Emerging spa trends for 2018 revealed by global wellness travel company
Luxury wellness travel company, Health and Fitness Travel, has predicted the top five health and wellness trends for the upcoming year. Including them in your offer could help you get ahead of the game.
- Preventative health to eliminate disease
With preventable diseases responsible for approximately 70% of premature deaths worldwide each year, people are becoming increasingly aware of how unhealthy habits and lifestyle can increase the risks of illness. Medi-spas are uniquely placed to capitalise on this, but a more medically-based offering could become increasingly commonplace.
- Architectural wellness
‘Wellness architecture’ is set to reshape the luxury travel sector, providing spaces that are not only structurally beautiful, but also comfortable, functional and sustainable. ‘Healthy-for-human’ hotels are already emerging, where both the design and materials used address the physical and mental health of the people inside. Could spas be next?
- Food as medicine
Seven in 10 people take prescription medication. This pill-popping culture has led to an awareness of the need to replace pharmaceuticals with more natural remedies and there’s a growing trend towards food as medicine, with more people ditching the drugs in favour of treating their ailments with the right nutrients. This has also led to an increase in nutrition-friendly holidays, a service that could be found in spas next year.
- Mindful movement
Mindfulness has been a major buzzword in the wellness world over the last few years, and 2018 is set to be the year of ‘mindful movement’. With increased awareness of the connection between the mind and body, a shift towards mindful exercise is occurring, bringing attention and focus to one’s workouts, whilst reaping the physical and psychological benefits of exercise. Next year will see a significant emergence of such workouts, as well as more spa retreats offering wellness programmes with equal focus on being active and mindful.
- New Age holidays
Not shying away from the mystical world, wellness retreats are beginning to tap into the healing powers of spirituality. The eclectic new-age practices of the 70’s are alive and flourishing in the now society, which integrates holistic or alternative healing therapies with modern western medicine. From crystal and energy healing to reiki and light therapy, wellness retreats will increasingly bring offer unconventional healing techniques next year.
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