Alaska Airlines have just announced they will open two new routes from Los Angeles to Costa Rica starting October 31, 2015. Alaska Airlines is the seventh largest domestic airline in the US and currently flies to Canada and Mexico. From 31 October, they plan to offer four flights a week from Los Ang... Continue reading
CTV Vancouver News reported today: “Ditching the wait list: B.C. patients opt for medical tourismĀ With thousands of British Columbians on long waitlists for procedures, it’s no surprise a growing number are leaving Canada for treatment.” The report case studied a 57 year-old West ... Continue reading
Latest report on medical tourism market – global industry analysis and opportunity assessment 2014 – 2020 Costa Rica is mentioned first in the top medical tourism destinations worldwide… Future Market Insights has just realised their latest report on the medical tourism market, nam... Continue reading
Christian Newswire recently reported that a Richard Jordan of North Carolina saved $26,000 by traveling to Clinica UNIBE, Costa Rica for (PCNL) kidney stone surgery. In the US the procedure would have cost around $38,000. His Costa Rican bill including flights, recovery center stay with meals for 5 ... Continue reading
Global medical tourism market will rise to $32.5 billion by 2019 (currently $10 billion) HOUSTON: Global medical tourism market will rise to $ 32.5 billion by 2019 on account of rising healthcare costs in developed countries, like the US and improved standards of healthcare technology and services i... Continue reading
A New Year full of opportunities is about to begin, so seize them! Resolve to travel, to take care of your health, to enjoy the journey… or do them all at once with a health trip to Costa Rica in 2015. Make 2015 healthy and happy. www.medicaltourismcostarica.com Newsletter Thank you, you've be... Continue reading
Costa Rica is one of the top destinations for medical travellers from US, Canada and Europe. The affordable quality medical and dental care is becoming ever more appealing to US citizens and companies faced with rising premiums and deductibles under the Affordable Care Act. So for expats already liv... Continue reading
This week MediTourDirect leaves the beauty of Costa Rica to participate in the 7th Worldwide Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress in Washington DC. The Congress is the highlight of the medical tourism calendar, where 3,000 delegates from 160 countries will meet for education and networki... Continue reading
An article published today in Costa Rica, revealed further details of the new medical tourism hospital in Costa Rica. Costa Rica currently has two Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited hospitals – CIMA Hospital San Jose and Hospital Clinica Biblica San Jose. These hospitals undergo r... Continue reading
An article in La Republica this week announces that US hospital group American World Clinics will start to build a new hospital in San Raphael de Alajuela in 2015, to open mid-2016. Ā The hospital is intended to double the number of medical tourists coming to Costa Rica from North America and other c... Continue reading