Volume X Issue X (2025) 1 doi: 10.36922/aih.3384 ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Easing transgender travel and tourism: An eventual outreach to artificial intelligence-based medical tourism Muhammad Saqib Iqbal 1 and Hamza Iftikhar 2 * 1 Department of Government and Public Policy, s3h, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 2 Nust Business School, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan Artificial Intelligence in Health Abstract Improvements in the artificial intelligence (AI) health system have been effective in reducing the risks associated with transgender medical tourism and travel. The ability to track medical travel from the place of origin to the final treatment destination is dependent on the development of AI. This project aims to improve the AI health system to promote travel and medical tourism, utilizing quantitative research methodologies, including survey-based research and partial least squares structural equation modeling. The participants included 381 people from medical professionals, tourism experts, transgenders, and technology enthusiasts interested in AI and health. The findings show that the AI health system has significantly improved medical travel and tourism; key factors such as medical tourism, AI systems, medical travel and risk factors, attitude, behavioral intention, and medical destination image have all contributed to better healthcare experiences for transgender individuals. Specialized care should be provided to transgender individuals traveling for surgeries and medical treatments, emphasizing their unique needs. Subsequent investigations might focus on the broader function of AI, particularly in terms of ensuring the dignity and respect of the tourism site. This study proposes further integration of AI into healthcare systems to maximize the benefits of safe medical travel and secure tourist locations. Keywords: AI system; Medical tourism; Health care; Transgender 1. Introduction e transgender person believes that their gender identity, expression, or behavior does not align with the sex assigned at birth. As a result, transgender individuals oſten face significant societal rejection in many countries, which can extend to their travel and healthcare experiences. 51,53 is societal rejection, compounded by the lack of inclusive services, poses a unique challenge for transgender people when seeking medical treatments, particularly in the context of medical tourism. Transgender health, medical tourism, artificial intelligence (AI) systems, medical travel and risk factors, attitude, behavioral intention, and medical destination image are crucial components of the advanced AI health system. 1 ese factors face a variety of dangers related to *Corresponding author: Hamza Iftikhar (hiftikhar@s3h.nust.edu.pk) Citation: Iqbal MS, Iftikhar H. Easing transgender travel and tourism: An eventual outreach to artificial intelligence-based medical tourism. Artif Intell Health. doi: 10.36922/aih.3384 Received: April 8, 2024 Revised: July 18, 2024 Accepted: August 23, 2024 Published Online: February 21, 2025 Copyright: © 2025 Author(s). This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Publisher’s Note: AccScience Publishing remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.