A growing number of Americans are traveling abroad for lower cost medical care. Now, many in the medical tourism business see big opportunities in Mexico.

The Medical Tourism Association announced a strategic partnership with the Puerto Rican Government to support the growing medical tourism sector. Although relatively new to medical tourism, Puerto Rico offers medical travelers a host of benefits, some of which are not available at any other medical tourism destination.

Healthcare tourism in Barbados is expected to receive a boost following the announcement of a partnership between Winners Development and American World Clinics (AWC) to jointly develop an international medical Center in the island. The $100 million project will be located on a 21.5-acre site in the northern parish of St Peter

Traveling4Health&Retirement (THR) announces their choice of a dental care sponsor in Costa Rica, a popular Caribbean destination location for overseas retirement and medical travel.

The Medical Tourism Association recently announced the post-conference survey results of the 2011 World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, held October 25-28 in Chicago. Patrick Goodness, CEO of The Goodness Company: Medical Tourism Marketing, was named one of the top rated speakers at the Chicago conference, along with Bill Rancic, Season 1 Winner of Donald Trump’s, The Apprentice, and John Casey, Director of International Benefits, Google, Inc.