Why is Thailand so Popular as a Medical Tourism Destination?
Medical. Tourism. Two seemingly disparate ideas brought together because of our newly intensified search for affordable health care. And, as with most collaborations, in order for the medical...
View ArticleGet Pampered! Spa Tourism is Booming in Southeast Asia
The Thailand medical tourism industry is thriving. The country has witnessed well in excess of a million international patients each of the last several years due to a range of competitive...
View ArticleMake Way for a Brand New you: it’s Medical Tourism Mommy Makeover Time!
I’ve always felt like the adage “you never get a second chance to make a first impression” refers to the courtship ritual. Maybe job interviews, too. I once rode a bicycle in stifling Sonoran Desert...
View ArticleTraditional Thai Massage Might Just Be the Ultimate Wellness Tourism Treatment
If you were so inclined, you could define “health tourism” by breaking it down into two categories: medical tourism and wellness tourism. In broad terms, the former is more “serious” and usually...
View ArticleThe 2013 Medical & Wellness Trade Event in Thailand Has Something Special in...
As the medical tourism industry continues its rapid growth, the competition is getting fierce. People are more and more aware of the plethora of reasons for heading overseas for healthcare – anything...
View Article“Find Your Fabulous” Media FAM Trip 2013 – Part 3: The Oasis Spa
So after a lunch of fine meats and cheeses, Thai and international dishes, and a few delectable bites of dessert in the Sofitel So’s Red Oven buffet, the media attending the “Find Your Fabulous” FAM...
View Article“Find Your Fabulous” Media FAM Trip 2013 – Part 6: Lunch at Conrad Bangkok
After a morning of health and beauty treatments at Samitivej Hospital’s hair restoration center, Esthetics Institute, and Life Center, it was time for a short trip through the mid-day traffic for...
View ArticleCelebrities Spend Loads on Looking Young, but We Can Help You Spend Less
You know those websites where you can upload a recent photo of yourself, click the mouse, and then wait for the image-editing software to work its magic and provide you with a glimpse of what you’ll...
View ArticleThailand Tourism’s “Find Your Fabulous” Campaign Delivers a Bevy of Healthy...
Earlier this summer, myMEDholiday.com received an invitation to be a key media partner for the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s “Find Your Fabulous” online marketing campaign. It was graciously...
View ArticleMedical Tourism Sets its Sights on the Chinese Luxury Traveler
As China’s remarkable development as a global economic power continues, businesses and industries around the world are taking aim at Chinese consumers. The middle and upper classes have attained...
View ArticleThe Chinese Luxury Market are Becoming Huge-Spending Medical Tourists
In our previous post we took a look at the Chinese luxury traveler: their tendencies, their behaviors, and their enormous potential as medical tourists, and our observation was that the health tourism...
View ArticlePhilippines Looking to Join the Ranks of Asian Medical Tourism Hotspots
It sure sounds nasty, but no, “archipelago” is not a medical condition. It is a large group or chain of islands, and one of the world’s most famous is the Philippines, the Southeast Asian country made...
View ArticleGreece is Showing Promise as an Up-and-Coming Medical Tourism Destination
In its original form, the Hippocratic Oath called for physicians to swear by Apollo – and all the gods and goddesses – that they would practice medicine with the utmost integrity. The affirmation’s...
View ArticleBrazil Medical Tourism is about Affordability, Accreditation, and an Array of...
These are high times in the República Federativa do Brasil… aka, Brazil. Between hosting the World Cup of football in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in 2016, millions of visitors will be descending...
View ArticleThailand’s Signature Massages: Promoting Health and Relaxation for 2500 Years
Amazing Thailand is well-known among travelers for its wide variety of enticements and is always one of the world’s most visited countries. In fact, according to a report last summer in BBC News...
View ArticleCzech Republic Medical Tourism is Attracting Scores of Patients from All over...
The land now known as the Czech Republic has a rich scientific tradition, including many important advances in medicine. A pair of Czech chemists was responsible for inventing the soft contact lens; a...
View ArticleBangkok’s Divana Virtue Spa: Pristine Pampering, Age-Defying Facial...
“Divana” is a word derived from Hindu meaning passion or intense love for something or someone. At Divana Virtue Spa in Bangkok, it apparently means a passion for providing guests with award-winning...
View ArticleThe Big Reveal: These Five Countries Provide the Best Healthcare in the World
International Living is a magazine and website offering expertise on places where people can live lives “cheaper...healthier...safer...freer... than you ever thought possible.” The information they...
View ArticleThermal Waters Help Hungary Heat up as a Medical Tourism Destination
How many possible options are there, and how many more will there be? We’re talking about countries that are legitimate high-quality cost-saving medical tourism destinations, and here are my answers:...
View ArticleAdding Medical Tourism to the Long List of Reasons to Visit Turkey
The Republic of Turkey is a place where East meets West and where architecture, grand historical sites, art, and delicious cuisine abounds; to say nothing of the beautiful beaches and excellent resorts...
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