millions of Americans are unprepared for the launch of the REAL ID programme in 2020, which could prevent them from flying, according to the...
140 countries ranked on tourism strengths
The World Economic Forum’s biennial study, ‘The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 ' ranks 140 countries on their relative strengths in global tourism...