Treatment Abroad

What Treatment Abroad does

Treatment Abroad is a medical tourism directory and comparison platform founded in 2004 and owned and operated by LaingBuisson, a UK-based healthcare business intelligence firm. The company aggregates 3,290+ verified healthcare provider listings across all major medical tourism regions — including Europe, South Asia, South East Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas — covering 500+ procedures and treatment categories such as cosmetic surgery, dentistry, infertility treatment, obesity surgery, cardiac surgery, oncology, and orthopaedics. The platform is built around an A-Z treatment index, a Key Facts verification system that standardises pricing, accreditation, language, and aftercare data across providers, a cross-country cost comparison tool, a patient review module, and a quote-request service that routes patient enquiries directly to listed clinics and medical travel agencies.

The business operates a B2B2C model: individual patients access the directory, reviews, and quote service free of charge, while clinics, hospitals, and agencies pay for one of three subscription tiers — Silver at £200/€230 per year, Patient Provider PRO at £875/€999 per year, and Patient Provider PLATINUM at £2,150/€2,450 per year — to secure priority placement, featured status, content marketing support, banner campaigns, social posts, Google Ads setup, and enhanced patient enquiry routing. Distribution is primarily driven by organic search traffic built from the long-tail A-Z index, supplemented by content marketing via medical tourism guides, patient reviews, and provider-driven referrals. Treatment Abroad is registered in England (Company No. 4858023) and shares its parent company's portfolio with related portals GoPrivate.com (UK private healthcare) and DoctorInternet.ae (an Arabic-language medical tourism portal).

Name

Treatment Abroad

Legal name

Treatment Abroad

Website

https://treatmentabroad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Treatment Abroad is a UK-based medical tourism directory platform operated by LaingBuisson that connects international patients with 3,290+ verified clinics and agencies across 500+ procedures and dozens of countries, monetising through tiered annual subscription packages paid by healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Tourism Directory

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAKAIAB

Inbound Medical Tourism Facilitators

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Medical Tourism Agencies & Facilitators

SECONDARYTHAKAIAA

Outbound Medical Tourism Facilitators

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Medical Tourism Agencies & Facilitators

SECONDARYTHAKAIAN

Medical Travel Concierge, Logistics & Aftercare Coordination Services

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Medical Tourism Agencies & Facilitators

SECONDARYTHAKAIAI

Oncology & Specialty Treatment Travel Agencies

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Medical Tourism Agencies & Facilitators

SECONDARYTHAKAIAH

Cardiac & Complex Care Medical Travel Agencies

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Medical Tourism Agencies & Facilitators

Keywords

• Medical tourism directory
• Healthcare provider listings
• Cross-border healthcare
• Treatment cost comparison
• Patient enquiry routing

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkhamsted

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Provider Subscription Packages: Treatment Abroad monetises by selling tiered subscription packages to healthcare providers (clinics, hospitals, agencies). Three tiers are offered: Silver Package at £200/€230 per year providing basic listing with priority placement and 5 treatment listings; Patient Provider PRO at £875/€999 per year offering comprehensive profile, unlimited treatments, highlighted featured status, and content marketing; Patient Provider PLATINUM at £2,150/€2,450 per year offering priority support, unlimited amendments, 'Clinic of the Month' feature, banner campaigns, social posts, Google Ads setup, and optional custom landing page.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Treatment Abroad is a web-based medical tourism directory that aggregates international healthcare providers (clinics, hospitals, and agencies) into a searchable platform with verified Key Facts, cost comparisons, patient reviews, and an A-Z treatment index. Patients use the free directory to research overseas treatment options and submit quote enquiries that are routed to listed providers. Healthcare providers pay tiered annual subscriptions to gain visibility, priority placement, and direct access to patient enquiries.

