Eric De Ycaza Panama Medical Tourism CEO with a delegate

Expo Turismo 2011 is a joint initiative of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama and the Panama Chamber of Tourism (CAMTUR) where wholesalers, tour operators with an interest in the Latin American tourism market attend an international marketplace in Panama. The tourism & trade fare was recently held September 23-24, 2011 at the ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama City, Panama.

Theme "Tourism Linking Cultures"

Since 1980, 27th September is celebrated through the World Tourism Organization as the World Tourism Day. And it was created at the 3rd Session of UNWTO General Assembly in Torremolinos, Spain, in September of 1979. The principle of World Tourism Day is to show wakefulness that tourism is essential to the worldwide population and to display how it concerns the cultural, social, economic and political values worldwide. 27th September is significant as on that date in the year of 1970, and the statues of World Tourism Organization (WTO) were espoused. The espousal of the statues is reflected on to be the milestone in worldwide tourism.

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Thursday, 29 September 2011

Medellin has released its five-year plan for increasing tourism, based on increasing attractions, developing health tourism, and expanding opportunities for visitors to immerse themselves in the natural beauty of the "city of eternal spring".

Cancun, the bread and butter for Mexico tourism, never stops evolving. Following the devastation of Hurricane Wilma in 2004, the destination that had been primarily a spring break getaway was transformed into arguably one of the best family vacation spots in the country. Now, it is looking to corner the market on another niche: medical tourism.

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Entrepreneur, writer and lover of his country, that’s Jaime Figueroa Navarro, president of the Tourism Commission of the Panamanian Association of Business Executives (APEDE).

Ready for Expo Turismo on Sept 23

Panama City, Panama. September 23, 2011. Panama’s premier medical tourism portal, Panama Medical Tourism, could not be more ready for Expoturismo’s opening day on Friday, September 23, 2011, having recently returned from a successful presentation at Medesalud International Congress 2011, which was staged at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Medellin, Colombia September 12-14, 2011. Panama is ready to showcase its destination as a competitive medical tourism country and has developed an alliance with Latin American Medical Tourism partners to carve out more lucrative niche market.

For Medesalud International Congress in Colombia

A Panamanian delegation, which included Panama Medical Tourism, the premier health & wellness tourism network in Panama and Eric De Ycaza, CEO recently participated in the Medesalud International Congress 2011, which was staged at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Medellin, Colombia September 12-14, 2011.  The conference was coordinated by the Medicine Cluster of Medellin (Medellin, Health City), the Chambers of Commerce & Industry, the Municipal City of Medellin and other authorities such as ProExport Colombia.

Receives Accreditation from the Joint Commission International

Panama reaches international quality standards

Since its foundation in 1949 San Fernando Hospital Clinic (SFHC) has based its purpose in providing safe quality health services for its patients. For more than 62 years of existence, the Hospital has worked hard to document standards, protocols and procedures which have allowed it to achieve the current level of quality and safety in health care to its patients and customers.

Different Concepts?

Susie Ellis, board member of the Global Spa Summit, and president of SpaFinder, Inc., outlines the key findings of a new report on the Medical Tourism and Wellness Tourism Industries and explains how medical tourism and wellness tourism may be viewed as two different concepts.

How Medical Tourism May Be Behind the Curve in Social Media

Ian Youngman looks at the F-Factor and its role in medical tourism. That’s F for Friends, Fans and Followers.  The influence of friends, fans, and followers on consumer purchasing decisions continues to become more sophisticated and thus more powerful. So how is medical tourism performing in the world of social media?

                                            To Speak at World Medical Tourism Congress

Patrick Goodness, CEO of The Goodness Company: Medical Tourism Marketing Specialists, has accepted an opportunity to speak at the 4th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, October 25-28, 2011 in Chicago, IL.

The government and medical tourism industry regularly say 30,000 people go to Costa Rica each year for medical or cosmetic treatment. The problem is that while both say that numbers are rising fast, they have been using this 30,000 figure since 2009 and well before the global recession. Others argue that 20,000 is probably more accurate, but there is no hard evidence to support the claim.