Tax rebates and price transparency to encourage medical tourism to South Korea
New initiatives to promote South Korean medical tourism include tax rebates and price transparency.
Foreigners who have cosmetic surgery or cosmetic treatment in South Korea...
Kidney traffickers on trial in Costa Rica
Kidney traffickers on trial in Costa Rica for selling organs to Israelis.
A trial of four doctors and their accomplices in Costa Rica alleges illegal...
Thailand: ambitious 5-step medical travel plan
A government panel has announced a plan to present Thailand as a global medical tourism destination, starting with four southern provinces.
The panel agreed to...
Corporate insurance for Nigerians covers treatment abroad
Nigerian life insurer FBN Insurance has partnered with broker and assistance provider Collinson to launch SmartHealth International Insurance Plan, a corporate international health insurance product for...
Inbound and domestic medical tourism growth in the USA
There are signs that inbound medical tourism to the USA is on the rise and that employers are looking at whether domestic medical tourism...
Mauritius open to health tourism
Mauritius has officially reopened its borders to health tourists, but only for fully vaccinated travellers.
83% of the adult population in Mauritius is now double...
Bahamas to have universal healthcare from 2016
The government of The Bahamas is committed to ensuring that all Bahamians have access to affordable, efficient and quality healthcare. It has launched the...
Expo in Germany promotes Turkey healthcare
The recent Berlin Health Tourism Expo heavily featured hospitals and clinics from Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Held on January 16 -...
UNWTO guidance on tourism response to COVID-19
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a tourism recovery technical assistance package to offer guidance to countries in response to COVID-19. The package...
Canada: certificate for air travel
Canada has launched a national digital COVID-19 vaccine travel certificate required for all air and rail travel. From the end of this month, Canadians...
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