Ras Al Khaimah: A New Medical Travel Destination

UAE state, Ras Ak Khaimah, does not get the publicity of fellow states Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but has become a tourism destination and...

5.1% growth in Chinese travel to the EU

According to Jing Travel Chinese arrivals to EU destinations increased by 5.1% year-on-year in 2018, and forward bookings for Chinese travel to the region...

Complimentary rides for patients at Saudi German Hospitals

Saudi German Hospitals (SGH) Group has signed a new partnership with ride-hailing app Careem to provide its patients with transportation services to and from...

Exploring the future of medical spas

EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) hosted the first Swiss Medical Spa & Hospitality Think Tank last month. The Think Tank speakers...

Can Iran broaden its healthcare appeal?

The 2nd Confrobition (conference and exhibition) for Medical Tourism was held in Ardabil Province, Iran last month. Maria D. Georga, LaingBuisson Regional Manager, was keynote speaker on strategy...

Are experiences of international patients explored as well as they could be?

For some years we’ve been gathering feedback from international patients through our Medical Tourism Survey, to help medical tourism destinations, clusters and individual hospitals...

rand Cayman: “capital of medical tourism in 7 years”

In an interview in the Cayman Compass, Dr. Devi Shetty founder and chairman of Narayana Health, a chain of 21 medical centres in India,...

Analysis of medical tourism potential in Bahrain

The latest attempt by Bahrain to seek to become a local and global medical tourism destination offering niche treatments may be an uphill struggle....

Infertility treatment clinics in Ukraine attract most international patients

According to Open4Business about 120 clinics in different regions of Ukraine receive foreign patients. The majority of international patients come for infertility treatment, according...

Shanghai extends brand campaign to healthcare

Shanghai launched a campaign last year to promote the Shanghai brands in manufacturing, shipping, culture and service industries. This venture has now been extended...