Wellness & Wellbeing News - Hospitality Net

January 17, 2023

Hospitality to Health Renaissance: Innovative Community-Based Healthcare Strategies that can have Positive Implications to Lodging and Restaurant Operations

This paper provides some community-based creative solutions bridging Hospitality to Healthcare - putting the “heart back in healthcare” to improve the health and well-being of the community. These innovative programs provide a blueprint for high performance and practical health benefits. These programs cover a wide array of tactics that are practical fixes for health care systems. The health models presented in this paper are adaptable to other geographical regions and are brilliant beacons for health that can succeed and impact other communities.

By Fred DeMicco and Suzi Mariano

United States

Opinion Article

January 12, 2023

How Real Wellness Programming Builds Perpetual Revenues with TheLifeCo

Our hypothesis is that wellness will play a leading role in many hotel brands’ growth over the coming decades. Populations in advanced economies are getting older, meaning more demand for medical tourism or healthspan-extension programming. Concurrently, there is an ever-growing interest in wellbeing-boosting and antiaging activities, scientific research and products following the work-life reset that was the pandemic.

By Larry Mogelonsky and Adam Mogelonsky

Press Release

January 11, 2023

The Founders of BLLA Relaunch StayBoutique as Booking & Media Platform That Vets & Verifies Featured Hotels

With the boutique hotel sector experiencing a 7.7% growth compared to 2021, the mother-daughter duo of Frances and Ariela Kiradjian, who brought the world BLLA (Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association), announced that 2023 will see an expansion and enhancement of their referral site, stay-boutique.com, to a booking and media platform that vets and verifies boutique hotels for consumers. As they have done with the other divisions of BLLA, the Kiradjians have invited hospitality industry thought-leaders to join the new board of StayBoutique™ who have experiences from companies such as Expedia, Saudi Tourism Authority, Viceroy Hotels & Resorts, and more.

BLLA

Opinion Article

December 14, 2022

Wellness-Dedicated Branded Residences All Hype But No Volume

Dedicated wellness-themed branded residences have seemed to be all the buzz recently, but the volume of such developments does not indicate that the hype actually translates into a real market trend.

By Roger Allen, Group Chief Executive Officer, RLA Global

Press Release

December 9, 2022

Six Ways to Improve Your Life: InterContinental Danang Reveals Expert Tips to Stay Happy and Healthy in 2023

The New Year is the perfect time to embark on a new era of healthy, active living. To help, the wellness and culinary experts at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, the five-star resort in Central Vietnam, have shared their top tips and recommended activities that will enable everybody to enhance their physical and mental and wellbeing in 2023.Many people make New Year’s resolutions, but all too often these good intentions don’t last past January. That’s why we asked our experts to provide one easy activity that everybody can stick to. You can do these at home; even better, plan to visit us in 2023 and we can work out together in person! said Mr. Seif Hamdy, the resort’s General Manager.

IHG

Danang, Vietnam

Opinion Article

December 7, 2022

4 Dos & Don’ts of Creating Unique Experiences at Your Hotel

As more hoteliers venture into the experience economy, there will be quite a bit of trial & error to figure out how to create a variety of valuable activities. What should decision makers and teams keep in mind as they approach this process? Whether it’s on-site activities, pop-ups & events, workshops, excursions, or multi-day retreats, the possibilities are truly endless. But you have to find what works for you! Here are our top four dos and don’ts for creating unique experiences at your property.

By Samantha Hardcastle, Founder, The Storied Experience

Supplier News

December 6, 2022

Arch Amenities Group Acquires Hutchinson Consulting, Expanding its Staffing and Wellness Capabilities

Arch Amenities Group, a full-service global provider of wellness, amenity and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels and private clubs, today announced the acquisition of Hutchinson Consulting, a firm that provides management-level recruiting services to the hospitality, wellness and estate management industries and is nationally known for award-winning spa and wellness center design and development.

Arch Amenities Group

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Opinion Article

November 28, 2022

HVS Monday Musings: Hotel Spas – Rewriting the Narrative

Spas have become a standard amenity at most hotels in recent decades, with several hotel chains placing a strong emphasis on offering top-notch spa facilities to guests. According to a Global Wellness Institute report, prior to the pandemic, the spa industry was growing at a CAGR of 8.7%, reaching US$111 billion in revenue in 2019; hotel and resort spas accounted for over 40% of the industry’s revenue.

By Mandeep Lamba and Dipti Mohan

India

Press Release

November 25, 2022

Holiday Inn Express uncovers habitual happiness: morning rituals help Brits start the day right

New research commissioned by Holiday Inn Express, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts, has revealed that millions of Brits swear by their morning rituals to get their day off to a good start with favoured practices including meditation (14%), exercise (20%) and writing down goals (10%).

IHG

United Kingdom

Opinion Article

November 7, 2022

Whither Wellness?

