Healing Spaces: Creating a Wellness Sanctuary with Diana Stobo

In our latest podcast episode, "Transformative Wellness in Costa Rica with Diana Stobo," listeners are treated to an insightful conversation with Diana Stobo, a pioneering figure in the world of wellness and healthy living. Diana shares her compelling journey from a raw food advocate to a visionary in wellness real estate, set against the vibrant backdrop of Costa Rica. This narrative is not just about the transformation of one individual, but also about the broader implications of integrating wellness into every aspect of our lives, including the spaces we inhabit.

Condé Nast Traveller Announces 2024 Wellness & Spa Award Winners

This week Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director, Condé Nast Traveller and Simon Leadsford, Publishing Director, hosted Condé Nast Traveller’s Wellness & Spa Awards for 2024 in association with Healing Holidays. The event took place at Mandarin Oriental Park Lane, London and the full guide accompanies the March issue of Condé Nast Traveller.

Auberge Resorts Collection and Sanctum Announces a Series of Exclusive Wellness Retreats in 2024

Auberge Resorts Collection, a portfolio of 26 one-of-a-kind luxury hotels, resorts and residences, and Sanctum, the global mindful movement method that has taken the world by storm, today announce an exclusive partnership that will bring the transformative wellbeing experience from Europe to the United States for the first time ever with a year-long series of wellness retreats at four of Auberge Resorts’ award-winning properties. Set to redefine wellness travel, the collaboration combines the expertise of both brands to curate life-changing wellbeing experiences in Auberge’s breathtaking natural settings. Debuting in January 2024, the new program will take place at four Auberge destinations across the United States, including Napa Valley’s next-generation wellbeing destination, Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection, Austin’s legendary landmark mansion, Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection, Connecticut’s beloved wellness sanctuary, Mayflower Inn & Spa, Auberge Resorts Collection and Telluride’s mountainside adventure haven, Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection.

Hyatt Invites Guests to “Be More Here” with New Global Brand Platform in 2024

Hyatt is unveiling “Be More Here,” a new brand platform that invites guests, members and customers to lean into the transformative powers of travel and be more present. In a fast-paced world of what’s next and how to get there, World of Hyatt’s people, places, spaces and experiences encourage guests to truly be in the moment. Setting Hyatt apart as a leader in care and wellbeing, the brand platform launch coincides with new World of Hyatt loyalty program updates enabling members to earn more, have more choice in rewards, and even gift rewards to those they love. Encouraging meaningful connections, guests will find a robust list of offerings curated to support their individual wellbeing journeys – each with a unique approach to help them not only feel well but live well.

Arch Amenities Group Opens Newly Renovated 13,000-Square-Foot Privai Spa + Fitness Center at the Luxury Kimpton EPIC Hotel in Miami

Arch Amenities Group, a full-service, global provider of wellness, amenity management and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels, private clubs and pools, today announced the opening of its first Privai Spa + Fitness Center in a hotel: the 411-room, luxury Kimpton EPIC Hotel in Miami.

New Developments in Culinary Wellness

2024 is on track to become the year of wellness tourism. A recent 2023 Hilton travel report paints a vivid picture, indicating that a whopping 50 percent of travelers are looking for travel to address either physical or mental wellness.

What spa & wellness leaders are looking forward to in 2024

As we say farewell to 2023 and head into 2024, the wellness industry is booming. The Global Wellness Institute’s Susie Ellis said in this month’s Spotlight interview, Wellness is one of the great economic growth stories of the last few years. It has grown 12% annually since the pandemic year of 2020, and the GWI predicts that it will hit $8.5 trillion in 2027. Those are huge numbers, she added. For more about what Susie Ellis and the GWI are looking forward to in 2024, read her interview.

How GenAI Can Enhance Hotel Wellness Programs

Generative AI (GenAI) as led by the lustrous ChatGPT is rightfully front and center in the news because there are seemingly endless possibilities for how these pretrained models built on large data sets can help speed up various processes at a hotel or enhance the guest experience. But while it’s fun to bloviate in generalities about how the world will be transformed inside of five years as these algorithms pierce the veil of general intelligence, right now on the ground we need narrow use cases for these technologies.

Key Takeaways from the inaugural Wellness Hospitality Conference

For the inaugural Wellness Hospitality Conference in Milan on November 22, 2023, Adam delivered a keynote speech on the future of wellness, focusing on innovative and technological wellness practices that will present incredibly lucrative opportunities for spas over the next decade. In the article by European Spa Magazine, the entire full-day conference is covered, including all other speakers.