Framing the Journey: When a Wooden Key Card Becomes a Way of Seeing
A reflective piece exploring how a hollow wooden key card can be reimagined as a mindfulness tool, prompting guests to pause and engage with their natural surroundings.
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While Hotels Add Tech, Some Are Taking It Away
Hotels like Grand Velas, Urban Cowboy Lodge, and Hoshinoya Kyoto are removing tech through device lockboxes, Wi-Fi-free rooms, and phone restrictions to promote guest wellness.
Sencie Launches Collaboration with The Bower Coronado to Layer Sleep Wellbeing into Luxury Guest Rooms
Sencie partners with The Bower Coronado to debut Sleep Ritual Tray, integrating scent, touch and sound elements into guest rooms to address sleep as a luxury travel priority.
Under a Tree Wellness Consultancy Celebrates 20 Years of Global Wellness Leadership
Under a Tree Consultancy proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of redefining wellness not as an amenity, but as a driver of improved hospitality and real estate performance, a business strategy, and a way of life. Since its founding in 2005 by wellness pioneer Amy McDonald, the firm has shaped wellness experiences that are personal, transformative, globally relevant, and fiscally successful.
RealTime Reservation Partners with Trilogy Spa Holdings for a New Era of RealTime Wellness Bookings, Beginning with The Plaza Hotel in New York
RealTime Reservation, the industry leader in dynamic hospitality booking technology, is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Trilogy Spa Holdings, a premier spa management company operating some of the most trusted wellness destinations in the United States. This strategic alliance marks the launch of a fully integrated, real-time booking platform tailored specifically for spa and wellness services across Trilogy-managed properties, beginning with the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York City.
IDS Next Recognised as a Qualified Phase 2 E-Invoicing Solution Provider by ZATCA, KSA
Intellect Data Systems Arabia Limited (IDS Next), a leading provider of smart hospitality solutions, has officially been recognised by the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) as a qualified provider of Phase 2 E-Invoicing solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This recognition strengthens IDS Next's position as a key player in Saudi Arabia's digital transformation efforts.
2025 WELLNESS TRENDS: Wellness without limits
In 2025, wellness has fully transcended the boundaries of gyms, spas, and health retreats, emerging as a constant companion in every corner of our lives. As we embrace more mobile and flexible routines, wellness practices accompany us from the comfort of our homes to bustling city streets and tranquil natural landscapes. From airports and hotels, to the workplace, and even our daily commutes, we are living wellness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
INTELITY, FreshBed Announce Live Integration & Partnership
INTELITY®, provider of hospitality’s leading guest experience and staff management platform, has announced a partnership and live integration with FreshBed, the world’s first bed featuring its own full control climate capabilities. An ideal solution for hotels and wellness resorts, this relationship unlocks the ultimate luxury offering by providing guests with the ability to adjust their complete sleep environment directly from a bedside smart room tablet or mobile app powered by the INTELITY platform. Thanks to this partnership, the perfect night’s sleep is just a screen tap away.
Research reveals how germs can spread in hotels – and how to help protect guests this summer travel season
With Memorial Day fast approaching, Americans are starting to think about their much-needed summer vacations, and hotels are gearing up for what could be a very busy travel season. But more guests means greater interaction between people and surfaces, which can elevate the risk of germs spreading throughout the hotel.
[Podcast] The evolutions of traveler wellness and personalization in hospitality
In this episode we speak with Tammy Pahel, Chief Wellness Officer at Alchemy Resorts about the growing impact of wellness on travel, how to use wellness to personalize experiences in the ways travelers want, and how leaders can use wellness strategies to improve the staff experience.
Agilysys Features Next-Era Spa Software at the 2023 ISPA Conference May 9-11
With demand for spa services outpacing resources available to deliver them, it is increasingly vital for spa operators to optimize how they align staff and service reservations to optimize revenue and profit per time booked.
Unprecedented and Unpredictable: What Businesses Can Learn From the 2022-23 Flu Season
The 2022-23 flu season, marked by unprecedented unpredictability and a higher-than-usual volume of cases, offers businesses important learnings on how to protect their staff and patrons in the workplace, according to new analysis[1] conducted by scientists and data experts from Reckitt’s Lysol Pro Solutions and BlueDot.
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 Acquires Innovative Spa Management, Privai and Spa Space
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 Innovative Spa Management, Privai and Spa Space, the latter of which it gained a majority stake.
Arch Amenities Group Acquires Pool Management and Construction Company
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 it acquired NYS Pool Management, a leader in pool construction and management in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida.