Medical Tourism around the World Sky-high healthcare costs are inspiring many to seek medical treatment abroad, with some even planning vacations around their procedures. If you’ve been wondering where to go to get some of the best (and most affordable) medical care around the world, here are the top medical tourism destinations that tourists have…
Sick of Waiting Times? Travel to Your Next Appointment Let’s face it: more often than not, going to the doctor means sitting in a waiting room for an extended period of time. In countries like England and Canada, there is at least a four-week wait between the time you make your appointment and the time…
Medical Tourism Is a Million-Dollar Industry in the UK According to a major study conducted by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and York University, medical tourism is a lucrative source of income for the National Health Service (NHS) in England. This contradicts the claim made by health secretary Jeremy Hunt…
5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Destination Spa Medical tourism isn’t just geared towards surgical procedures. In fact, hundreds of thousands of tourists are travelling to destination spas around the world to improve their physical and spiritual well-being. In an article published on TripSavvy.com, Anitra Brown calls destinations spas “a total immersion experience in…
What Makes Medical Tourism So Popular? For those stuck on a waiting list for treatment, medical tourism can be a saving grace. This has been especially true for patients in the UK. A report conducted by the Medical Technology Group shows that NHS waiting times are “a postcode lottery.” Waiting times are up by 400% since 2013 in Wales,…
A Wellness Vacation Could Save Your Sanity Have you been feeling stressed or burned out? You might just need a wellness vacation. Your mental and spiritual health may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of wellness travel, but it’s becoming an incredibly popular trend in the medical tourism industry.…
