World Spa Awards reveals the best in spa and wellness for 2024
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.
Wellness & Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing is a priority for spa-goers. How can hotels capitalize?
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.
Unlocking the Strategic Opportunities of the Wellness Market: Insights From the Inside
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.
Leveraging the Ancestral Diet Trend to Upgrade Your Hotel Breakfast
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.
By Larry Mogelonsky and Adam Mogelonsky
Tech-Enhanced Slumber: Why Hotels Are Investing in Sleep Innovations That Range from Affordable to Extravagant
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.
By Ivana Johnston, Co-Founder and CEO, Puzzle Partner
Wellness in Travel & Tourism Launches First-Ever Wellness Certification for Hotels and Resorts
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.
Sam Nazarian to launch wellness-focused hotel brand, The Estate
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.
Introducing “The New Quality Of Time: How The World’s New Tempo Is Impacting Hospitality” Report
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 Announces Strategic Acquisition of Book4Time, a Spa Management SaaS Solution Leader
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.
Wellness Real Estate Valuation and Finance
As the wellness real estate market continues to accelerate, it seems increasingly clear that wellness and sustainable asset types will become a new class of properties in the market. Whereas these developments have been underway for a while, these assets often have distinct property features that require reconsidering the wide and general framework of conventional financing, valuation methodologies, CAP rate averages, and WACC factors. This article describes an outlook for this new asset class to help identify and unlock wellness and sustainability in hospitality finance.
By Mia Mackman, Owner and Principal, MACKMAN|ES
The Value of Mentorship in Senior Corporate Leadership
Mentorship, in its simplicity, is the guidance provided by an experienced individual to support and develop the potential of another person. Reflecting on my nearly two decades in the hospitality industry, mentorship has been a cornerstone of my career. From my beginnings as a Night Auditor to my current role as Vice President of Operations, the impact of being mentored and mentoring others has been profound and rewarding.
By Adam Hill, Vice President of Operations, Newport Hospitality Group
Crave Interactive Announces Strategic Partnership with Book4Time to Boost Spa Bookings
Crave Interactive, a leading provider of hotel guest experience solutions, is delighted to announce the launch of a multi-platform integration with Book4Time, the premier spa management software provider for hotels and resorts. This innovative partnership aims to enhance the guest experience by promoting and streamlining real-time spa bookings through Crave in-room tablets, AppLess mobile and web solutions.
RLA Global’s Wellness Real Estate Report 2024 | Insights from CBRE's Global Head of Hotels Research
CBRE's Global Head of Hotels Research & Data Analysis, Rachael Rothman, CFA, ISHC, examines RLA Global's 2024 Wellness Real Estate Report, offering valuable insights on market trends, asset performance, and investment strategies. She explores amenity profitability across hotel segments and emphasizes the importance of skilled asset management in maximizing returns in the evolving hospitality landscape.
My $400 Bagel and Cup of Coffee This Morning
This morning, on my way to work, I decided to pick up bagels for the office and a cup of coffee for myself. Arriving five minutes before the bagel store opened, I parked and joined the line behind three people waiting at the door. Within ten minutes, the line behind me had grown to about twenty people. With only two staff members behind the counter, the line moved slowly.
By Andrew Paul, Managing Director, Americas Great Resorts
Avani Hotels & Resorts Launches AvaniWell: A New Era of Personalised Wellbeing
Avani Hotels & Resorts, the upscale lifestyle brand of Minor Hotels, launches AvaniWell, the brand’s first wellbeing clinic at Avani+ Hua Hin Resort in Thailand. Beyond the usual spa offering, guests are invited to discover what wellbeing means to them with guidance from AvaniWell’s team of experts. From Traditional Thai Medicine and physiotherapy to Reformer Pilates and healthy dining, AvaniWell provides wellness “à la carte”, designed to kick-start healthy habits through weekend resets, serene staycations and weekly wellbeing programmes.
My First Meal After HITEC 2024
What is this dog’s breakfast that you see here? I’ve been reluctant to post some of the longevity meals I eat at home because my plating is certifiably atrocious, but many people have requested so here goes…
By Adam Mogelonsky, Partner, Hotel Mogel Consulting Limited
From Mexico to Tanzania: emerging global wellness trends
The global wellness industry has been going through a profound transformation over the last few years, driven by a renewed focus on holistic health and wellbeing.
Sleep Tourism Now Mainstream with the Global Sleep Symposium at the Equinox Hotel
Once you go down the wellness rabbit hole, there’s no going back. Living a healthy lifestyle has far too many advantages. You think more clearly; you have more energy; your mood improves; you’re happier; then you end up having better relationships and being more successful overall.
By Larry Mogelonsky and Adam Mogelonsky
Length of Stay is the Best KPI for Proving the Value of Wellness Investments
The word ‘optimization’ in today’s world implies the use of data and metrics for continuous business improvement, but it also implies making tradeoffs and devoting limited resources to certain goals ahead of others. For today’s hospitality world, we are confronted by so many data points, so many partners or siloed interests and so many different activities vying for our attention or capital. To make informed, strategic decisions that will unify various operations towards a common objective, hoteliers and owners must carefully pick the key performance indicators (KPIs) that they will optimize and prioritize.
By Larry Mogelonsky and Adam Mogelonsky
Wellness Hotels Record Growth Worldwide, With Upper Upscale Properties Taking the Lead, RLA Global’s Wellness Real Estate Report 2024 Shows
– Hotels with wellness offerings posted healthy TRevPAR growth in 2023, with Minor Wellness properties – those generating less than $1mn or 10% of total revenue from wellness and leisure – standing out with a 26% average increase in average TRevPAR from 2022, hospitality advisor RLA Global said in its latest Wellness Real Estate Report, published in partnership with P&L benchmarking firm HotStats for the fifth consecutive year in 2024.