Bulgaria loses legal case on cross-border healthcare
A new legal ruling will affect new EU rules on cross-border health care. A series of rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ),...
Developments in Korean medical tourism
Planet Hospital, one of the pioneering medical tourism agencies in the U.S., is hoping to send more medical tourists to Korean hospitals next year....
Latest medical tourism statistics from Singapore
The latest available medical tourism statistics from the Singapore Tourism Board show that visitors who went to Singapore for medical treatment or related reasons...
Dental treatment in Peru: Affordable AND great service ? something to truly smile about!
www.travelandsmile.net in Lima, is leading the way in ?Dental Tourism? in Peru ? an up and coming medical destination that has all the glamour...
Eastern European countries target European medical tourists
Baltic Bariatric Services based in Riga, Latvia has entered the fast growing weight loss tourism market with a surgical programme. The company specializes in...
Medical and Wellness Tourism Industry: Challenges and future perspectives
While the global economy is struggling to recover, people worldwide are careful about how they spend their money and are reducing vacation-expenses. Medical and...
Thailand launches medical tourism website and blogger competition
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a new blog contest to promote medical tourism. It wants bloggers experienced in writing on the...
First hospital receives QHA Trent international hospital accreditation
GMC Hospital Ajman in the United Arab Emirates became the first hospital in the world to be accredited by the new international accreditor QHA...
Ukraine gaining in popularity for health tourism
Medicare Europe is a British medical tourism agency that focuses on Eastern European countries for dental care, IVF, eye care and cosmetic surgery. It...
Millions spent on treatment abroad for Finnish patients
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) reimburses treatment aborad in EU and EEA countries, and in Switzerland if the same medical procedures are...