London is capital of Europe for Arab cosmetic procedures
The majority of Arab women who want cosmetic surgery have one destination in mind; London, England. Leading cosmetic surgeon Professor Laurence Kirwan says that...
International Medical Tourism Chamber of Commerce – A medical tourism trade body
Christina deMoraes founded the International Medical Tourism Chamber of Commerce (IMTCC) in 2012. It is based in California in the USA. It is still...
Medical and wellness travel: Specialist courses for travel agents in the USA
A travel agent specialist course on medical and wellness travel is under development by The Travel Institute and Well-Being Travel. Well-Being Travel, an agent...
Rwanda aims to become a regional medical tourism hub
Rwanda wants to become a medical tourism destination to boost foreign earnings. But it has few world-class medical facilities, and those are provided by...
A Swedish view of medical tourism and cross-border care
The Health Consumer Powerhouse (HCP) monitors and compares healthcare systems among 35 countries, including all EU member states as well as Canada. Using more...
The perfect body matters, but does the perfect hospital?
“Destination attractiveness” in medical tourism is not about beauty. But is the look of a hospital important in attracting patients? Will a patient feel...
Nigeria wants to be a medical tourism destination… Seriously.
More than 80 countries now consider themselves to be medical tourism destinations. Nigeria is the latest addition to the list. Are you serious?
At the...
Suing an Indian hospital for medical negligence could take 20 years
Americans going overseas for medical treatment will find it long and difficult, if not impossible, to sue for medical negligence either in the US...
Iran reports earnings of $1.5bn from health tourism in 2012
Manouchehr Jahanian of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has stated that Iran hosted 200,000 health tourists in 2012, earning $1.5 billion, a...
Are small industries a bad thing?
Ian Youngman has been studying the broader aspects of global tourism, and is fascinated to see the number and variety of existing and new...
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