26-Jun-17 The wellness tourism market in the UAE is leading regional peers, with one in seven tourism dollars tied to a trip with a wellness component. Within that, spas and relaxation are growing most actively. [image: Beauty World Middle East]

14-May-17 Since the 2014 launch of Dubai's medical tourism vision, there were 630,831 medical tourists. "This could potentially boost the economy by USD710 mn a year by 2020." said Linda Abdullah of the Medical Tourism Wellness Council. [image: Hotelier Middle East]

27-Apr-17 The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has signed an MoU with Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery that aims to drive wellness tourism in the region. Dr Layla Al Marzouqi, director of Dubai Medical Tourism Project, commented: “We aspire to position Dubai as the first medical tourism destination in the MENA region and to be among the top 10 medical tourism destinations." [image: IHMT]

19-Apr-17 Hospitals in Dubai are linking up with medical tourism facilitators as the strong dirham deters overseas patients. The number of British medical tourists fell by about 10 per cent at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital as the pound lost more than 16 per cent against the dirham, making cosmetic medical procedures more expensive in the UAE. [image: AACSH]

06-Apr-17 Korea's medical institutions expanded their businesses into 20 countries during 2016, according to a report by the Ministry of Health & Welfare. During 2016, Korean medical institutions continued their spread of the medicalss "Korean wave”, entering countries including China, the USA, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and the UAE as well as many others, three more countries than in 2015. [image: Business Korea]