The GWI released data and analysis on the North American wellness tourism market, the world’s very largest in terms of expenditures ($242 billion)–expected to grow another roughly 30% (to $311 billion) by 2022. The US alone now drives over one-third of all global revenues. This report explores the factors driving this powerhouse market. Access report
The only wellness trends report generated from the insights of 650 industry leaders from 50 nations, the Global Wellness Summit’s annual trends forecast is a uniquely informed, detailed and global look at what’s ahead in wellness. For 2019 we’ll see the rise of a “dying well” movement and wellness remaking the fashion industry to “meditation going plural” and scent playing a more dramatic role in…
The wellness trends forecasts keep rolling in, and Fast Company’s recent report on the “most promising” for 2019 identifies everything from the home fitness revolution to the “Drybar Effect” to a wave of wellness companies by and for people of color to “plant-based foods getting meatier.” One key trend: wellness real estate, a sector put on the map by GWI research. The prediction: In the…
A large, new study in the European Heart Journal (116,632 people across 21 countries) found that getting at least 6–8 hours of sleep a night is optimal, but getting more might not be. People who slept 8–9 hours had a 5 percent increased risk for cardiovascular disease or death; those who slept 9–10 hours had a 17 percent increased risk; and those sleeping more than…
New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Workers – The New York Times, December 26, 2018 A growing number of businesses are encouraging their employees to work when their bodies are most awake. The Loneliest Generation: Americans, More Than Ever, Are Aging Alone – The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2018 Loneliness undermines health and is linked to early mortality—and Baby Boomers are…
Wellness Trends 2019 The wellness trends forecasts for 2019 are rolling in. And there’s much to be excited about in the New Year—from “The Rihanna Effect” and CBD legislation identified by Well+Good to wellness Lab Rats and fantasy IRL identified by TrendWatching to Xennial camping to empowering adolescence identified by JWT Intelligence—and still to come…the Global Wellness Summit Trends Report to be released January 28,…
