Czech Republic promotes spa tourism for 2022

Czech Tourism is launching a new marketing strategy for 2022 which will be centred on Czech traditions. Traditions include spa and wellness treatments that...

Cuba eases entry requirements

Cuba has opened its borders and will ease entry requirements from 15 November, after vaccinating most of its people with home grown COVID-19 drugs,...

EU cross-border healthcare: is it a reality for patients?

The right for EU citizens to seek health care outside their home country elsewhere in the block is enshrined in law. But is this...

Help for UK medical travel

The European Commission has agreed that the British NHS COVID pass will be accepted as full proof of vaccination, equivalent to the EU's current...

Barbados allows inbound vaccinated medical travel

Barbados has opened to fully vaccinated tourists for tourism and wellness tourism, without quarantine. Visit Barbados is promoting wellness tourism at spas, yoga centres, therapy...

Australia allows outbound medical travel

As the leading destinations for Australian medical tourists open their borders, the Australian government has lifted a ban on its citizens travelling overseas for...

Recovery in European travel

The latest research for the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) by Oxford Economics, suggests that European tourism is in recovery. The EU Digital...

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...

Costa Rica’s vaccine passports risk medical travel

Costa Rica has become the latest country to launch a mandatory vaccine passport. It will be required by all domestic and international travellers to...

Qatar insurance: a threat to outbound medical travel?

From May 2022, a new mandatory health insurance system comes into force in Qatar, covering travellers, international students and all expatriates, including domestic workers,...