Everyone travels for their own reason. For more and more people these days, that reason appears to be wellness.

By Tammy Pahel, VP of Spa & Wellness Operations, Carillon Miami Wellness Resort

Press Release

November 4, 2022

Selina Expands into Wellness Market Through Global Retreats Partnership with Mantra, a Wellness Retreat Operator

Selina Hospitality PLC. (“Selina”; NASDAQ: SLNA), the fast-growing lifestyle and experiential hospitality company targeting millennial and Gen Z travelers has formed a strategic partnership with Mantra, a global retreat operator, to curate wellness retreats throughout Selina’s ecosystem of 163 locations across 25 countries and six contents. The expansion into the retreat market is a first for Selina, and will create a separate entity focused solely on building these enriching wellness experiences. Per Global Wellness Institute, the wellness economy is projected to reach nearly $7.0 trillion in 2025, and the Mantra partnership allows Selina to tap into this growing business segment all while maximizing synergies across distribution and operating expenses.

Selina LTD

Opinion Article

October 20, 2022

Enhanced Traveler’s Wellness During Flu Season with Nutraceutical Supplements Available at Resorts and Spas with On-Site Prontocare Clinics

Given the current and future pandemics, challenges for travelers and their wellness are imminent. It is imperative to develop strategies to enhance immune system and traveler wellness to prevent infection and disease. Black Seed Intake reduces coronavirus infection rate and its complications.

By Fred DeMicco and Adel Eldin

Press Release

October 14, 2022

Accor’s Resort Showcase to Drive Leisure Travel

Wellbeing, discovery, quality time and escape, Accor is mobilized to capture the leisure-led travel recovery with a strategic focus on our resorts, plus multiple activations and partnerships as part of our worldwide action plan.

Accor

External Article

October 14, 2022

Hotels Overload on Wellness in the Battle to Host Company Retreats

Intravenous drops, sound healing, forest bathing — these are just some of the activities hotels are offering to entice businesses to hold their corporate retreats with them.

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Opinion Article

October 13, 2022

Destination Self-Care: Practice Wellness Beyond the Hotel Industry

What city in the U.S. has the best weather? Arguably, San Diego has the most temperate year-round climate. This allows travelers and locals alike to enjoy the outdoors. Relaxing in the sun, working out in the great outdoors, sunset meditations, and yoga and wellness classes are just a few of the activities one can enjoy in San Diego. But what if you are in a market where the weather is not always great? It doesn’t matter, because wellness activities can be accomplished indoors when necessary as well.

By Bob Rauch, President of RAR Hospitality, R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc.

Press Release

October 13, 2022

Exploring wellness with Accor

According to a new survey by the Global Wellness Institute’s Wellness Tourism Initiative that names Australia as the number 1 wellness destination in the world, travellers are craving travel experiences that can keep them healthy, helping them to experience nature and wildlife, which supports them to achieve physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.

Accor

Press Release

October 12, 2022

Why service excellence is important in a Spa. Welcome to Valmont

By definition, service excellence refers to the ability of service providers to meet and even exceed customers' expectations consistently. Today, service excellence is expected by the customer and can come in the form of a spontaneous extra feature, an experience, or a delight. A spa treatment is usually highly personalized as every customer seeks wellness journeys with carefully curated programs for health and wellness. Therefore, listening closely to your customer's needs with a view to developing their loyalty is the first step in understanding why service excellence is important in a spa.

EHL

Press Release

October 5, 2022

World Spa Awards reveals the best spa and wellness brands for 2022

World Spa Awards – the global initiative to celebrate and reward excellence in the spa and wellness sector – has announced the highly-anticipated winners of its 2022 programme.

World Travel Awards

Press Release

October 3, 2022

Hilton and Peloton Team Up to Enhance the Travel Wellness Experience

Today, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) and Peloton Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTON) announced an industry-first partnership, making Hilton the first hospitality brand to feature Peloton Bikes across its entire U.S. hotel portfolio of 18 award-winning brands. By the end of the year, nearly all 5,400 U.S. Hilton-branded hotels – from Hampton by Hilton to Waldorf Astoria – will feature at least one Peloton Bike in every fitness center, providing guests with a more holistic wellness experience, including access to Peloton’s world-class instructors and expansive connected fitness content.

Hilton

Press Release

October 3, 2022

Miraval Resorts and Spas Expands Collaboration With NAMI to Address Colleague and Guest Wellbeing

Miraval Resorts & Spas, a global leader for wellness destinations is continuing its collaboration with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation’s largest grassroots organization dedicated to supporting those affected by mental illness. As the two organizations continue to team up, Miraval Resorts and NAMI are set to develop information and programs designed to help care for Miraval colleagues so they may consciously explore the connections of body, mind and spirit, and embrace the present moment both in and out of the workplace.

Hyatt