Product overview

Treatment Abroad is a medical tourism portal operated by LaingBuisson since 2004. The platform consists of a core medical tourism directory that connects patients with healthcare providers worldwide, combined with complementary modules including a Key Facts verification system, cost comparison tool, patient review platform, medical tourism guides, and quote request service. The main product is organized around treatment categories including cosmetic surgery, dental treatment, and infertility treatment, each with sub-listings by specialty and geography. Healthcare providers can purchase membership packages (Silver, PRO, PLATINUM) to increase their visibility on the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Treatment Abroad Medical Tourism Portal A web-based medical tourism directory and comparison platform that connects patients with healthcare providers worldwide, offering cost comparisons, provider profiles, patient reviews, and quote request functionality.
• Provider Membership Packages Paid annual membership tiers for healthcare providers — Silver Package (£200/€230/year), Patient Provider PRO (£875/€999/year), and Patient Provider PLATINUM (£2,150/€2,450/year) — offering varying levels of profile visibility, priority placement, featured status, content marketing, enquiry routing, and support.
• Cost Comparison Tool Allows patients to compare indicative costs of medical treatments across different countries, with estimates that may include treatment fees, travel, accommodation, and insurance.
• Quote Request Service Allows patients to submit enquiries to receive quotes from healthcare providers in selected countries, with enquiries routed directly to listed providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,290+ verified healthcare providers listed across all major medical tourism destinations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LaingBuissoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTreatment Abroad is owned and operated by LaingBuisson, a healthcare business intelligence specialist. LaingBuisson also manages GoPrivate.com, a leading portal for accessing private healthcare information, and DoctorInternet.ae, an Arabic-language medical tourism portal for Arabic-speaking patients. The partnership enables Treatment Abroad to leverage LaingBuisson's institutional credibility, market intelligence, and cross-portal marketing capabilities. LaingBuisson is the chosen provider of independent sector healthcare market data to the UK Government's Office for National Statistics.
• GoPrivate.comminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoPrivate.com is a related portal managed by LaingBuisson, providing access to private healthcare information. While not explicitly a co-selling partner with Treatment Abroad, it is part of the same parent company's portfolio of healthcare information platforms serving UK patients.
• DoctorInternet.aeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoctorInternet.ae is an Arabic-language medical tourism portal managed by LaingBuisson, designed specifically for Arabic-speaking patients seeking healthcare solutions. It is part of the same parent company ecosystem as Treatment Abroad and may share content, market intelligence, or referral relationships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bookimed: Bookimed is a leading global medical tourism marketplace that books treatments at clinics worldwide with country coverage, cost comparison, and patient reviews. It is a direct peer to Treatment Abroad because both operate online directories that route patient enquiries to international clinics and agencies, with similar treatment-category and country filters.
• MyMediTravel: MyMediTravel is an online medical tourism directory that lists clinics and treatment costs across multiple countries with quote request functionality. It is a direct peer to Treatment Abroad because it provides treatment-by-country cost comparisons and free quote enquiry routing to listed providers.
• WhatClinic: WhatClinic is a long-established global clinic directory and comparison platform that connects patients with private healthcare providers across multiple specialties and countries. It is a direct peer because it operates the same B2B2C model of listing clinics and selling visibility tiers to providers seeking international patients.
• Medical Departures: Medical Departures is an international medical tourism booking platform that lists vetted clinics and doctors abroad, with patient reviews and price transparency. It is a direct peer because it competes for the same cross-border patient lead flow, listing dental, cosmetic, fertility, and surgical providers globally.
• PlacidWay: PlacidWay is a medical tourism marketplace connecting patients with clinics and treatment providers across dozens of countries. It is a direct peer to Treatment Abroad because it operates the same directory-plus-quote-routing model for cosmetic, dental, fertility, and orthopedic treatments.
• Qunomedical: Qunomedical is a digital health platform that helps patients find and book medical treatments abroad with vetted providers and patient coordinators. It is a direct peer because it serves the same cross-border patient journey from research to booking, focused initially on European outbound patients.

Emerging players

• HealthTrip: HealthTrip is a medical tourism platform offering treatment packages, doctor search, and patient coordination across major destination countries. It is an emerging player with comparable directory and quote features but smaller brand and provider base than Treatment Abroad.
• ClinicSpots: ClinicSpots is an India-based medical treatment directory that helps patients find doctors and hospitals for specific procedures, with growing international patient focus. It is an emerging player with partial overlap, focused on India as a destination rather than pan-European outbound like Treatment Abroad.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/treatmentabroad

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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