Bathhouse Benchmarking Survey Launches Amid Rapid Global Growth The Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Hydrothermal and Consulting Best Practices Initiatives have partnered to launch a first-of-its-kind global bathhouse benchmarking survey for bathhouse, communal thermal wellness and sauna operators of all sizes. Take the survey: https://forms.gle/TBqaekondxTwgr3X9 GWI is a global nonprofit that brings together industry leaders to advance research, education and best practices across the wellness economy.…
Advertising & the Aging Well Category
Advertising & the Aging Well Category: A Global Advertising Industry Perspective Report The over-60s population is the fastest-growing in most countries. The over-60s control over 50 percent of spending in nearly every category of products and services globally. The over-60s are underrepresented in nearly all kinds of advertising. Three statements that are hard to argue with. Here is a question to consider: In a world…
Leadership Under Pressure: The Biology of Decision-Making
Leadership Under Pressure: The Biology of Decision-Making How regulated versus dysregulated leadership shapes culture and outcomes in times of crisis Author: Reena U. Sheth, MCOM Leadership conversations often focus on strategy, communication, execution, and decision-making frameworks. Far less attention is given to the physiological and psychological conditions under which leaders are expected to perform. Yet in high-pressure environments, leadership is not only a strategic function;…
2026 Global Wellness Summit Will Explore the Future of Asia’s Foundational and Fast-Evolving $2 Trillion Wellness Market
2026 Global Wellness Summit Will Explore the Future of Asia’s Foundational and Fast-Evolving $2 Trillion Wellness Market The conference in Thailand this year will reveal why, if you want to understand the future of wellness, you need to understand the Asian market—from the region’s innovations in driving longer healthspans for its fast-aging populations, to taking a far more integrative approach to longevity, to putting social…
Let There Be Light: How Red-Light Therapy Is Transforming Athletic Recovery — and What It Means for Hospitality & Wellness
GLOBAL WELLNESS INSTITUTE | Sport & Hospitality Initiative Initiative Blog | June 2026 Let There Be Light: How Red Light Therapy Is Transforming Athletic Recovery — and What It Means for Hospitality & Wellness By Cheryl M. Hardy | Global Wellness Institute, Sport & Hospitality Initiative Task Force When golfer Justin Thomas isn’t competing on the PGA Tour — and he’s been on a recovery…
Aging Well Is a Global Design Challenge
Around the world, populations are aging faster than many of our systems were designed to support. Longer lives are one of humanity’s greatest achievements, yet they also ask a profound question: What kind of world are we building for a longer human life? For decades, aging has often been discussed through the lenses of health care, retirement, dependency, or decline. But aging well is not…
