Can Busko Zdroj become the new medical thermal spa destination of Europe?

Ms Maria Georga, a specialist in the international health tourism market explores the Polish city, Busko Zdroj's potential to become the new medical thermal...

India introduces new rules for medical tourism visas

India will ease the medical visa rules and go electronic. The change is part of a wider plan to increase Indian medical tourism by...

Brexit and medical tourism

Ian Youngman looks at the impact of the EU referendum on private medical tourism in and out of the UK and how genuine inbound...

The colonial heritage of New Zealand’s medical tourism

Academic researcher claims that New Zealand outbound medical tourism is a continuation of the colonial heritage. The most common procedures for New Zealanders travelling to...

US Stem cell clinic group expanding globally

A US group is developing stem cell treatment clinics in several countries, targeting medical tourists. Bioscience Americas is targeting medical tourists with plans to...

Euro health consumer index published

European healthcare is steadily improving, in spite of alarm bells about financial crisis austerity measures, aging population and migration turmoil. Survival rates of heart...

New hospitals target Chinese for medical treatment in China

Chinese healthcare groups seek to stop Chinese going overseas for care and tests. Developer Dalian Wanda is investing $2.3 billion in private hospitals in...

Chinese cosmetic surgery boom is over for Korea

Illegal agents and clinics, rising prices and adverse publicity all contribute to falling Chinese cosmetic surgery numbers. Figures from the 10 most popular cosmetic...

Surrogacy tourism to India under threat

India’s booming commercial surrogacy tourism is on the point of collapse after government plans to introduce new regulation banning foreigners from hiring Indian surrogates India's...

Is terror the new normal in travel?

New research from STR shows that European cities bounce back quickly after terror attacks, however Americans are avoiding Belgium, Russia and Turkey after recent...