Lebanon seeks to grow tourism through medical tourism
After three poor years for Lebanon's tourism industry due to regional and local turmoil, a new tourism minister is looking to expand beyond the...
South Korea targets Russian medical tourists.
South Korea aims to attract 350,000 tourists a year from Russia by 2017 by developing tourism programmes including medical services tailored to Russian customers....
Hungary targets Irish hair transplant medical tourists
Hair transplants are becoming more popular in Ireland with an increasing number of celebrities admitting to having them to make themselves look and feel...
Tunisian health and medical tourism showing steady growth
The number of medical tourists visiting Tunisia is increasing every year. The majority come from Libya because of the better level of care available...
Is medical tourism really 9% of GDP?
In my pursuit of the truth in terms of medical tourism numbers (you know I have an obsession about this…), I came across this...
Governments suggest medical tourists should be treated to a higher standard
Should governments try to establish healthcare and quality standards specifically for medical tourists? In his Second Opinion column, Dr Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics,...
New Thailand medical tourism campaign launched
A new global advertising campaign called "Thailand Extreme Makeover" from the Tourism Authority of Thailand aims to attract medical tourists via the internet. The...
New research study on medical tourism in Chennai, India
The SFU Medical Tourism Research Group in Canada has released details of a study on medical tourism in Chennai, India; ‘An Overview of the...
Can this newest business make a splash?
A new medical tourism venture, Fly2Cosmetic, backed by San Serriffe based Laprofilo Private Equity Partners, will be launching in Europe and the USA in...
Healthcare price variation across the Middle East
A trip to the doctor costs six times more in the UAE than Oman, while a dental visit is four times as much in...
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