August 28th, 2008 — 1:10pm
By Lee Armstrong, GPS-Magazine
August 18 – Atlanta, GA - Three South American Presidents, US corporate icons, and hundreds of South American and North American government officials and business leaders representing trade, industry, and tourism offices convened in Atlanta, GA for the second annual The Americas Competitiveness Forum, an advocacy to promote prosperity and economic opportunity.
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August 26th, 2008 — 1:26pm
By Sherry L. Branch, GPS-Magazine
Companion Global Healthcare has added two new Costa Rican clinics to its network. Prisma Dental (www.prismadental.com) and Meza Dental (www.mezadentalcare.com) will be the dental service providers working closely with the American company to ensure safe, reliable and inexpensive dental care. With dental healthcare costs rising and provided coverage reaching caps that are minimal at best, patients are becoming more open to the idea of traveling out of the country if it means saving money.
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August 22nd, 2008 — 4:25am
By Sherry L. Branch, GPS-Magazine.com
August 21, 2008 – David Boucher, President of the American medical travel company, Companion Global HealthCare, announced today that India has been added as a new destination in their medical and surgical care network of providers. Medical tourism is on the rise as healthcare costs mount and coverage depletes. International travel for medical care can be accomplished for a fraction of what it would cost stateside. Continue reading »
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August 18th, 2008 — 4:42am
By Sherry L. Branch, GPS-Magazine.com
Human nature seldom deviates so the passing of time has done nothing to diminish the quest for eternal youth and healing. Historically, journeys for this elusive beacon of hope have taken travelers around the world in search of soothing waters to heal what ails them. There has been no mountain too high or sea too wide when there is hope for the tempering of aches and pains. And if it is water you seek, Edipsos, a small town on the northwest coast of the Greek Island of Evia, offers exactly what is needed for the reclamation and renewal of mind and body. Continue reading »
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