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Vietnam fully opens 15 March
Vietnam’s tourism ministry has rejected a proposal by the health ministry to increase isolation time and Covid-19 tests for foreign tourists entering Vietnam. From...
Israel open to medical travellers
Israel is now open to vaccinated and unvaccinated tourists and medical tourists.
Israel has allowed unvaccinated tourists entry for the first time since the pandemic...
Global travel trends: 4 billion in 2024, says IATA
The February update from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) states that in 2021, overall traveller numbers were 47% of 2019 levels, and expects...
Bangladesh medical tourists return to India
Patients from Bangladesh are going back to several private hospitals in Kolkata. While their number dropped to almost zero after the second wave of COVID-19, it...
Thailand: Phuket plan as medical tourism destination
There are plans to construct a Phuket Integrated Medical Services Centre, to promote Thailand’s largest island as a medical tourism destination from 2026.
A recent...
Russia’s invasion: impact on medical travel
The immediate effect of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and Belarus on medical travel goes well beyond the obvious. Ian Youngman looks at...
Official figures suggest lower medical travel flow for USA
New analysis suggests that frequently quoted numbers of inbound and outbound medical travel from the USA may be much lower in reality.
Published figures on...
2022 global tourism trends
A new report, “Report on World Tourism Economy Trends (2022)” , has been released by The World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) and the Tourism Research...
Ireland warns of cosmetic surgery abroad
Concerns have been raised about the increased number of cosmetic surgery tourists admitted to Irish hospitals after botched operations. A new study revealed eight...
Connecting with consumers and potential patients
Covid-19 has increased demand for private surgery, whether for those with private medical insurance waiting for planned treatment, or for those wishing to self-fund. ...
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