Thailand re-opens without quarantine
Thailand has reinstated the Test & Go system to speed up economic recovery and win back overseas visitors. Only fully vaccinated and recovered travellers...
Largest wellness destination in the Middle East opens
Zulal Wellness Resort, which is being promoted as the largest wellness destination in the Middle East, has opened in Qatar.
Qatar is continuing to see...
Medipol targets foreigners living in Turkey
Turkish hospital group, Medipol, has launched health services for foreigners living in Turkey under its social responsibility programme.
Medipol provides services to more than 35,000...
Vietnam targets opening for May
Vietnam is looking to fully reopen to tourists and medical travellers by 30 April 2022.
Vietnam had 18 million tourists in 2019, dropping to 3.8...
USA: only the vaccinated can come in
Only vaccinated medical travellers can currently enter the USA, while Americans have been advised to avoid more countries.
All medical tourists, including Americans returning from...
Foreign medical products attract medical travel to Hainan, China
Lecheng International Medical Tourism Zone in eastern Hainan Island claims it is three years ahead of schedule in registering foreign medical products, clearing more...
UNTWO: 2022 will be better for international tourism
The first 2022 issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer has reported a 4% rise in international tourist arrivals in 2021, and is predicting...
2022: “Visit Sri Lanka Year”
The Sri Lankan government has declared 2022 as the "Visit Sri Lanka Year" in line with its integrated five-year Global Communication Campaign, aiming to...
Portugal: order a doctor on Uber Eats
Lisbon residents are able to order a visit from a doctor by logging into their Uber Eats app on their smartphones. The Portuguese capital...
Could Kenya increase inbound travel for surrogacy?
There is an opportunity to ramp up surrogacy travel to Kenya, as legislation closes competing markets such as India.
Several Asian nations have enacted harsher...