The Medical Tourism Association (MTA), a global non-profit association dedicated to the medical tourism and international patient industry, has announced that it is organising the Global Medical Tourism Summit at Amrit Ocean Resort, near West Palm Beach in Florida on February 24-25.

In a press statement, MTA says that the exclusive event, an evolution of the World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, is poised to redefine the landscape of international healthcare collaboration.

It adds that the summit will gather 200 handpicked industry leaders from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Attendees will engage in high-powered meetings and impactful sessions designed to foster partnerships and secure commercial deals. According to the organisers, the event promises unparalleled opportunities for networking and collaboration among C-level executives, government officials, international insurers, and renowned medical travel experts.

“The Global Medical Tourism Summit 2025 is more than just a conference, it is a catalyst for the future of international healthcare. By bringing together the brightest minds in the industry, we are creating a dynamic ecosystem where innovation, collaboration, and patient-centric solutions thrive. With the launch of ‘Better by MTA’ in partnership with Mastercard, we are redefining accessibility and trust in medical travel, ensuring that quality healthcare knows no borders,” says Jonathan Edelheit, President, Medical Tourism Association.

Jonathan Edelheit

According to the statement, a highlight of the summit is the introduction of ‘Better by MTA’ a transformative platform developed in partnership with payment services firm Mastercard. This innovative solution aims to modernise the global healthcare experience by bridging medical travellers, insurers, qualified facilitators, and accredited healthcare providers. By providing access to trusted providers, comprehensive education, financing options, and top-tier quality care, ‘Better by MTA’ is set to revolutionise medical travel.

This conference has been organised in partnership with Mastercard, along with Korea Tourism Organisation, Global Healthcare Accreditation and Advanced Reconstructive Surgery Alliance, Sura  and Memorial Hospitals Group.

At the forum, as one of the top destinations in medical tourism, South Korea will discuss why it is a frontrunner in medical tourism at the summit.

The statement adds that Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), government agency of South Korea which implements policies and initiatives to foster and develop medical tourism in Korea, will participate alongside leading Korean medical institutions to introduce their innovative healthcare programs and strategies for attracting international medical tourists. In the future, through MTA’s new platform, ‘Better By MTA’, Americans will be able to book medical tourism packages from trusted Korean medical institutions.

The two-day immersive conference will feature various sessions led by renowned industry leaders. Key topics include strategies for building best-in-class medical travel programmes, insights from visionary CEOs on innovation and global impact and ‘Revolutionising Medical Tourism Marketing’. It will also have sessions on understanding how insurers and networks choose providers in medical travel.

According to the statement, some of the leading speakers in this conference include Shankar Ram, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Strategy & Partnerships, Healthcare at Mastercard, Dr Heitham Hassoun, Chief Executive, International at Cedars-Sinai International, Dr Christine Hale, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Clinical Consulting, and Jonathan Edelheit, JD, President and CEO of the Medical Tourism Association.

The forum will be held at Amrit Ocean Resort, a luxury beach resort property with 155 rooms, five dining concepts, and over 10,300 sqm of wellness and spa facilities spanning four floors. The organisers say that registrations for the summit are now open.