WELLNESS TOURISM INITIATIVE

The Wellness Tourism Trends Initiative is an annual research and thought leadership effort designed to highlight the most relevant and evolving trends within the global wellness tourism sector. Every year, we identify key shifts, emerging practices, and innovations that are shaping the future of wellness tourism, offering a comprehensive overview of what’s driving change in this dynamic industry. From new wellness experiences and destination strategies to technological innovations and evolving traveler behaviors, this initiative serves as a vital resource for stakeholders to stay ahead of market demands.

2025 Trends

TREND 1: New Green and Blue GovernmentLed Wellness Development

TREND 2: Through Hardship Wellness Blooms

TREND 3: Optimizing our Brain Health

TREND 4: Specialized Sports Rehabilitation Retreats

TREND 5: Integrative Mental Health Retreats Rise Up

TREND 6: Wellness and Medical Care Partnerships Grow

TREND 7: Accessible Wellness Tourism

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2025 Initiative Micro-Trends Report


2024 Trends

TREND 1: Wellness holidays with kids – it’s all about child enrichment

TREND 2: Recovery retreats shift their focus from Sport to Burnout

TREND 3: In Search of Calm

TREND 4: The Growing Exploration of Wellness Travel for Men

TREND 5: 5 Diagnostic Boom in Wellness Travel

TREND 6: Art and Wellness: The Perfect Pairing

TREND 7: Celebrating Cultural Traditions and Healing

TREND 8: It’s All About a Good Night’s Sleep

TREND 9: The Menopause Revolution Hits Wellness Travel


2023 Trends

TREND 1: In the search of longevity, wellness partnerships bloom

TREND 2: Making a splash – blue tourism and wellbeing

TREND 3: Indigenous travel – a growing trend that holds value: past, present and future

TREND 4: Connecting to something bigger than ourselves one step at a time

TREND 5: Transformation + regeneration – the yin and yang of wellness travel

TREND 6: Let’s continue to bathe, soak and connect!

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2022 Trends

TREND 1: Governments are Waking up to Wellness

TREND 2: Fill your Cup and that of the Local Community you Visit

TREND 3: Mental Health Acceptance is the New Norm

TREND 4: Micro Dosing with Plant Medicine

TREND 5: Family Friendly Wellness

TREND 6: Green Prescription Holidays

TREND 7: Wear your Wellness

TREND 8: Vegan Holiday Anyone?

 TREND 9: Digital Nomad Boom

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2021 Trends

TREND 1: Country-Led Wellness Development

TREND 2: Regenerative Travel

TREND 3: Rehab to Restoration Programs

TREND 4: Insurance and Businesses Support Wellness

TREND 5: Wellness Snacking

TREND 6: Natural Plant Medicine Programs

TREND 7: Fertility Retreats

TREND 8: Wellness Practitioner Training Moves Online

TREND 9: New Wellness Lifestyle Programs

TREND 10: Medical Welcomes Wellness

TREND 11: Embracing Indigenous Wellness Traditions

TREND 12: Outdoor Physical Fitness boom

TREND 13: Animals Support Wellness Travel

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