Articles tagged “medical tourism”

Tourism

Medical Tourism Is Big Business But Still an Emerging Market

As more tourists go abroad for medical treatments there's still disconnect in the travel industry with how to accommodate travelers' times getting treatment and the rest of their in-destination experiences.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

Online Travel

5 New Travel Startups Making Medical Tourism More Accessible

Getting medical care abroad is a growing trend fanning out across the world and destinations should know what their medical fortes are if they plan to be part of welcoming this rising wave of medical tourists.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism

CNN Documentary Shows Medical Tourism in Thailand is a Serious Business

Bumrungrad hospital in Thailand is perhaps the shining star of affordable, foreign hospitals for medical tourists seeking treatment although most foreign hospitals aren't at the same caliber yet and may not always be a cheaper option than U.S. hospitals.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism

Thailand Tourism Wants to Help You Fix What’s Wrong With Your Face

We're pretty disgusted by the idea of this, and want to think it will be a complete failure. But the pessimist in us thinks this will be a huge success.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Skift Originals

The world’s 10 best hospitals for medical tourism

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Dubai has its eye on medical tourism, wants “millions” of visits by 2020

Dubai definitely has the transportation network and the hotels that would make this easy, but competing in medical tourism includes competing on price, which is something Dubai will need to get used to.

AllArabianBusiness.com Staff, HotelierMiddleEast.com | 11 years ago

Tourism

Medical community looks to stop growth of deceptive stem cell tourism

Medical tourism has been incredibly profitable for several foreign nations, but certain treatments aimed at offering very sick patients expensive, last-minute solutions almost always rely on methods that aren't available or are banned in their home country.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Thailand launches campaign to overshadow neighboring nations as king of medical tourism

Unlike dentists along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Thai effort is targeting high-income visitors looking to get optional plastic surgery treatments at a bargain rate.

Chadamas Chinmaneevong, The Bangkok Post | 11 years ago

Tourism

Nigerians are overwhelmingly choosing India as their top destination for medical tourism

It's a wonderful irony that the prospect of higher revenues from foreigners may lead countries to improve their medical infrastructure to compete globally.

AllAfrica.com | 11 years ago