Remote healthcare services from UK supported overseas demand

Remote services developed during the pandemic enabled the UK to maintain some of the overseas demand for medical services that it enjoyed prior to...

Optimism for 2022 travel recovery

Four out of ten senior travel professionals think 2022 booking volumes across the industry will match or exceed 2019’s levels, according to research released...

Thailand allows medical travel without quarantine

From the beginning of this month, Thailand is allowing in fully vaccinated tourists and medical tourists without quarantine. Compared to 40 million tourists in...

New Zealand medical travel must wait until 2022

New Zealanders normally travel for medical treatment to Australia, and to Malaysia or Thailand for cosmetic surgery and dental care, but 2021 medical tourism...

Romania transfers patients abroad

Romania is transferring patients with severe forms of Covid-19 to Germany at state expense, according to a decision of the Committee for Emergency Situations...

Iran open to vaccinated medical travel

After almost 20 months of closure, Iran has reopened its doors to tourists, health tourists and medical tourists vaccinated against Covid-19. The country's anti-virus taskforce...

China to open borders in 2022

China’s inbound and outbound medical tourism will not resume in 2021 and may not until later in 2022. Its plan is to open borders...

Vietnam’s untapped medical travel potential

Vietnam has an ambitious tourism strategy to attract 35 million foreign tourists by 2025 and 50 million by 2030. The country has not yet...

Iran medical tourism: a study of three hospitals

A recent study has analysed foreign patient feedback from three large hospitals in Tehran, Iran. It offers ideas on improving the ongoing weaknesses of...

Turkey eases visas for inbound medical travel

As competitors have opened or plan to open to medical tourists, Turkey’s government has authorised the Services Exporters' Association (HIB) to ease visa requirements...