Health and wellness tourism

Palladium to open Hard Rock Hotel Marbella in July

The group announced plans to launch the property this summer during the 2022 Hays Travel Independence Group Conference in Tenerife on Sunday (27 March)

Rocco Forte Hotels to launch new spas at Italian resorts

Irene Forte Spas will open at four Rocco Forte properties from 1 April

Banyan Tree opens first wellbeing property in Thailand

Guests staying in Veya resorts will benefit from personalised wellbeing itineraries

Malta launches wellness training programme for agents

Tourism authority ups focus on mental health with new course on its trade training platform

British Airways seals partnership with hidden disabilities scheme

British Airways is first airline to formally recognise Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

JetBlue announced as headline partner of Travel Industry Awards by TTG

The Travel Industry Awards by TTG will return bigger and better than ever on 29 September 2022

Saint Lucia's BodyHoliday shows it's in a class of its own

From its challenging circuits sessions to fresh Rastafari cuisine, soothing spa treatments to sensational sunset views, Saint Lucia’s famed BodyHoliday resort proves to be quite addictive

Soneva to launch worldwide wellbeing brand

The pioneering eco-luxury resort operator is launching Soneva Soul at its own resorts and potentially third-partner hotels globally

Ryanair reveals its ski routes this winter

Ryanair to offer nine winter sports gateways

Wellbeing and cruise speakers added to summit line-up

Accor’s head of wellbeing and the regional boss of Celebrity Cruises will take to the stage at the TTG Luxury Travel Summit

The Crescent Hotel is putting Buxton back on the map

European health spa brand Ensana makes its debut in the UK with a new opening in the heart of the Peak District

Malta Tourism to host wellbeing retreat for World Mental Health Day

The free event will take place on 11 October

Three new spa options for a UK hotel break

While international travel still remains complex and off-putting to some, suggest your clients book a spa break on home soil to help them unwind and avoid travel stress. Abra Dunsby picks out three unique spa options located inside new UK hotels.

AMR Collection announces Mexico and Caribbean expansion

Zoetry Casa Del Mar Los Cabos and Zoetry Marigot Bay St Lucia will increase the hotel group’s brand to seven properties

Wellbeing Escapes founder Stella Photi on wellness trends and new product

Stella Photi, founder and managing director of Wellbeing Escapes, reveals the destinations that are selling well for the operator and discusses the rise in popularity for wellness breaks since the start of the pandemic.

In search of health and wellness in Madeira

Madeira’s lush landscapes and a new nature-inspired spa offer the perfect ingredients for a restorative, post-lockdown wellbeing break, discovers Mary Ann Haslam

Happiness retreats and long-stay wellcations: wellbeing trends you need to know

In a post-pandemic era, a whole new world of wellbeing is emerging, with a host of specialist programmes and philosophies now available

Chiva-Som spearheads ‘Hua Hin Recharge’ campaign

The Thai wellness resorts hopes tourism could return to Hua Hin and the surrounding area in October

Why wellbeing is the next big thing in luxury travel

Those with the wealth and desire to travel are more likely than ever to look for a wellbeing element to a trip, or make it the whole focus

Beyond the spa: wellness experiences in the Caribbean

With wellbeing a priority for clients since the pandemic, Abra Dunsby takes a look at the latest wellness o?fferings in the Caribbean and discovers how the concept has extended beyond the spa.

Shape of things to come: travel trends to watch

With so much uncertainty still around travel, Mandy Saven, director of consumer lifestyle at Stylus, highlights some trends to focus on when it comes to post-Covid luxury travel and hospitality

Bring on 2021: luxury agents share favourite hotels and gems to look forward to

After a rollercoaster of a year, luxury agents share what’s got them through the crisis, their star performers when it comes to hotels, and their top tips and dream trips for next year

The travel trends to prepare for in time for 2021

As the UK trade waves goodbye to 2020 and its challenges, Abra Dunsby reveals some of the burgeoning traveller trends to tap into to help make next year a success.

The perfect place for our time: a Lake District hideaway

The new Spa Suites at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House could not be more in-tune with the desires of Covid-era travellers – even if the timing of their debut was probably more by accident than design