Medical tourism… all talk, little action and no budget?
How much does your hospital, clinic or medical tourism agency invest in marketing your services to the international patient? And how do you spend...
How do you spend your marketing budget?
How much does your hospital, clinic or medical tourism agency invest in marketing your services to the international patient? And how do you spend...
Thailand’s medical tourism affected by army coup
On the morning of 20 May, the chief of the Royal Thai Army declared martial law across the whole of Thailand. There is an...
Korea increases number of international patients
The number of foreign patients treated in Korea rose 32.5 % to more than 211,000 in 2013, according to the Ministry of Health and...
Romania medical and health tourism growing
Romania is promoting health tourism, while medical tourism is bringing a much-needed boost to the economy.
The Spa Tourism Employers Association (OPTBR), backed by the...
Nigeria spends $1 billion on outbound medical tourism
The Sovereign Investment Authority of Nigeria recently told the World Economic Forum that 30,000 Nigerians spend $1 billion annually on medical tourism. 60% is...
Study on joint Baltic health tourism
The Tourism Observatory has carried out a conceptual study on the possibilities and directions of a joint health tourism strategy for the three Baltic...
New research on medical tourism consumer behaviour
PlacidWay has published '2014 Medical Tourism Global Consumer Demand Survey Analysis'. The research based on a global sample of potential and actual medical tourists,...
Comparison sites, a threat or opportunity?
Does the growth of medical price comparison sites represent a threat or an opportunity for medical tourism businesses? What lessons can be learned from...
Has the EU given doctors the “right to be forgotten” when medical tourism goes...
When doctors, hospitals and clinics involved in medical tourism make mistakes, unhappy patients go to the media to publicise their dissatisfaction. Their “botched up”...
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