Global Health Voyager buys medical tourism agency, Planet Hospital
Global Health Voyager has bought US medical tourism agency PlanetHospital from Healthcare International Networks. Rudy Rupak, founder of PlanetHospital, will work with GLHV. PlanetHospital...
Ian Youngman tries to pick out the top 2012 medical tourism destinations
Ian Youngman from IMTJ tries to pick out his top ten medical tourism destinations for 2012. An easy task? How can he pick the...
MedToGo travels with American patients to Mexico
While many medical tourism agencies have come and gone, US agency MedToGo International has increased the number of American patients it takes to Mexico,...
Fortis Healthcare buys Fortis Healthcare International
Fortis Healthcare (India) is paying $665 million to acquire Singapore-based Fortis Healthcare International, a business run by the Indian company's founders Shivinder Singh and...
New medical tourism association to promote Thailand
Medical service providers, hotels and travel agents are establishing their own association to develop and promote Thailand as a medical tourism destination, and particularly...
VAT on cosmetic surgery: New tax may encourage outbound medical tourism
The cost of facelifts, tummy tucks, liposuction and breast enlargements in the UK is set to rise by 20% after new government guidelines on...
Bulgaria promotes health and wellness tourism
Bulgaria has a new tourism strategy for the next decade, which includes the launch of an enhanced advertising campaign called 'Bulgaria: Magic Lives Here'....
In a difficult market Turkey is still making progress, but why?
Keith Pollard gives his view of the recent International Health Tourism Congress in Istanbul and the wealth of opportunities for Turkey in the health...
West Virginia offers new medical tourism opportunity
White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia is to be the location for a new medical initiative. Work is due to begin soon on the...
MTA’s domain registration activities steal away Bumrungrad’s visitors
Medical Tourism Association re-directs Bumrungrad visitors and patients
MTA member, Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand, is the latest industry player to be affected by the MTA’s...
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