Articles tagged “medical tourism”

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.

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.

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.

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