Kenya medical tourism depends on overseas investors

Kenya is developing a strategy to help reduce medical outbound tourism but inbound needs overseas investors. In 2016, 10,000 Kenyans sought medical treatment outside the...

India medical tourism statistics released

A recent government report shows latest figures for medical visas and for treatment of international patients in India. A recent report on Export Health Services...

Health tourism potential in Georgia

Georgia has huge potential to develop health tourism but needs investment. Georgia has been famous for its special spa resorts for many decades. It has...

Renewed efforts to promote Cyprus medical tourism

Although tourism is recovering well, medical tourism to Cyprus has a long way to go. There have been several initiatives to promote medical tourism to...

Is Hainan medical tourism project hype or reality?

Is the plan to attract medical tourists to Hainan, hype or real? China’s Hainan region is a pleasant tourism destination for the Chinese. Is the...

Abu Dhabi promotes medical tourism

Abu Dhabi's health and tourism officials have come together in an attempt to stimulate the emirate's medical tourism sector. Abu Dhabi’s health and tourism officials...

Beach Resort develops high end spa in Crete to attract wellness tourists

Crete, Greece is becoming an increasingly more popular destnation for wellness and spa tourism. While the Greek island of Crete is known to most of...

Ho Chi Minh City to promote dental tourism

Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is aiming to develop its dental tourism by targeting Vietnamese citizens living overseas. Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam...

NHS shortcomings driving fertility treatment abroad

Pressure on the NHS budgets and shortages of donors along with high costs are encouraging British patients to seek infertility treatment abroad. In the UK,...

Hyatt targets the global wellness tourism market

Hyatt Hotels has acquired spa operator Miraval for $215 million in an attempt to target the global wellness tourism market. Hyatt Hotels has bought wellness...