Editor's Note: The following two stories republished with permission from Travel Market Report, an online business publication for professional travel sellers. For a free subscription, click here. Travelmarketreport.com - Nick Verrastro Medical travel has representation in the Obama administration's new travel and tourism strategy, with the appointment of Steven Thompson, chief

Travelmarketreport.com - Maria Lenhart Medical tourism is not only one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, it is especially resilient during economic downturns, according to a new study on tourism niches. While global economic conditions have a profound impact on such areas as cruise, business and incentive travel,

PRWeb - Healthy Travel Media and Monterrey Healthcare City (MHC) are pleased to announce the publication and launch of Patients Beyond Borders: Monterrey, Mexico Edition™, to be published in English for international distribution. Supported by the leading healthcare facilities of Monterrey, Mexico, the Patients Beyond Borders® research and editorial team worked with MHC to

Cyprus-mail.com - Health Minister Stavros Malas is in Israel looking for ways to collaborate with Israeli specialists to enhance medical tourism in Cyprus. During his official visit, Malas met with his Israeli counterpart Yakov Litzman and Science and Technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz on Sunday in Tel Aviv. According to an

PRWeb - Save On Medical has signed on a number of reputable radiology facilities throughout the state of Florida, enabling the patient population in surrounding regions to take advantage of price shopping for care with comprehensive and expansive listings, providing more options than ever. In light of the proposed Florida legislation that

Editor's Note: forbes.com released a story last week on the Cleveland Clinic's new medical center in Abu Dhabi and surrounding hospitality facilities. Medical Travel Today will feature an interview with a representative of the new Clinic in an upcoming issue. To read the forbes.com story click here.

Yonhapnews.co.kr — South Korea posted the first surplus in its medical travel account in 2011 thanks to increased spending by overseas travelers seeking healthcare and medical services in the country, the central bank said Tuesday. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea's income from medical tourism stood at

colombiareports.com —Bogota will construct a medical tourism center at a cost of $19 million, reported economic paper Portfolio Monday. The construction of the Bosque Beauty Garden Hotel & Medical Center in Bogota aims to boost the country's health and beauty tourism, the builder told Portfolio. Cosmetic surgery will be a major part of

MARKETWIRE via COMTEX — Global Health Voyager, Inc. (GLHV), a publicly-traded, full-service, international medical tourism company, today announced that it has begun development of a medical tourism-related smart phone application (the "App"). The App is being designed to allow potential patients to select a procedure that they may need in the

PRWEB — Few would argue that the US healthcare system is sick, and physician-founded Orbicare of Miami is betting that Silicon Valley's Health Travel Technologies (HTT) has the cure with its global patient referral application. The partnership between Orbicare and Health Travel Technologies connects US patients with international doctors like never before,