From April 24 to 27 will take place in Croatia the summit organised by IMTJ: there are only a few days left. More than 350 people from Medical Tourism industry came to IMTJ’s Summit last year in Madrid. This year Medical Travel Summit 2017 will take place in Opatija, a beautiful and Historical Medical Tourism destination known for its sea and its mountains, but, also for its efficiency. IMTJ Medical Travel Summit offers many high level conferences and congresses which have grown up

Croatia is now known worldwide as a destination for Medical Tourism for dental care due to massive flows coming mainly from Italy and neighboring countries such as Austria or Germany. But something is changing: with the support of institutions, investment from the Government and the relevant ministries and the commitment of companies like REXREA, leader of the medical sector in Croatia for more than 20 years, the country aims to become more and more a destination for excellence in health, offering

Italy has recently approached Medical Tourism Market, in the following interview, Keith Pollard, IMTJ’s opinion leader, explains which strategic benefits could come from this sector about National Health System, which ones for economic development, which countries have become value bearer in this business and those mistakes instead a great potential destination as Italy should never commit.   Which are the main challenges Medical Tourism sector has to face today? “Medical tourism is still a very immature, but developing market sector. It’s a complex

Exhibitors from all over the world are coming. Intercare is proud to announce Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato as Platinum Sponsor of the first International Medical Tourism Fair and Congress, planned from May 25 to 27 in Milan. Founded in 1957, Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato  is the first Italian Group in Healthcare,  with 18 hospitals,  nearly 4 million patients treated every year and 15.000 employees, 4.000 of which are doctors. It is also the fifth hospital group at European level. Intercare will allow contacts among companies, buyers and visitors from various geographical areas, aiming

56 university departments of medicine, 47 institutes, 32 research centers, 153 million patients, more than 160.000 admissions of patients coming from other regions or from abroad,  a biotech district with more than 700 companies with a turnover of 7.8 billion euros, 47% of the total Italian billing. These are only a few figures of Lombardy Health Service? Lombardy is known all over the world as a touristic destination for its natural attractions and remarkable artistic and cultural heritage, but, in addition,

Just a few weeks away from the beginning of Intercare, the scientific committee of the 1° International Medical Tourism Congress is completed. Intercare, first international Fair and Congress of Medical Tourism in Italy, will take place in Milan, from May 25 to 27. It will be a moment of  exchange and comparison among main players iof the sector, but also an opportunity, in addittion to business, also of  deepening of issues linked to Health Tourism, as well as international market analysis and of

Croatia as a Medical Tourism Destination: development and promotion strategies With a sustained growth rate, Medical Tourism is becoming an increasingly relevant economic sector which has proven to spur quality and service improvements in the healthcare sector, with lasting benefits for those who live in these destinations. Moreover it allows to improve tourism flows in shoulder and low season, thus bringing economic benefits to the regions. Croatian Government has acknowledged the importance of the sector and has since included it in the

Interview to Monica Figuerola, general manager of  Spaincares. Medical Tourism is a complex business that, beyond clinics, involves a value chain that includes: prescribers, facilitators; health, tourism and logistic service providers. And this is just a part of the story. Creating a medical tourism destination requires a combined approach from market analysis about therapeutic needs to tourist flows, to the definition of the different clusters of patient’s needs. For this reason, those nations who wish to increase this market in a structured form, have

According to the last surveys, there are more than 650 millions overweight individualsin the world. In 1975 they were about 100 millions, with over a 600% increase in 40 years. Many are the causes: from socio-cultural factors to methabolic syndrome, from emotional and psychological disorders to genetic factors. Even greater is the number of diseases that come with obesity, causing every year nearly 3 million deaths. Even if obesity is increasing constantly, especially in western countries, awarness and culture of healthy lifestyle to

A new business that will lead 2017 trends According to the “World Tourism Barometer”,destinations around the world welcomed 956 million international tourists between January and September 2016 and more than a billion during the whole year: a 4% increase. But another great business in full growth is aftercare wellness, so “Global Wellness Summit” has identified eight trends for 2017 in wellness and aftercaremarket: -Health sauna -Wellness architecture -Sound Insulation -Cultural initiatives and artistic design -Mental wellness -Wellness treatments  to deliver comfort to cancer sufferers -Affrordable  pricis to offer health