First-ever holiday dialysis travel guide

Diaverum, a global renal care service provider, has launched its first-ever holiday dialysis travel guide, seeking to help renal patients worldwide to travel, whilst...

Abu Dhabi denies vaccine tourism plan

Abu Dhabi has denied that it planned to launch vaccine tourism as a way to kick-start wellness and medical tourism. UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, was...

Why fertility travel will be one of the winners post-Covid

Within the world of medical tourism, fertility travel – travel for IVF treatment – is a market niche that receives too little attention. When...
Thailand

Thailand opens Phuket from 1 July

Thailand will open Phuket for international and domestic tourists from July. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports wants to attract both fully vaccinated foreigners...
Romania

Romania lifts restrictions for vaccinated tourists

Medical, health and other tourists who have received their final vaccination for COVID-19 more than 10 days ago, are exempt from quarantine in Romania....

Turkey eases entry requirements

Visiting Turkey has become much easier as medical tourists, health tourists and tourists from most nations can now show proof of being fully vaccinated,...

Indonesia to partially open to international visitors

Indonesia hopes to open to international travellers in July but local lockdowns may put this at risk. Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism says that preparations are...

India’s opportunity in wellness tourism

Looking beyond current pandemic problems, wellness tourism has huge potential for Indian tourism in the longer term. Ian Youngman investigates. In a growing economy where...

Vaccination tourism grows

Catering to a perceived surge in demand for Covid-19 vaccinations by those willing to travel, Russia is encouraging vaccination tourism, while the USA is...

EU vaccine passport will allow medical travel

The European Union’s vaccine passport scheme has passed its final legislative hurdle, paving the way for medical tourism to resume from July. The regulation will...