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Might Gulf medical tourists now go to Qatar?
Qatar is no longer isolated. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait opened up their borders again to the country, ending a...
Dubai explores new markets in Africa
Six months on from reopening its borders to all international medical travellers, Dubai has launched two new initiatives to promote its medical travel sector:...
Hong Kong clinic launches city’s first domestic medical tourism package
Inbound international medical tourism to Hong Kong is on hold, with three-week quarantines, political uncertainty and no solution from talks with other countries. One...
A strong 2021 for Costa Rica’s dental travel sector?
Dental tourism in Costa Rica is rebounding quickly and shows promise for a strong year ahead as patient confidence improves, according to polls conducted...
UK launches Global Health Insurance Card
The UK has announced that a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) will replace the existing European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC). The sheer complexity of...
Understanding Iran’s medical travel sector
Iran is often in the headlines, but rarely for medical travel. Ian Youngman reviews a recently published academic study by Iranian and Romanian universities...
Dubai’s Aster DM Healthcare invests in the Caymans
The Cayman Islands has attracted a significant US$350 million medical tourism investment from the Dubai healthcare group Aster DM Healthcare, focused on specialist medical...
UNWTO: recovery could take 2+ years
The latest tourism data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), shows destinations welcomed 900 million fewer international tourists between January and October when compared...
Pilot programme underway to restart tourism sector
Sri Lanka has welcomed the first tourists since closing its borders due to the pandemic eight months ago. Two groups of travellers from the...
Two Thai hospitals awarded GHA certification
Aek Udon International Hospital and Phyathai 1 Hospital are the latest hospitals to be awarded Global Healthcare Accreditation's certification with COVID-19 Guidelines for Medical...
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