LATVIA: Latvia promotes health tourism
LATVIA: Latvia promotes health tourism Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:05:37 GMT The Latvian Health Tourism Cluster has launched a new promotion for 2014. In cooperation with Latvia’s resorts association the cluster has created a marketing brochure to promote the area, treatment, clinics, hospitals, spas, hotels and tour operators. It explains the specialities of each health […]
GLOBAL: Wellness trends in 2014
GLOBAL: Wellness trends in 2014 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:13:37 GMT In recent years, Wellness Tourism Worldwide, has been forecasting wellness travel trends. Camille Hoheb of Wellness Tourism Worldwide argues that there are many revenue-generating opportunities in wellness tourism, but success depends on delivering services in the right niche. Among the top wellness trends predicted […]
MEXICO: Baja appoints medical tourism director
MEXICO: Baja appoints medical tourism director Fri, 09 May 2014 14:56:57 GMT Hoping to improve on the increasing number of medical tourists, Baja has appointed Dr. Jorge Tagle as the first director of the department of medical tourism. The region gets the majority of medical tourists from the USA and the rest from Canada. Most […]
MALAYSIA: New report provides lessons from Indonesian medical travellers going to Malaysia
MALAYSIA: New report provides lessons from Indonesian medical travellers going to Malaysia Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:07:11 GMT The perception that Indonesians go to Malaysia just for the cheapest price deal is too simplistic, says a fascinating and detailed research report on Indonesian medical travel. ’More than medical tourism; lessons from Indonesia and Malaysia on […]
NIGERIA: Nigeria plans to restrict medical tourism
NIGERIA: Nigeria plans to restrict medical tourism Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:13:16 GMT The National Conference in Abuja discussed Nigeria’s future and how oil money can be used in a fairer way. In a bid to reduce the current negative impact of medical tourism on Nigeria and its healthcare system, it suggested strict procedures that […]
CANADA: New study reports Canadian healthcare system inferior to Dutch system
CANADA: New study reports Canadian healthcare system inferior to Dutch system Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:16:37 GMT Despite similar costs, the Dutch health care system features shorter wait times than the Canadian system with similar to superior outcomes, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute on the health care system in the Netherlands. Nadeem […]
ISRAEL: Medical tourists get priority at Israelis’ expense, says government report
ISRAEL: Medical tourists get priority at Israelis’ expense, says government report Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:18:13 GMT Giving priority to medical tourists over Israelis, operating on those tourists in the morning while the doctors are on the public payroll, financial irregularities in the management of medical tourism agents, are among the findings of an official […]
PHILIPPINES: Work to be done to attract medical tourism
PHILIPPINES: Work to be done to attract medical tourism Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:19:26 GMT The Philippines could attract more medical tourists if it could reduce the cost of air travel, improve air links, cut airport fees, build a transport infrastructure, improve tourist safety and security, deal with consumer concerns about the quality of healthcare, […]
UK: Medical tourism agency offers low cost dental implants at home
UK: Medical tourism agency offers low cost dental implants at home Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:02:21 GMT Perfect Profiles used to send UK patients to Hungary and Poland for treatment. The excellent standard of dental care, along with the low costs, meant it was the most cost-effective option for people looking to save money on […]
TAIWAN: Protesters disrupt Taiwan conference promoting medical tourism
TAIWAN: Protesters disrupt Taiwan conference promoting medical tourism Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:03:47 GMT A medical tourism conference aiming to launch Taiwan’s plans for medical tourism badly backfired when health professionals protesting that the plans are a profit making exercise ignoring staff shortages and high medical care costs, interrupted the opening ceremony while chanting slogans […]