Tripmeant

Medical Tourism Policy

Medical tourism bookings are treated separately from adventure and wellness travel due to the clinical, legal, and consent-related nature of medical procedures.

Minors and Medical Procedures

  • Tripmeant does not independently arrange elective medical procedures for unaccompanied minors under any circumstances.

  • Any minor (under 18) travelling for a medical procedure must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for the full duration of travel and treatment.

  • Written, notarized parental/guardian consent is required prior to booking confirmation, in addition to any consent required directly by the treating clinic or hospital.

  • Final authority on whether a minor may legally consent to or receive a given procedure rests with the treating clinic and the applicable local law of the treatment destination, not with Tripmeant. Age-of-consent rules for medical treatment vary by country, and in the U.S. and Canada, by state/province.

Free Booking & Discount Eligibility — Medical Trips

  • The free-travel (under 2) and age-based discount table in the Adventure & Wellness Travel Policy applies only to accompanying minors who are not the patient (e.g., siblings travelling with a parent who is the patient).

  • No standard discount schedule applies to a minor who is themselves the medical patient. Pricing for minor patients is quoted individually based on the treating facility's own policies and any additional guardian accommodation, translation, or care requirements.

Adult-to-Child Ratio — Medical Trips

  • A minor patient must be accompanied by at least one parent or legal guardian at all times. This requirement is non-negotiable and is not covered by the general 2-children-per-adult ratio.

  • Non-patient accompanying children follow the same ratio limits as the Adventure & Wellness Travel Policy (maximum 2 children per adult).

Jurisdictional Note

  • Tripmeant serves clients from the UK, EU, US, Canada, and Australia. Consumer protection and package travel regulations (e.g., the EU/UK Package Travel Regulations), as well as medical consent laws, differ across these regions. Where a client's local law provides stronger protections or different consent requirements than stated above, the stricter or more specific local requirement will govern. This document is a general policy framework and does not constitute legal advice. Tripmeant recommends that clients confirm any medical-consent-specific requirements directly with the treating clinic.