At a press event on Wed. Jan 24 in Manhattan, the GWI will release three new research reports on future trends in wellness markets.
MONTHLY BAROMETER – WELLNESS EDITION: 2018 Trend: Backlash Against Big Tech Companies & Addictive Social Media
2018 will see a much more fierce backlash against Big Technology and the toxic properties of social media. More tech workers will speak out on how they engineer addiction – concerns about the negative impact of tech on mental health will come even further to the fore – and more people will take action to limit their screen hours.
Tourism to Grow 2X Faster than GDP in 2018 – So Managing Over-Tourism Will Be Huge Issue
Tourism is predicted to grow fast this year, making the backlash against – and the need to find solutions for – over-tourism a major concern. Especially in the wellness travel space…
Video: Living to 160?
At the 2017 Global Wellness Summit, Dr. Michael Roizen, the renowned integrative medicine leader from the Cleveland Clinic, explored “Living to 160” – how it’s possible and what it takes.
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of January 16, 2018)
A Striking Stat: The U.S. spends almost twice as much on healthcare (as a percentage of its economy) than other advanced industrialized countries: $3.3 trillion, or 17.9% of GDP each year.
Taxing Sugary Beverages: Will Be One of the World’s Most Ferocious Policy Brawls
With global economic growth, more people in emerging markets are entering the middle class and as they do, they adopt “American” eating habits – in particular, consuming too much soda. This has meant skyrocketing obesity, and most experts agree that taxing “sugar bomb” beverages is the only way forward.
But this has led to increasingly violent clashes between countries/cities that propose taxes and “Big Sugar” that spends hundreds of millions of dollars to fight new legislation.
Read about how this battle will intensify in the next few years, putting the fight against obesity and sugary drinks at the very forefront of wellness.
