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Wellness & Wellbeing
Addressing Senior Travelers’ Top Health Concerns Leads to a Better Guest Experience
Senior travelers constitute a large segment of total travelers, and they continue to increase in number. How can we deal with their needs, and improve travelers' experience in a safe environment without stress or worries about perceived health threats for senior travelers?
By Adel Eldin and Fred DeMicco
Report: Wellness: Exploring the Luxury Traveller’s Mindset.
This research is the result of a collaboration between ILTM, Hyatt and Altiant, it features a unique piece of research that focuses solely on affluent and HNW individuals’ views on luxury travel. We gathered quantifiable data from six countries of their global community, with a total of 800 interviews in October 2024 across the UK, US, France and China (n=150 in each), in addition to the UAE and Saudi Arabia (n=100 in each).
Top 2025 Wellness Trends according to Accor
Accor, a global hospitality leader, is proud to present its insights on the top 2025 Wellness Trends. Curated with the expertise of Emlyn Brown, Global SVP of Wellbeing, Strategy, Design, and Development at Accor, these trends provide an in-depth look at key advancements and innovations expected to influence the wellness industry in the coming year.
From Relaxation to Longevity: Phuket Evolves into a Global Wellness Tourism Leader
Wellness tourism is in great shape. One of the fastest growing areas of the tourism industry, the sector has grown from a niche market for committed health seekers to become a THB 219 trillion (USD 6.3 trillion) global powerhouse. At the heart of this revolution is Asia Pacific, which accounts for 30% of the worldwide market and where pioneering destinations such as Phuket have successfully changed the face of wellness tourism.In the latest in a series of C9 Sessions, C9 Hotelworks, the award-winning Phuket-based tourism, hospitality & real estate consultancy, today presented “Phuket’s New Wellness Trends for Hotels, Tourism & Real Estate”, an immersive event that revealed the latest insights and intelligence on the ever-evolving and expanding wellness tourism industry in Thailand and Phuket.
Game-Changer in Wellness Hotels: Data Reveals Minor Wellness Leading the Pack
The 2024 Wellness Real Estate Mid-Year Report, released by RLA Global in collaboration with HotStats, highlights the shifting dynamics within the wellness hospitality sector. The report uncovers a surprising profitability trend, with Minor Wellness hotels outperforming their Major Wellness counterparts in revenue and growth during the first half of the year. Powered by HotStats’ financial and operational data, this analysis provides critical insights into the evolving market.
Defining Longevity Cuisine in a Berry Bowl Example
This article is my plea to chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers to think about a culinary style that has yet to be properly expressed within a dining business entity. The idea is to explain that, yes, there is a lucrative opportunity here for being a trendsetter. Let’s start carving…
By Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
World of Hyatt and Headspace Launch New Series to Help Travelers Find A Good Night's Sleep
Hyatt’s award-winning loyalty program, World of Hyatt, in collaboration with Headspace, the world’s most accessible and comprehensive mental health platform, today debuts a new exclusive video series, Headspace’s Science Behind Sleep, presented by World of Hyatt, extending care for guests and members by providing access to expert and science-backed tips on how to get better sleep while traveling. The new sleep series is available in guestrooms at nearly 400 Hyatt hotels and within the Headspace app beginning today, Nov. 14.
2025 travel & wellness trends according to the experts
The landscape of travel, spa, and wellness is always transforming with technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and shifting global paradigms.
Hospitality Bridging Healthcare (H2H): Medical Travel Strategy and Trends
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.
Inside the Trillion-Dollar Synergy: Hospitality, Travel and Wellness Converge to Redefine Global Tourism
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.
By Ivana Johnston, Co-Founder and CEO, Puzzle Partner
Sleep Architecture as the Central Concept for Sleep Tourism Revenues
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.
By Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
Experimental Travel, Remote Work, and Travel-Related Health and Wellness Services
Experimental travel is all about taking unusual routes and challenging traditional norms to create memorable experiences and innovative approaches to travel.
By Bendegul Okumus, Associate Professor, UCF Rosen College & Hospitality Management, UCF
Thoughtful Sleep Program Setup at the Deer Path Inn as an Example for All Independent Hotels
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.
By Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
Innovative approach to chest pain evaluation for traveler
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.
By Adel Eldin and Fred DeMicco
Travelers in the Caribbean and Latin America Prioritize Wellbeing and Seek Authentic Experiences, New Marriott International Survey Reveals
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.
Move More, Earn More: World of Hyatt and Peloton Reward Members for Prioritizing Wellbeing
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.
Can these ultra-exclusive fitness clubs and residences help extend your life? They’d certainly like to try
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.
Why Human Longevity Requires a Wellness Lifestyle Facilitated by Hotel Programs
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.
By Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
12 Wellness-Focused Hospitality Concepts To Know
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.