Baltic states suffer inbound travel drop
As Europe adds another round of sanctions on Russia, targeting oil, gas, broadcasting and banking, nearby Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are suffering falls in...
Amazon supports US domestic medical travel
Amazon has said it will reimburse employees in the USA who travel for a wide range of non-life threatening medical treatments, including elective abortions...
UK warns against Turkey medical tourism
The UK government has warned against medical travel to Turkey after 17 British nationals have died following treatment in the country in recent years....
BBC spotlight on Egypt’s cosmetic surgery market
Beauty's Ugly Truth, a BBC News investigation, has exposed serious flaws in Egypt's cosmetic industry and claims these are endangering lives and leaving women...
Brand USA ignores medical travel
When President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill, it included the Restoring Brand USA Act, which allocated US$250 million in funding for Brand USA,...
First hotel in USA to gain medical travel accreditation
Lord Baltimore Hotel has become the first property in the USA to gain both a GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory...
Egypt healthcare accreditation partnership
Accreditation organisation, Temos International has signed an agreement with the General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulation of Egypt (GAHAR) to develop accreditation of...
UAE and Malaysia strengthen medical travel ties
The European Wellness Biomedical Group (EW Group), through its Malaysian subsidiary European Wellness Academie, and Dubai-based healthcare distribution and technology group, AK International, have...
Realism needed for India’s Medical Tourism Roadmap
To boost medical tourism in India, the national government has now formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism. Some hospitals...
Thailand medical tourism hub by 2028
There are plans to turn Thailand’s island of Phuket into a hub of medical tourism by 2028.
An international medical and public health service ‘Medical...