May 01, 2014

First medical tourism awards tout top treatment trips
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/travel/medical-tourism-awards/
Last month, the UK-based International Medical Travel Journal staged its first annual award ceremony recognizing what it says are the top facilities offering treatment to visitors. While many of these establishments offer care for potentially life ...


Medical tourism broker Jens Raun seeks financial lifeline for comparison website
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/medical-tourism-broker-jens-raun-seeks-financial-lifeline-for-comparison-website-20140430-zr1cg.html
Medical travel information service Patients Beyond Borders estimates the global market for medical tourism is worth between $US38.5 billion and $US55 billion ($41.6 billion and $54 billion) annually and services about 11 million customers.


China Constructing 1st Medical Travel Special Zone - CRIENGLISH.com
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2014/04/10/2941s821336.htm
Huang Ping's expectations when it comes to a good place to live and travel will soon become a reality in Boao, Hainan province. The Island is building China's first special zone for medical travel. The Boao Lecheng International Medical Travel Zone ...


NC Medical Travel joins Greensboro (NC) Chamber of Commerce
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1876997
NC Medical Travel and Tours to Costa Rica joins the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce in April 2014. Services include coordinating travel arrangements and booking appointments for patients who travel to Unibe Hospital for medical, dental and surgical ...


Medical tourism starts in China
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/98649/8612990.html
Medical tourism is a new way of integrating leisure travel and medical services. Statistics show that worldwide number of medical tourists increased from 20 million in 2006 to 40 million in 2012. They may spend 10 times what the ordinary tourist will ...


Kenyan Firm Wins Global Medical Tourism Award
http://allafrica.com/stories/201404220540.html
A Kenyan organization is among thirteen companies that have been recognized as the best in medical tourism at the inaugural International Medical Travel Awards held in Dubai. Pathway International has been recognized for innovation and excellence in ...


Loren Christie: What your travel insurance covers, and what it doesn't
http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/travel/loren-christie-what-your-travel-insurance-covers-and-what-it-doesn-t-1.1790040
The unfortunate case of Kenzie Markey, the Canadian woman who was in a skydiving accident in Arizona, is a perfect example of why every single traveler should not only purchase full medical travel insurance, but make sure the policy is right for them.


Medical travel takes Nunavut couple nowhere
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/medical-travel-takes-nunavut-couple-nowhere-1.2613475
An elderly couple from Arviat has been through an ordeal which has left them questioning Nunavut's system of medical travel. In the last two years, Peter and Elizabeth Alareak have been sent out of their community for medical appointments four times ...