Ian Youngman revisits the figures of medical tourism
As someone who has been collecting, analyzing and publishing facts and figures on medical tourism, I am getting increasingly frustrated and annoyed about the...
How Malaysia is developing as a medical tourism destination
The first Malaysia International Healthcare Travel Expo and Conference (MIHTE 2012) in Kuala Lumpur marked an important point in the development of Malaysia’s medical...
What is this latest buzz phrase all about?
Destination branding is the latest “buzz phrase” in medical tourism. It is widely used but often misunderstood. If it is not about your logo,...
Dr Ada Kostrz-Kostecka talks about the new Polish medical tourism initiative
Within Poland’s economic strategy for 2012-2015, medical tourism has been selected as one of fifteen priority areas of Polish industry to receive funding from...
A research tool for medical tourism
Irving Stackpole of Stackpole & Associates explains how a well established research tool can help you to measure destination attractiveness, and allows scientific analysis...
Development of medical tourism in Poland
Adrian P. Lubowiecki-Vikuk, a Polish academic and researcher, looks at how Poland is taking a role in the medical tourism sector, and provides an...
Just what is accreditation in medical tourism and does it help your business?
Ian Youngman, medical tourism writer, researcher and analyst reviews the current role of accreditation in the medical travel sector. What does accreditation mean to...
The impact of healthcare reform on the USA’s medical tourism industry
Ian Youngman considers the impact of US healthcare reform on medical tourism and how economic and political change in Europe will affect the medical...
Healthcare providers can not rely on certification to draw customers
In the second of a series of three articles, Zahid Hamid from the UK facilitator, Euromedical Tours, looks at the requirement for aftercare for...
Why regulation is needed in medical tourism
Zahid Hamid from the UK facilitator, Euromedical Tours, puts forward his view on the need for regulation of medical tourism facilitators and agencies in...