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New BodyHoliday Algarve: 'We'll be the best wellness holiday in the world'

Hotels resorts and spas
Katherine Masters
24 March 2026

Andrew Barnard, chief executive of Sunswept Resorts, which owns BodyHoliday Saint Lucia, is galvanising the trade for its Portugal opening in 2029, while teasing further expansion down the line

Andrew Barnard
© Andrew Barnard, CEO, Sunswept Resorts

Andrew Barnard, chief executive, Sunswept Resorts

It’s almost 40 years since BodyHoliday Saint Lucia opened in 1988. The trade-friendly resort was well ahead of the times, promoting health and wellness-focused holidays long before they exploded into a mainstream, multi-billion-pound industry.

As a third-generation hotelier, chief executive Andrew Barnard has served in the family business – Sunswept Resorts, which also includes StolenTime in Saint Lucia – for many years. He is now the driving force behind its international expansion, with the BodyHoliday Algarve due to open in 2029.