Tiny Irish village gets its teeth into dental tourism
The small rural community of Ballylanders, County Limerick is taking a bite out of the dental tourism market and is to build a factory...
Australian parents travel to Thailand to choose baby’s sex
Australian IVF clinic, Sydney IVF, is helping clients choose the sex of their baby by sending them to a Thai clinic it co-owns, avoiding...
Swiss Hospitals Target Wealthy Health Tourists
Swiss hospitals and clinics are increasingly looking for patients from countries where the wealthy want high standards of medical care. Particularly attracted to Switzerland...
Malaysia expands health tourism and plans laws on fertility treatment
The Malaysia Ministry of Health has rolled out a number of activities in Southeast Asia to attract more foreigners for health tourism. The health...
Discover Motels launches first condotel (condominium hotel) with treatment centre
Discover Motels is a startup hotel chain owned by the Silvex Group of Mumbai. The company is currently soft testing its 216 keys property...
Cross-border health tourism booming between Canada and USA
A new Buffalo based medical tourism agency is the latest to target Canadians seeking healthcare in the USA as lengthy wait times force more...
Germany, Saudi Arabia: Growth in inbound and outbound medical tourism
The Saudi Arabian market for both inbound and outbound medical tourism continues to grow, and a top destination for outbound Saudis is Germany. Lutz...
Barbados Fertility Centre receives JCI seal of approval
Barbados Fertility Centre (BFC) has received the gold seal of approval from Joint Commission International. It has been reaccredited, meaning the clinic has maintained...
Nigeria develops inbound medical tourism; local doctors oppose outbound medical travel
According to governor Lyel Imoke of Cross River State, tourism is one sector where it holds a comparative advantage over other Nigerian states, although...
Estonia studies how to develop medical tourism
In analyzing alternate development strategies for health care tourism, Estonia concluded that it needs a much better understanding of what consumers in target countries...