medical tourism news

The Kao Kamasa Spa at the Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort in Honduras has partnered with the Global Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Clinic, known as GARM. ... More

Ingo Schweder, founder and CEO of GOCO Hospitality, will be joined by wellness professionals for a 90-minute discussion about the future of wellness in Koh ... More

Thailand’s wellness economy surged to an impressive US$40.5 billion (€37.2 billion, £31.2 billion) by the end of 2023, solidifying its position as the world’s fastest-growing ... More

Spa and wellness businesses have a long history of using hydrotherapy to deliver curative benefits to customers. Now a research review has shown why being ... More

The EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) hosted the first Swiss Medical Spa & Hospitality Think Tank on 6 June 2019 in Chur-Passugg, ... More

The agenda for the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Wellness Symposium at the 2019 Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has been set and will feature experts in ... More

After 18 years as group spa director for Danubius Hotels Group, Michael Wallace has left to focus on his consultancy business, Michael Wallace Consulting, which ... More

It’s been a busy week in the spa and wellness world, with major openings, plans revealed, new initiatives launched, and new positions announced. At Spa ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), recently gathered a group of international experts in Budapest with a mission to better ... More

Spa consultancy Soul House is creating a 1,500sq m (16,146sq ft) spa for Time Hotels in Healthcare City, Dubai, set to debut in September 2017. ... More

The developers of Dubai Healthcare City – a health and wellness destination occupying over four million square feet – have announced plans create “the world’s ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 announced its 2016 Spa & Wellness Top Ten Trends Forecast in a webinar yesterday (12 January), identifying health, fitness, technology and cultural ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 will lead a wellness tourism programme in association with the Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC) across three days of the World Travel ... More

Susie Ellis, chair and CEO of the Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS), unveiled the branding structure of new industry body the Global Wellness Institute ... More

One of Romania’s prime natural healing facilities – the Techirghiol Spa and Sanitorium mud-bathing facility (SBRT) – is in danger of decay due to environmental ... More

Malaysia is seeking to overtake its neighbours Singapore and Thailand as the prime destination for medical and wellness tourism, appealing to less affluent international consumers, ... More

Major stakeholders at the Medical & Wellness Tourism Summit 2014 in New Delhi, India, discussed the need for a national accreditation body for the sector, ... More

Horwath HTL, the global hospitality consulting brand which joined forces with GOCO in 2013, has produced a Hotel Yearbook for 2014 which provides foresight and ... More

A rapidly ageing Chinese society could be a new growth engine for health tourism in China, experts said at an international forum last week. Globally, ... More

Spa Opportunities can exclusively reveal plans for an ambitious US$3m (€2.22, £1.84m) wellness retreat in the foothills of India’s Himalayan mountains, combining ancient Ayurvedic methods ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 is to organise a three-day programme focusing on the growing wellness tourism sector at this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) 2014 exhibition. ... More

India has announced plans worth Rs 1,000 Crore (US$183.6m, 140.3m euro, £113.9m) to develop 20 tourist parks across the country to mirror resort town developments ... More

India has announced plans worth Rs 1,000 Crore (US$183.6m, 140.3m euro, £113.9m) to develop 20 tourist parks across the country to mirror resort town developments ... More

The Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Bali, Indonesia Bali, Indonesia-based BIMC Hospital Group has teamed up with hotel operator Marriott to provide the country's first ... More