Wellness

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Wellness travel demand: How can travel brands offer value to wellness-seeking customers?

Blog, Food Tourism, Medical Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends, Wellness

I think that we can all agree that the biggest lesson here is one that we’ve often heard long before the pandemic: that health is indeed our greatest wealth. Often, ... Read more

March 17, 2021March 15, 2021

Are you ready for the coming wellness wave?

Blog, Wellness

Back in May of 2020, I contributed a blog asking hospitality brands and destination management organizations this question: Is now the time to embrace wellness tourism?

August 5, 2020August 20, 2020

8 motivations for booking a wellness trip revealed

Blog, Wellness

Wellness has been a popular trend within the tourism industry for a while now. It allows travellers to use their holidays, and precious time off work, to maintain or improve ... Read more

June 22, 2020June 29, 2020

Catch Up – What industry stakeholders can tell us about the future of Wellness Tourism

Video, Webinars

Speakers Anne Dimon is President/CEO of the Wellness Tourism Association a not-for-profit launched in 2018 and now with 100 plus members and partners in 21 counties. A long time industry ... Read more

May 25, 2020August 13, 2020

Is now the time to embrace wellness tourism?

Blog, Wellness

For hospitality brands and destination management organizations, this may be the time to consider breaking into the wellness space. Here’s why…

April 17, 2020August 12, 2020

10 travel films to help cure your holiday blues

Blog, Wellness

If you’re feeling the FOMO right now, here’s a few travel films to help transport you to your favourite destinations…

October 27, 2016January 23, 2017

Mental health crisis – is travel the antidote?

Wellness

Figures were recently released that provide a daunting reality for all of us but most particularly, for our generation of young women regarding issues of mental health. NHS Digital carried ... Read more

July 6, 2016January 23, 2017

The string that binds… is humanism

Wellness

The most fitting response I have heard amidst the continued and rather addictive coverage following last weeks’ referendum result has been from HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Whilst addressing the fifth ... Read more

March 24, 2016January 23, 2017

Creating and Sustaining Wellbeing

Wellness

The Global Wellness Economy is now a whopping $3.4 trillion market – three times the size of the pharma industry according to research by the Global Wellness Institute. It’s no ... Read more

January 29, 2016June 2, 2020

‘Lifestyle Shift’ to #WanderWell

Wellness

The current status spotlight; January has kicked off with a rampant spotlight on wellness trends. The sheer number of focus articles and reports is indicative of just how important personal ... Read more

July 13, 2015January 23, 2017

Still we rise

Wellness

The words and sentiment of Maya Angelou ring true with defiance, courage and strength. The essence and the heart of the wellness industry is the ultimate antithesis to terrorism. The ... Read more

May 29, 2015January 23, 2017

Connection Is Where It’s At

Wellness

We’re living through the single biggest culture shift of our time” said Gary Vaynerchuk, Founder of Veyner Media at the WTTC Summit in Madrid last month. He was talking about ... Read more

March 25, 2015June 2, 2020

‘Shift Happens’

Wellness

North Karelia projectFrom the ‘karaoke culture’ that Kjell Nordstrom, (a leading global economist and author) describes so perfectly, to depth, meaning and authenticity. The evolution of health and wellness in ... Read more

February 11, 2015January 23, 2017

The Rise and Shine of Economic Wellth

Wellness

2015 is already feeling like a big year in the world of wellness evolution. The momentum that exists is, I think, a sign of what is ahead in both public ... Read more

November 4, 2014June 2, 2020

Mega-Events and Wellness Take Centre Stage

Press Releases, WTM London

The UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit set the tone for the second day of World Travel Market 2014, with tourism ministers from around the world discussing the synergies between mega-events ... Read more

April 16, 2014September 18, 2017

Why the growth of Wellness Tourism is good for the responsible tourism market

Responsible Tourism, Social Economy, Trends

A new report showing the scale and potential for growth in Wellness Tourism makes good reading for anyone trying to market tourism responsibly.