Medical tourism and medical travel have emerged as significant components of the global healthcare landscape, offering individuals opportunities to access healthcare services beyond their national borders.
With worries swirling around the global economy, climate change, political instability, and ongoing health and safety issues, health and wellness have emerged as the shining beacons guiding our travel plans. Travel, hospitality, and wellness have joined forces in a thrilling "convergence" that's changing how we think about the industry. This isn't just a trend; it's a full-blown revolution.
With sleep science reaching the mainstream over the past few years, numerous hotel brands have unveiled fancy new sleep programs in an arms race to win over travelers looking for accommodations that will help them get a full night’s rest while aboard.
Experimental travel is all about taking unusual routes and challenging traditional norms to create memorable experiences and innovative approaches to travel.
Sleep tourism may be a relatively new buzz term, but for hospitality it isn’t really anything novel; it’s an extension and more deliberate expansion of what hotels aim to achieve each and every night. After all, one of the hallmarks of guest satisfaction, and a core part of any hotelier’s duty of care, is whether or not the guest slept well. Knowing this principle, leading brands are engaged in an arms race of sorts to meet the increasing cultural appreciation and prioritization for sleep amenities. Often lost in this conversation, though, are independent hotels.
One of the very frequent events that take place while traveling and has not been properly addressed over the years is the complaint of acute chest pain. This can potentially ruin the entire vacation/travel plan and would add undue stress on the travelers. Most travelers either have established coronary artery disease or risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, smoking, vaping, and others.
A new survey of travelers in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) reveals insightful data about travel aspirations, priorities, and emerging trends for 2025. The survey, conducted by Marriott International CALA in partnership with the market research firm Appinio, provides a comprehensive look at the evolving travel landscape across generations, offering valuable insights for travel providers and industry stakeholders.
World of Hyatt in collaboration with Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) announces that beginning today, World of Hyatt members can earn points for Peloton workouts completed on a Peloton Bike or Peloton Row at 700+ participating Hyatt hotels around the world. Grounded in listening and care, the collaboration provides World of Hyatt members more opportunities to earn points to apply towards future bookings, upgrades and experiences as they practice their wellbeing while traveling.
When the Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina is completed in 2028, the gleaming 122-story building will be the tallest residential structure in the world, complete with luxury fitness and wellness amenities to match. Residents will be able to lift weights, take an outdoor yoga class or swim laps in a pool more than 100 stories high in the clouds.
As longevity researchers continue to explore the intricacies of how to ward off chronic disease, extend human life, and even reverse aging, one thing has become clear: there’s no single cure-all yet. We haven’t reached the point where a quick fix can turn back the biological clock by a decade (healthspan) or push the human lifespan beyond its current upper limit of around 125 years. While this lack of a magic solution frustrates some, it opens exciting opportunities for wellness hotels, as we’ll soon explore.
The now multi-trillion-dollar wellness industry shows no signs of slowing down, and the hospitality industry continues to evolve to align with guests’ shifting desires. According to travel industry site Skift’s State of Travel 2024 report, wellness tourism boasted a growth rate of more than 36 percent from 2020 to 2022.
World Spa Awards – the global initiative to celebrate and reward excellence in the spa and wellness sector – has revealed the coveted winners of its landmark 10th annual programme.
Mental wellbeing is a priority for spa goers according to the most recent ISPA Consumer Snapshot Report. Here’s how to make the most of this development.
The wellness market is booming, having grown from $4.9 trillion in 2019 to $5.6 trillion in 2022. As consumer preferences shift towards holistic health and recharging, hotel owners have an unprecedented opportunity to capitalize on this trend. By integrating wellness-focused amenities and services into their properties, owners can enhance guest experiences and loyalty, differentiate themselves in a competitive market, and drive significant revenue growth.
Like fashion, dieting has its trends that come and go. It used to be low-fat everything, while now many of us are all about low carb to blunt those insulin spikes. Full continental breakfasts are still a mainstay; just now their presence is padded by the likes of avocado toast, overnight oats or superfood smoothies. To those without a firm understanding of nutrition, it may seem a bit haphazard, but underneath every new menu unveiling is a hidden trail of scientific research suggesting a healthier path forward.
Ever noticed how a good night's sleep can make or break a trip? Well, the savviest hotels sure have. They’re not just fluffing pillows anymore; they’re pulling out all the stops, using the latest tech to ensure you get those much-needed Zs.
Wellness in Travel & Tourism (WITT), an independent organization composed of experts with over 125 years of combined experience at the intersection of hospitality, wellness, and travel, today announced the launch of the industry's first wellness certification for hotels and resorts. This groundbreaking initiative aims to transform the hospitality sector by providing prestigious certification criteria that sets properties apart in a competitive market, enabling them to enhance their wellness offerings and attract travelers.
Sbe has announced that its founder, Sam Nazarian, has assembled a team of experts to launch The Estate Hotels & Residences, a new global network of luxury resorts and residential properties focused on functional and preventative medicine.
Time has become the most valuable currency in today’s world, altering how society perceives and manages it. Accor’s new insights report, "The New Quality Of Time," delves into these changing perceptions and explores how they influence the hospitality industry now as well as in the future.
Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions and services, today announced it has acquired Book4Time, Inc., the global leader in spa management SaaS software, serving more Forbes 5-Star-rated spas than any other solution. As the top enterprise SaaS technology for wellness hospitality organizations, Book4Time manages guest experiences at spas, international hotels, resorts, casinos, golf and private member clubs in more than 100 countries. Hotel Tech Report, a hospitality technology customer ratings researcher, named Book4Time the 2024 HotelTechAward Winner for Best Spa Management Software. Acquiring Book4Time expands the opportunity for Agilysys to increase its solutions-per-customer penetration globally.