DID YOU KNOW THAT according to the American Psychological Association, 75 percent of adults report experiencing moderate to high levels of stress on a monthly basis? This was just one of many takeaways I received when I attended Organic Spa Magazine’s Wellness Day in April. I sat in on three wellness travel panel discussions featuring executives from some of the industry’s leading wellness brands — Miraval, Canyon Ranch, BodyHoliday and others. Among the other big trends now is wellness with a sense of nature and community.
With all this in mind, I present to you our first-ever Wellness Issue. Nearly every article on the following pages offers information on how travelers can experience a respite and some well-being in various parts of the world. I had my own taste of wellness on a recent trip to Spain, where I spent three days at Le Domaine, an abbey converted into a 5-star hotel and winery. While there, I experienced some of the best service — and spa treatments — ever. It’s often difficult for me to power down, turn off my brain and generally relax, but if there’s one place I can, it’s the spa. I often joke that writing our monthly Spas column is my favorite type of research.
Take a closer look at how to incorporate wellness and health into your business or leisure travels with our features on airport (page 40) and hotel (page 44) wellness. On my recent trip to Atlanta, I found myself in a Wellness guestroom at The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta, where, among other amenities, I greatly appreciated the in-room Peloton bike, meaning I did not have to miss my weekly spin class while traveling. Yoga retreats and classes are popping up everywhere, and you can find a class in any place you visit. Digital director Katie Skrzek and I have done yoga everywhere from the Philadelphia Horticultural Center to a seaside retreat in California. Kristy Alpert reports from India, where she immersed herself in a yoga retreat. Turn to page 70 for more.
So take this issue, kick back and relax with us as we travel around the world to Hong Kong, Toronto, Chicago, Beijing, Prague, Copenhagen, Tuscany and the Cook Islands.
Next month we tackle even more worldwide cities with the annual release of our Global City Guidebook. Until then, Namaste.
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