The GWI’s agenda for its Wellness Symposium at the 2019 Arabian Travel Market is set. The session on April 30 will feature experts in both medical tourism and wellness tourism exploring the unique opportunities and trends unfolding in both sectors. Attendees will also hear the latest GWI research on MENA’s wellness markets, including its wellness tourism and spa markets, which in terms of recent percentage…
A large Swedish study, comparing 136,637 people diagnosed with a stress disorder to 170,000+ unaffected siblings and over 1.3 million in the general population (over 27 years), found that someone with a stress disorder is 37 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than the average person and 29 percent more likely than their unaffected siblings. ACCESS THE STUDY
From copycat behaviour and cultural appropriation to a lack of diversity and unsubstantiated product claims, the beauty industry has its critics. And Estée Laundry is an Instagram platform leading this “call-out” culture. And call-out culture is, of course, controversial. Read the article in The Guardian
Exercise Makes You Happier than Money, According to Yale and Oxford Research – Business Insider, April 3, 2019 Despite the silliness of the title, this article presents interesting new research showing that exercise is more important to our mental health than our economic status. In addition, sports that involve socializing tend to have a more positive effect on our mental health than others. The Land…
Human Contact Is Now a Luxury Good – The New York Times, March 23, 2019 As more screens appear in the lives of the poor, screens are disappearing from the lives of the rich. The richer you are, the more you spend to be off-screen, and the more afraid of screens you are. They want their children to play with blocks, and tech-free private schools…
The GWI’s Social Impact Initiative’s mission is to drive collaboration among business leaders, community members and a wide range of organizations to create significant, sustainable world impact. At its first Roundtable/forum, participants shared “We believe” statements around their mission, which resulted in a manifesto to inspire and guide social impact. ACCESS MANIFESTO
