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The secret of Budapest’s success in dental tourism.

Budapest is the undoubted “dental capital of Europe”. So what is the secret of Hungary’s success in dental tourism? Has it been driven by...

Croatia publishes research into European dental price comparisons

Research by CroMedicor, a Croatian medical tourism portal, compared prices in Croatia to other European countries. The study compared prices in Croatia to those...

Why isn’t medical travel insured?

Ian Youngman from IMTJ continues his review of the use and availability of specialist travel insurance for medical tourism. Globally only a handful of...

Increase in Nigerian medical tourism to India

Indian hospitals saw 18,000 Nigerians on medical visas in 2012, a trebling in numbers in the last three years. With Nigerian politicians more determined...

Latest figures on medical tourism to Thailand

Thailand is possibly the largest medical tourism destination by revenue and by numbers, but the latest medical tourism numbers add to the confusion. Thailand is...

Argentina promotes high quality of health and wellness tourism

Argentina's tourism organization INPROTUR is promoting niche areas of the country's tourism under the banner of 'Argentina Authentic". The twelve selected niches are polo,...

Government and providers must work together to drive a destination

At MIHTE 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia demonstrated how collaboration between a government and providers of both medical and non-medical service providers can deliver...

Compulsory health insurance leaves window for treatment abroad

By the end of 2015, all residents and expatriates in Qatar will be covered by a national health insurance scheme that will lock out...

Small medical centres using little known specialist accreditors

When medical tourism speaks of accreditation, JCI and other multinational agencies are usually mentioned. But many small centres across the globe are turning to...

If medical tourism is all about cost, why so many luxury destinations?

Is medical tourism... healthcare for the “financially challenged”? The sector is dominated by the concept of frugality and low cost. In his Second Opinion...