Don’t write off Hainan as a competitor
Many medical travel destinations have been increasingly reliant on Chinese medical tourists, but now they face a dual threat. Early hopes of a swift...
No easy return for medical travel
The European Travel Commission’s (ETC) latest quarterly report “European Tourism: Trends & Prospects” warns European travel will never be the same again. How will...
Significant appetite for fertility travel
There remains a significant appetite for fertility travel, and cost does not appear to be the most important driver. Andrew Coutts, Managing Director of...
Apollo optimistic about international patient business
Sangita Reddy, joint managing director of Apollo Hospitals, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI), and board member of...
Will the ART Bill 2020 shrink India’s fertility services market?
India’s much awaited Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Bill 2020, and its Surrogacy Bill 2020, will dent the country’s fertility services market. This might...
Re-thinking the patient journey
COVID-19 has changed patient expectations, as well as healthcare itself. The “new normal” in healthcare requires governments, hospitals, clinics, and other service providers to...
Merging healthcare and health insurance
Global health insurer AXA described at its AGM how healthcare and health insurance are merging their services, towards ‘healthcare, backed by insurance’. Ian Youngman looks at...
10% of dental clinics may either close or refocus on domestic patients
Ian Youngman interviews Dental Departures founder Paul McTaggart on his dental travel agency plans, the regionalism of dental tourism, and how this global market...
If cheap air fares are no more, what of medical travel?
Much medical tourism, particularly for lower value treatment, is built on cheap air travel between countries. Its future could depend on the future of...
Could the diaspora kick-start medical travel?
Diasporic medical tourism (DMT) could be the answer for the recovery of the medical travel sector in certain countries. DMT constitutes an attractive segment...
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