“Italian hospitals plan to benefit more from the growing health tourism in Italy. Each year, seven million people around the world take a trip for medical reasons, generating a turnover of 100 billion dollars. International observers estimate that Italy might reach a revenue of 4 billion euros. Until now, tourists have been attracted by artistic…
The GCR (also known as the “Global Clinic Rating”) is the world’s largest medical clinic standards & accreditation body, daily monitoring almost 500,000 medical facilities worldwide across 126 countries, with 2000+ medical clinics now GCR verified or accredited. The GCR accreditation is based on factual data – looking at the level of expertise, facilities, services…
HTI Conference partner PlacidWay, a leader in the medical tourism industry, is a US-based company focused on connecting patients and medical providers from around the globe. Founded in 2007, PlacidWay has evolved into a recognized brand in the industry providing full-service solutions from marketing and education to patient coordination, logistics and provider management. PlacidWay’s network…
A rapidly expanding sector of the world economy, worth between US$70 and 100 billion and growing by 20% per annum. The estimate in Italy alone is that 350,000 patients have travelled abroad for treatment. A systematic approach to maximise value. Milan, February 1, 2017 – Milan is to host Italy’s first trade fair devoted to international Medical…
Health Tourism Industry conference will be held in Croatia for the second time from February 28th until March 2nd. During the Gala Dinner Awards in Rovinj, which is partnered with Croatian National Tourist Board, prizes will be given to the best European destinations in health tourism for 2017. The winners were chosen based on research Medical Tourism Indexand…
Tourism is a major economic activity in the European Union with wide-ranging impact on economic growth, employment, and a social development. It can be a powerful tool in fighting economic decline and unemployment. European tourism has performed vigorously in recent years, although long-term projections point to a slower growth of international arrivals when compared to…
Only a few years ago, medical tourism was a blip in overall global tourism spending. Today, it is a multi-billion dollar industry that is expected to increase by up to 25 percent per year over the next 10 years. Using Visa transaction data we can see how much medical tourism has grown and project future…
Members of HTI Conference will participate in the 16th edition of International Fair of Thermal Tourism, Health and Wellness – Termatalia Mexico from 29th September to 1st October. Termatalia Mexico 2016 will reinforce its role as thermal bridge between Euroasia and Latin America with the celebration of Termatalia Mexico in Arteaga (Coahuila-Mexico), which will congregate…
” On 21 March 2016, the Telegraph published the views of UKIP’s health affairs spokesperson, Louise Bours MEP, under the headline ‘Britain’s NHS can’t survive staying in the EU’. Her argument is that the EU referendum gives us a choice between the NHS or the EU, ‘because we can’t have both’. At a cross-party conference…