International Medical Travel Journal: News
- Spa industry reports for Greece and Spain have been published by Intelligent Spas. The Singapore based research company specialises in the spa...
- A new report by a leading benefits consultant says that while more US employers are using domestic medical tourism for some specialist healthcare,...
- German citizens are becoming more aware of the importance of staying healthy and energetic. Increasingly, they are taking health vacations to reduce...
- A documentary on Taiwan's medical achievements will be aired around the world early next year, says the Taiwan Department of Health (DOH). The...
- New Zealand gets a very small amount of inbound medical tourists despite attempts to use language and culture as a way of attracting Americans to it...
- One of the “big issues” for discussion in medical tourism in the USA is whether healthcare reform will encourage employers to stop paying...
- The Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) has asked the government to urgently modify the medical visa as it is hindering the growth of medical...
- The new SpaEvidence.com claims to be the world's first portal for medical evidence for spa and wellness therapies. It is an online resource dedicated...
- Wellness Tourism Worldwide has issued the phase one report of the 4WR: Wellness for Whom, Where and What? project.
The 4WR: Wellness Travel 2020 is...
- Whether you believe that 20,000, or 2 million Americans travel abroad for treatment every year, anybody seeking to target the US market needs to take...
- In French speaking Lebanon, the Ministry of Public Health is working to conclude a bilateral convention with France that will improve hospital...
- More foreigners are travelling to the Czech Republic for breast enlargements and facelifts as the economic crisis drives the search for cheaper...
- Alain St. Ange of the Seychelles Tourism Board is seeking investors for the Seychelles islands to develop medical tourism opportunities. The...
- Romanian Health Minister Attila Cseke is planning a new law to grant spa resort status to ten localities, which have therapeutic springs, as Romania...
- With Belgium being the latest European country to ban the wearing of the burka in public and the Arab spring uprising and demonstrations, Muslim...
- Nigeria’s health care system is under severe pressure. So much so that 3,000 Nigerians travel each month for treatment in India, often being so...
- A hotel within Cleveland Clinic‘s main campus is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation into a wellness hotel. The InterContinental...
- For many years India targeted Europeans and Americans for cosmetic surgery and other non-essential treatment at a very low price. It has reluctantly...
- The cost of health care is of growing concern to consumers, according to Deloitte's 2011 Survey of Health Care Consumers. Across the globe, many...
- As a growing number of travellers are drawn to Korea for cosmetic surgery and medical treatment, Mediapp Korea is a new free mobile app targeting...
