Malaysia borders: will they/won’t they?
Malaysia’s tourism and medical tourism sectors are awaiting a decision by the government to draw a line under two years of pandemic uncertainty and...
Japan allows medical travellers
After two years of a closed border, Japan has begun to ease entry restrictions. The key change is removing the ban on all non-resident...
India: regular international flights resume
Regular international flights to India are to resume from March 15. As inbound travel increases, the Union government plans to promote medical tourism through...
EC suggests widening access to Europe
The European Council has updated their recommendation on non-essential travel from third countries to make it easier to enter Europe. The Council recommendation is...
Jordan: medical travel can return
Jordan’s lifting of restrictions on foreign travellers means inbound medical tourism can return, but with shifting flows of medical travel in the region it’s...
Sri Lanka launches Wellness Tourism Stakeholder Project
Supporting the revival of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka, the European Union Delegation to Sri Lanka has agreed funds to help strengthen the...
Medical travel potential to Amritsar, NW India
People associated with India’s medical profession in Amritsar, north-western India, are encouraging political parties and leaders to create a policy to build the city...
Is India’s medical travel sector recovering or struggling?
Mixed messages are coming from India on whether or not, and how quickly, inbound medical tourism is recovering.
The Trade Promotion Council of India claims...
Europe: extending the digital COVID certificate
The European Union (EU) is preparing to extend the digital COVID certificate by a year, until June 2023, however there are concerns that the certificate is...
Vietnam international flights resume
Vietnam has removed its COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets with no limitation on the number of flights. Inbound medical tourism...