“Medical Travel Month” in the USA
To encourage domestic medical travel in the US, the Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) has announced that January 2022 is...
Israel welcomes back Russian medical tourists
Israel will allowing Russian tourists with two jabs of Sputnik V to enter the country from December 1.
According to Israel’s Tourism Ministry. 70% of...
IATA Global Passenger Survey: use biometrics
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2021 Global Passenger Survey has delivered two main conclusions. Passengers want to use biometric identification, if it expedites...
Should medical travel make better use of Instagram?
While a few medical travel agents use Instagram, very few medical tourism destinations use it. The exception is Malaysia. UNWTO and Instagram have now...
Bahrain medical travel pillar
Bahrain’s new 2022-2026 tourism strategy relies on seven pillars: one of which is medical tourism.
Bahrain has announced plans to attract 14.1 million tourists by...
Cayman Islands medical travel progress
The Cayman Islands Department of Planning has given approval to Health City Cayman Islands for the planned US$100 million medical campus and hospital expansion...
Vaccine tourism to Croatia
Croatia has become the most popular EU destination for Russians going on COVID-19 vaccination tours, with about 60 arriving every week.
In Russia, citizens can...
Developing India’s Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism
India’s Union Cabinet has said it is seeking trade feedback on the proposed Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism as part of wider plans...
Malaysia’s private hospitals welcome new medical tourism strategy
The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has said it will support the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Industry Blueprint 2021-2025, stating it is confident that...
Estonia medical spa boost
The first week of November was a successful one for medical spas in Ida-Viru County, Estonia as the number of Russian tourists was up,...
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