Wellness & Spa Travel covers journeys centered around relaxation, preventive health, and restorative experiences. This topic brings together news, trends, and insights on spa resorts, thermal baths, medical spas, wellness retreats, and destinations built around healing and well-being. It also tracks how luxury positioning, sustainability, medical tourism, and long-stay wellness programs are shaping the global wellness and spa travel market. Designed as a curated resource, Wellness & Spa Travel helps readers understand how health-focused travel continues to evolve as a key segment of modern tourism.
St. Regis has entered Hungary with a new hotel inside Budapest’s landmark Klotild Palace, bringing butler service, signature rituals, and a strong sense of local heritage to the city center.
Marriott has brought The Luxury Collection to Rhodes with the opening of Amoh, a new seaside resort in Pefki that blends design, dining, and wellness with the island’s layered heritage.
Nikki Beach is bringing its resort and branded residences model to Marrakech with a new project set for 2028. The development signals how luxury lifestyle brands are broadening beyond beach destinations into cities that can combine wellness, real estate, and year-round leisure demand.
Marriott’s planned joint venture with Lefay shows how quickly wellness is moving from hotel add-on to full brand strategy. By bringing a specialist Italian resort operator into its luxury portfolio, Marriott is betting that high-end travelers increasingly want health, longevity, and nature-led stays to define the trip itself.
SAii Hotels & Resorts introduces new wellness packages across Thailand and the Maldives, focusing on relaxed wellbeing experiences rather than traditional strict retreats.
Lopesan Hotel Group is set to significantly expand its presence in Punta Cana with three new all-inclusive resorts opening in spring 2026, adding more than 1,000 rooms and multiple guest-focused concepts to the Bávaro area.
New travel data for 2026 shows travelers rethinking how they plan, pay for, and experience trips, with AI, short getaways, wellness, and flexibility shaping the year ahead.
Dubai’s proposed 93km “The Loop” would create a climate-controlled corridor for walking, running, and cycling, aiming to connect millions of residents to daily services without relying on cars.
The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Miami has reopened after a $100 million transformation, unveiling redesigned rooms, new dining concepts, an expanded spa, and refreshed leisure facilities that elevate this iconic beachfront resort.
Mandarin Oriental’s Silent Night returns on December 10, offering a global, music-free spa experience centered on sleep, stillness, and digital balance.