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Korea's Beauty Tourism Draws 1.17m Patients
South Korea drew about 1.17 million foreign patients for medical care last year, most of them for cosmetic and skin work, Maeil Business Newspaper reported.
Korea Tourism Deficit Deepens as Spend Per Visitor Falls
Korea drew a record number of foreign visitors in 2025 yet ran one of its widest tourism deficits, as spend per head fell and medical tourism stood out as the high-value segment.
Singapore Medical Tourism Heads For USD 15.4 Billion By 2035
A USD 15.4 billion forecast for Singapore medical tourism is everywhere. Traced back to its publisher, the number falls apart; hospital accounts, MOH bill data and the regional race tell a sharper story.
India Budget Proposes Five Medical Tourism Hubs
India's Union Budget 2026-27 proposed five regional medical hubs and a Rs 10,000 crore Biopharma Shakti scheme, framing both as a route to draw more international patients.
Saudi Arabia Bets Vision 2030 Money On Medical Tourism
IMARC Group projects Saudi Arabia's medical tourism market will grow from $1.6 billion in 2025 to $8.9 billion by 2034. The forecast deserves scrutiny. The spending behind it deserves more.
Robotic and Keyhole Surgery Lead 2026 Volume Rebound
Minimally invasive and robotic procedures are recovering faster than complex surgery across 45 markets, IQVIA's MedTech Market Monitor reported, with capacity shaping which destinations compete.
Medical Tourism Trends 2026: What Is Actually Changing
Nobody agrees how big medical tourism is - estimates for the same year run from US$35 billion to US$312 billion. What is actually changing in 2026 is easier to pin down, from second-tier treatment hubs to accreditation with real teeth.
China's Inbound Medical Tourism Stays Small
Social media suggests China is filling with medical tourists, but Yicai reports inbound patient numbers are small and most of them are expatriates already living in the country.
South Korea Wellness And Dermatology Tourism Keep Climbing
Foreign card spending at Korean clinics and pharmacies hit KRW 2.08 trillion in 2025, up 65.3% in a year, and the official patient count passed two million. Inside the dermatology-led engine behind Korea's wellness tourism market.
Does Integrative Medicine Work? Evidence and Outcomes
A growing body of research now measures integrative medicine on effectiveness, cost and patient satisfaction. Here is what the evidence shows.
Korea's Medical Tourism Runs on Its Agencies
Foreign patients increasingly reach Korea's cosmetic and specialist clinics through medical tourism agencies whose managers and translators shape as much as half of the final decision.
Types of Integrative Medicine: TCM, Ayurveda and More
From conventional-alternative hybrids to TCM and Ayurveda: the approaches shaping integrative care and wellness tourism.