From forest-based mental health programmes to supervised recovery retreats, travel is being explored as a supportive element of healthcare, while its potential role in suicide prevention demands particular caution
Community-led experiences in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil are bringing ancestral knowledge, medicinal plants and traditional wellness rituals into international tourism
From microbiome testing in Switzerland to personalized nutrition retreats in Thailand, digestive health is becoming a new focus of international wellness tourism
New spa concepts in Orlando and San Francisco are bringing together aquatic engineering, European thermal traditions and technology designed to make wellness outcomes more measurable
Rest and recovery are becoming travel products in their own right as hotels combine sleep science, technology and wellness services
New agreement strengthens testing and quality control as Hong Kong seeks a larger international role for Chinese medicine