health and fitness
How Hotels Are Going on a Fitness Kick
JLL Real Views | May 28, 2019
Working out in a hotel is no longer a choice between a treadmill in a small gym, laps of the pool or a 7am yoga class. With health and fitness an engrained part of modern living, a growing number of hotel chains are making it easier than ever to squeeze in a workout when away from home. So easy in fact, the equipment can be right next to the bed. Hotel brands such as DoubleTree by Hilton offer guests Five Feet to Fitness rooms with exercise bikes and keep-fit stations, while Westin by Marriott and Even Hotels by Intercontinental are offering guests bedrooms with training equipment from weights and yoga mats to TRX straps. "Waking up to ...
Wellness – What’s Next for Hotels?
Chamberlin | March 1, 2018
In the travel industry, wellness is more valuable than ever. People are living healthier lifestyles, and they don't want to give that up when they're on the road. According to the Global Wellness Institute, travelers are set to spend more than $800 billion on health-focused trips by 2020. Health-focused resorts around the world are finding exciting new ways to capitalize on this growing demand, and paving the way for smaller properties to enhance their own wellness offerings. The Global Wellness Summit recently released several studies including "A New Era of Transformative Wellness Travel" which reported that destinations are creating...
Cheers to a Year of Thriving – Health and Wellness Trends on the Rise in 2017
Natirar Mansion | January 12, 2017
Over the past year we all saw, and or experienced a steep rise in the popularity of health & wellness. Likely as a direct result of our fast-paced and driven society, many of us find comfort in taking the time to slow down and nurture ourselves. In 2016 we saw the rise of vegan and gluten-free diets, yoga, meditation and high-intensity workouts, spiritual healing such as Reiki, and a shift towards more homeopathic remedies. The health & wellness trends of 2016 will now be giving way to the health & wellness trends of 2017, and we've done the research to present you predictions of just what those will be! Health and Wellness ...