Ukraine’s optimism for medical tourists
The State Tourism Development Agency (DART) of Ukraine has said it is intent on rebuilding Ukraine’s medical tourism industry, and states local and overseas...
Thailand’s BDMS sees medical tourists return
The latest financial results from Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) show an increase in Thai and international patients. For the nine-month period ended 30...
New annual medical treatment visa for Thailand in 2023
Thailand will launch a new annual medical tourism visa from 1 January 2023. There has already been some delay, to allow the various agencies...
Can Malaysia build closer ties to tour operators?
At the 2022 World Travel Market (WTM) in the UK, Government agency, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), targeted tour operators, agents and airlines in a...
Specialist centres in Saudi build on healthcare Vision 2030
Saudi Response Plus Medical (Saudi RPM), part of Response Plus Holding and one of the largest providers of on-site healthcare management, pre-hospital care medivac,...
Partnership to provide kidney treatment in Nigeria
The Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre (ZMKC) has entered a partnership with one of Nigeria’s leading health maintenance organisations, Songhai Health Trust Limited to...
Philippines: wellness with light touch medical tourism
The Philippines is now promoting wellness with touches of medical tourism, after failing at just promoting medical tourism.
It seems that the Philippines is now...
Destination management: learn from the wellness sector
Tourist destinations can learn from the wellness industry and should become more aligned to its principles post-Covid, a World Travel Market London Insight session...
Medical tourism numbers up in Mashad, Iran
The number of foreign nationals visiting Mashhad for medical services has jumped by 50% in the first half of the current Iranian year (started...
Indonesia plans medical tourism Special Economic Zone
Indonesia is establishing a medical tourism Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for medical and health tourism in Bali Province’s Sanur area. Construction has already begun...