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Assocham Symposium Pitches Northern India Wellness
Assocham's third Health, Beauty and Wellness Symposium in Chandigarh talked up medical tourism and AYUSH but announced no funding.
Spencer Travel Hosts Sydney Wellness Event
Spencer Travel hosted The Wellness Collective, a one-day wellness event in Sydney that drew practitioners and four international luxury retreats.
Canada Adds Asylum Health Co-Pays as Costs Climb
Canada added co-pays to its Interim Federal Health Program for asylum claimants on 1 May, after Parliament's budget officer projected the scheme past $1 billion a year.
Egypt Launches African Sustainable Medical Tourism Label
Egypt's national standardisation authority has launched the first African Sustainable Medical Tourism Label, a certification scheme for medical facilities and spas across the continent.
Busan Medical Tourism Tops 70,000 International Patients
Busan drew a record 75,879 foreign medical tourists in 2025, a 151.5 per cent jump that lifted the city to South Korea's second-ranked medical tourism destination.
Uzbekistan Proposes Central Asia Tourism Ring
Uzbekistan's president has proposed a Central Asia Tourism Ring, listing medical tourism among the regional sectors he wants the Asian Development Bank to help co-finance.
Eldoret Bids to Become Kenya's Medical Tourism Hub
Kenya's Eldoret is courting investors behind a 4,000-bed referral hospital and specialist eye care as Governor Jonathan Bii bids to build an East African medical tourism hub.
India Medical Tourism to Reach $16.2bn by 2030
India's medical tourism market is projected to nearly double from $8.7 billion in 2025 to $16.2 billion by 2030, TravTalk reported, on cost, skilled care and rising demand.
Restored Otago Castle Becomes NZ$11m Wellness Retreat
Earnscleugh Castle, a restored 1920s property in Central Otago, reopens in September 2026 as a luxury bed and breakfast and the base for the Sanctum 7 wellness retreat.
Sarawak Courts Dental Tourism With New Flights
Sarawak's premier has urged private dental clinics to team up with the state tourism board and use new AirBorneo routes to build the state's dental tourism.
Guangzhou Launches Medical Tourism Service Centre
Guangzhou has launched twelve policy measures and a dedicated medical tourism service centre to support foreign patients seeking treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up care.
Malaysia and Indonesia Deepen Health Tourism Cooperation
Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to deepen cooperation across health and wellness tourism, education exchanges and air connectivity ahead of Visit Malaysia Year 2026.