Hi. I'm a features writer for AOL Travel (and many other outlets). They have a tendency to hand down last-minute assignments. They want me to do a piece on the Medical Tourism phenomenon (including accurate statistics, top destinations, protocols, co
Costa Rica has a longstanding tradition of attracting holidaymakers around the world. Most of them have a craving for green, relaxing and adventure. However, people have recently discovered the undeniable fact that this country is nowadays a location
Tourism and health have taken on two new meanings. Health tourism can be broken down into two components, people who travel to a particular spot for medical reasons, such as cancer centers or for specific operations such a coronary bypass, and people
"Expert Panel Concurs: Hawaii Physicians Can Provide Aid in Dying." Why is this reported on eTN, a website about travel? The only answer I can think of is, the prospect of death tourism. Can it succeed? Would you travel 4,000 or 10,000 miles from hom
San José may be kind of dumpy as a city, but it contains some world-class medical facilities, and several of these, most notably the Clínica Bíblica, have made it a specialty to cater to foreigners, who can get most procedures at a fraction of what i
With a millennia-old medicine history, this country now ranks 10th as a destination for people looking to travel for medical treatment, thanks to its combination of 21st-century health modalities, strong pharmaceutical sectior