Knowledge Is Power

According to The Korea Herald, the Korean Health Ministry says 378,967 foreigners visited the country for medical services in 2018, up 17.8% from 321,574 the previous year.  It is, says…

Understanding the variety of visa-free, e-visa and visa-on-arrival rules by nation is something that medical tourism businesses and countries must begin to grasp and use. Ian Youngman argues there is…

A new report on the hidden costs of tourism warns the industry is on a shaky foundation in many destinations and problems of over-tourism will become increasingly difficult to manage.…

The predicted economic power of emerging markets and the massive investment in China’s Belt & Road Initiative is changing global medical tourism. Ian Youngman assesses the impact.

The transfer of economic…

The 2019 Global Medical Trends Survey suggests that medical prices will keep rising in 2019. China, India and Malaysia rises could exceed 10%. Ian Youngman looks at what this means…