Occurred Nov 6, 2026, 12:38:58 AM UTC

First published Nov 7, 2026, 12:31:15 AM UTC · Last updated Nov 7, 2026, 12:31:15 AM UTC

Seoul Selects 19 Medical-Friendly Accommodations for Foreign Medical Tourists

Reported by Seoul Metropolitan Government City News

The source reports that medical tourist numbers in Seoul increased 3.7-fold in two years and that 19 accommodations were selected from 40 applicants. The selected accommodations will receive certificates valid through 2027.

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Affected location: Seoul
The selected accommodations will receive certificates valid through 2027.

Illustrative image: World leaders at the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit Left to right : Front row : Jacob Zuma (South Africa), Dmitry Medvedev (Russia), Nicolas Sarkozy (France), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Indonesia), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), Lee Myung-bak (South Korea), Hu Jintao (China), Felipe Calderón (Mexico), Cristina Fernandez (Argentina), Barack Obama (USA), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Turkey) Middle row : Bingu wa Mutharika (African Union), Herman Van Rompuy (European Council), Naoto Kan (Japan), Silvio Berlus — Presidencia de la Nacion Argentina/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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