Launch of Singapore-HK travel bubble put back

Following a spike in cases, Hong Kong’s plan to reopen for tourism and medical tourism is on hold, probably until 2021. A travel bubble...

Travellers from selected countries allowed into Georgia

As of December 1, 2020, only 18 nations are permitted to visit Georgia. The 18 nations are all European countries, divided into two groups....

Is medical travel a strategic issue for Morocco?

The Moroccan Institute of Strategic Intelligence (IMIS), a think-tank dedicated to the study of the strategic issues of Morocco, has released a policy paper...

Ambitious plans for Indian medical travel platform

Hospals, claimed to be one of the largest medical travel platforms in Asia, is seeking to go global and generate US$300 million in revenue...

Medical tourism to resume in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Committee has announced that it is working with local authorities to resume all economic, tourism, cultural and...

Inbound medical travel to Latvia banned

All Latvian hospitals have restricted scheduled inpatient and day-patient services, on government orders; medical tourism is banned. Anticipating a rise in the number of hospitalised...

The medical travel survivors of COVID-19 will be the ones that benefit in 2021

On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization learned about a number of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan City, China. On...

How to open safely for visitors

The British Virgin Islands is a positive case study in how to open safely for tourism and health tourism. Protocols specific to business sectors...

Fast Track growth for UK/Turkey medical travel agency

UK-Turkey medical travel specialists Longevita has been recognised in the 2020 Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 League Table. Placed 31st, it is...

IATA proposes systematic testing

To lift border restrictions and as an alternative to current quarantine rules, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is proposing systematic testing of international...