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Botched medical tourism costs NHS £20,000 per patient to repair
READ MORE: Triple-strength Wegovy 'mega dose' given green light by NHS People travelling abroad for cosmetic, eye or weight-loss surgery could be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient after botched procedures, concerning new data reveals.
Complications from medical tourism costs the NHS £20,000 per patient, study says
Complications from traveling abroad for weight-loss surgery and cosmetic surgery could be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient. The popularity of medical tourism is only increasing with hundreds of thousands of Britons traveling abroad…
Warning as surgical tourism leaves hundreds in hospital after patients return to UK
New analysis suggests overseas cosmetic and obesity surgeries are costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient when complications arise. A review of 'surgical tourism' found patients often spend weeks in NHS hospitals after procedures such as…
Fewer foreigners visited US in 2025, even as global tourism spending rose
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Global tourism spending rose 6.7% in 2025 to US$11.7 trillion, contributing 10.3% to global GDP, driven by frequent travel. US foreign tourism dropped 6% in 2025 due to anti-immigration…
UK travel to Israel on 'road to recovery' from conflict, tourism ministry declares
Jan 14, 202607:27 GMT by Phil Davies UK tourism to Israel is on the “road to recovery” following the Gaza conflict of the past two years. The Israel Ministry of Tourism in the UK revealed that arrivals rose by 31.6% to 104,000 from…
Postoperative complications of medical tourism place growing financial burden on the NHS
The postoperative complications of medical tourism may be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient, suggest the findings of a rapid review of the available data, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. But data on the use, frequency…
Tourism Investment in Bulgaria: New UN Tourism Guidelines Highlight Opportunities in the Sector
UN Tourism has officially launched Tourism Doing Business: Investing in Bulgaria, a comprehensive set of guidelines of the opportunities available to investors in the country's tourism sector. The publication comes as Bulgarian tourism enters a new…
Will open 77 new eco-tourism sites to generate Rs 200 crore over 5 years: Himachal CM
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday that under the Eco-Tourism Policy, the Himachal Pradesh government plans to open 77 new eco-tourism sites, which are expected to generate nearly Rs 200 crore over five years. The chief…
London's proposed tourist tax set to raise £350 million a year
READ MORE: UK destinations planning to introduce a tourist tax following the Budget Many travellers have been met with unexpected 'tourism taxes', 'city levies' or 'eco-fees' when checking out of hotels abroad. These fees vary by location and…
Small Hotels, Big Stakes: Why Europe's Tourism Future Depends on SMEs | By Peter Lochbihler
Europe remains the world's top travel destination, attracting millions of visitors each year to its cultural landmarks, diverse regions, and natural beauty. The continent's diversity also drives strong intra-European travel, reinforcing a shared…
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, remote work, wages, taxes, betting
The manual is tied to the 2025 law regulating remote work in the public service, which was approved by the House and published in the official gazette on December 12, 2025. Its commencement was set through a council of ministers decision on…
NHS faces £20k bill per patient for overseas plastic surgery complications
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Complications arising from Britons travelling abroad for cut-price weight-loss and cosmetic surgery are costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient. The medical tourism industry, valued at…
The 'January slump' - a Swiss invention
The expression, which today primarily refers to a monetary and mood-related low after Christmas, originally comes from the Alpine tourism industry: between Christmas business and the sports holidays, many winter sports resorts remained empty…
What's fuelling South Korea's running boom? A look at the fitness obsession
South Korea's streets, parks and travel itineraries are being redrawn as a nationwide running trend shows no sign of slowing. Once the preserve of a small group of enthusiasts, running has evolved into a mass hobby, with some 10 million South…
GTA begins 2026 agenda with stakeholder meeting - The Ghanaian Chronicle
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has opened its 2026 engagement calendar with a high-level stakeholders' meeting to outline priorities for the year. The meeting, the first of its kind in 2026, brought together representatives from the hospitality…
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