Hotels and Airlines Cause Stress. Now They’re Trying to Relieve It. Simply feeling relaxed on vacation doesn’t cut it anymore for a growing number of travelers. Many say they are more intently focused on their mental health and overall wellness on their trips as they have navigated the stresses of the pandemic. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
AMAALA merges with The Red Sea Development Co. with goal of becoming world’s top wellness destination (opening, and with $1.3 bil. in contracts, in 2024)
We want to be the top wellness hub in the world: TRSDC’s official DUBAI: In a bid to become a global wellness hub, AMAALA has merged under the aegis of The Red Sea Development Co. with tourism plans of its own. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Crypto trading goes to rehab (From a $90,000-a-week Swiss therapy/wellness clinic to inexpensive teletherapies, addiction specialists are offering treatments for compulsive crypto traders)
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The ancient science of Ayurveda is beauty’s next big thing
The ancient science of Ayurveda is beauty’s next big thing For perfect-skin obsessives of a certain age, the 1997 book “Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda ” was required reading. A primer on the millennia-old system of Indian medicine, written by Ayurvedic doctor and Soho spa owner Pratima Raichur, it helped readers suss out that whole mysterious dosha…
China’s hottest trend: workout livestreams (Singer/actor Liu Genghong is the face of the trend, gaining 64 mil. followers in one month)
Liu Genghong Is the Face of China’s Hottest Trend, Workout Livesteams | Jing Daily What Happened: The pandemic has unexpectedly made a hit livestreamer of singer and actor Liu Genghong. On Douyin, Liu and his wife Vivi Wang have sparked a fitness revolution: they gained more than 64 million followers within a single month (for perspective, the fitness app Keep took seven years to accumulate…
Fitness centers strike back: Life Time, Planet Fitness take aim at Peloton with sharp increases in revenue
Americans are heading back to the gym It’s the revenge of the gyms. What’s happening: Fitness chains like Life Time and Planet Fitness reported sharp increases in revenue and users this week at the same time as Peloton’s slump deepens. It’s a dramatic reversal of their fortunes from the early going of the pandemic, when fitness facilities were shuttered and stay-at-home workout stocks were flourishing.…
Peloton will launch a rowing machine
Peloton teases new rower at Homecoming event Peloton’s annual Homecoming event is for the fans. It’s where the fitness tech company teases new products, as well as drops new features and content. It’s also a chance for fans to take live classes taught by their favorite instructors and attend special panel discussions. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Hospitality is being reimagined for the metaverse
Metaverse hospitality Regal Hotels also entered The Sandbox in April with MetaGreen, a project to develop an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) themed “green metropolis” in The Sandbox. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Can a different diet reprogram your DNA? (‘Nutrigenomics’ is the latest manifestation of so-called precision nutrition, and there are a lot of people jumping on the bandwagon)
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Trend in the News – Week of May 11th 2022
Trend in the News: A More Intellectual Wellness Travel Week of May 11, 2022 Expedition cruises put a new spin on luxury at sea (Forget infinity pools and couples’ massages, the newest luxury ships are all about scientific discovery)–The Washington Post The new luxury ships aren’t about decadent pampering, they’re about scientific discovery. Rather than stopping at the usual crowded European and Caribbean ports, they’re…