International Medical Travel Journal

What International Medical Travel Journal does

International Medical Travel Journal operates the Treatment Abroad platform (TreatmentAbroad.com), a web-based medical tourism marketplace that connects prospective patients with overseas clinics across more than 400 procedures spanning cosmetic surgery, dentistry, fertility treatment, orthopedics, oncology, and general medical services. The platform is built around a clinic directory, a cost comparison tool that benchmarks treatment prices across countries, a verified patient review and rating system, a quote request service that routes patient enquiries to clinics, and an extensive A-Z educational content index on procedures and destinations. It is owned and operated by LaingBuisson Ltd., a UK private limited company specializing in healthcare market intelligence whose data is used by the UK Office for National Statistics, and the platform is powered by LaingBuisson's independent sector data.

The business model is a two-sided marketplace monetized primarily on the supply side through recurring clinic listing and subscription fees, with the patient side served free of charge as a demand-generation funnel. Go-to-market relies on content marketing and SEO via the A-Z treatment index for top-of-funnel acquisition, patient reviews and ratings for mid-funnel social proof, and a self-serve web interface with no physical office or retail footprint. The company employs 11-50 people, is headquartered in London, and serves a global patient base with no disclosed geographic restrictions. No venture or growth funding, acquisitions, leadership changes, or AI capabilities are disclosed in the available data, indicating a mature, privately held niche media/marketplace operation within the LaingBuisson corporate umbrella.

Name

International Medical Travel Journal

Legal name

LaingBuisson Ltd.

Website

https://imtj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International Medical Travel Journal operates TreatmentAbroad.com, a web-based medical tourism marketplace connecting patients with overseas clinics across 400+ procedures. It is owned by LaingBuisson Ltd. and monetizes via recurring clinic listing fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Tourism Marketplace

NAICS

Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border Telemedicine, Second Opinion & Care Navigation Facilitators (THAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Medical tourism platform
• International clinic directory
• Overseas treatment comparison
• Medical travel guides
• Cross-border healthcare marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinic Directory/Listing Fees: Overseas clinics pay to be listed in the directory and receive visibility among medical tourism patients seeking treatment abroad.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TreatmentAbroad.com (operated by IMTJ/LaingBuisson) is a medical tourism marketplace that publishes a comprehensive directory of overseas clinics, enables patients to compare treatment costs across countries, hosts verified patient reviews, offers educational guides on medical travel, and routes quote requests between patients and international clinics. The platform covers 400+ procedures spanning cosmetic surgery, dentistry, infertility, and general medicine, and is monetized primarily through subscription listing fees paid by clinics.

Product overview

Treatment Abroad is a medical tourism platform that provides a comprehensive directory of overseas clinics, cost comparison tools, patient reviews, educational guides, and quote services. The platform covers over 400 medical procedures including cosmetic surgery, dentistry, infertility treatment, and general medical treatments. The core offering consists of the clinic directory, cost comparison engine, patient review system, and educational resources, all powered by LaingBuisson healthcare market data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LaingBuissonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaingBuisson is the chosen provider of independent sector healthcare market data to the UK Government's Office for National Statistics. TreatmentAbroad.com is powered by LaingBuisson data, indicating a data licensing or content partnership arrangement.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Qunomedical: Digital health platform focused on cross-border care coordination, particularly for hair transplants, dental, and cosmetic procedures, with price transparency and patient support.

Direct peers

• PlacidWay: Medical tourism marketplace offering treatment options across 50+ countries with provider directory, cost comparison, and patient coordination services—directly overlapping Treatment Abroad's value proposition.
• Bookimed: Global medical tourism marketplace connecting patients with overseas clinics across dozens of specialties, with quote requests, cost comparison, and patient reviews. Direct functional analogue to TreatmentAbroad.com.
• WhatClinic.com: Online directory of private clinics globally with comparison, reviews, and booking/quote requests across medical, dental, and aesthetic treatments; closely comparable marketplace structure.
• Healthbase: Medical tourism facilitator connecting North American patients with accredited international hospitals, providing cost estimates and treatment coordination services.
• Clinics on Call: Medical tourism facilitator operating a marketplace of overseas clinics with patient coordination, cost information, and treatment booking across multiple specialties.
• Medical Departures: Medical tourism marketplace operating across dental, cosmetic, fertility, and elective procedures with clinic directory, price comparison, and patient reviews. Closely comparable in model and global scope.
• Medical Tourism Corporation: US-based medical tourism facilitator connecting patients with international hospitals and clinics, providing quotes, treatment coordination, and aftercare—comparable service offering.

Others

• Patients Beyond Borders: Long-established publisher of consumer guides and market intelligence on international medical travel; adjacent information-product competitor in the same category.
• LaingBuisson: Parent company and UK healthcare market intelligence provider; supplies ONS data and powers TreatmentAbroad.com content. Useful as a strategic/parent benchmark for the data-licensing dimension.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/imtjonline
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternationalMedicalTravelJournal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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