Wellness Travel
Wellness travel is a growing trend and refers to travel that focuses on physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It has become increasingly popular as clients seek ways to prioritise self-care and health during their holidays.
Wellness travel often involves destinations and activities that promote relaxation and stress relief. Whether it's a spa retreat, yoga retreat, or a peaceful nature retreat to help you unwind and recharge.
Taking a break from the routines of daily life and experiencing new environments can reignite motivation and creativity, leading to a more positive outlook on life.
For me personally, I find wellness breaks help with self-reflection and introspection, great for when I need to pause or think things over.
Wellness travel is also often an opportunity to meet with like-minded people with similar interests in health and well-being – great for solo travellers. This can lead to forming meaningful connections and a sense of community during the trip and adopting healthier habits and making positive lifestyle changes after returning home.
Many wellness travel programs include activities like hiking, yoga, fitness classes, and outdoor adventures. Spending time with like-minded people and sharing these experiences together, will ensure you return home feeling recharged.
In May this year, I went to Kefalonia in Greece on a yoga break – activities included morning and evening yoga sessions, daytime watersports, lunchtime coaching workshops and 1-1s with a life coach. The group were from varied backgrounds and very supportive of each other’s personal journey.
Group or solo adventures are available in many destinations with activities as varied as cooking, painting, walking, cycling to learning a new skill like surfing or meditation. As well as Luxury resorts like the Body Holiday St Lucia or COMO Shambhala Estate in Bali, guests can also stay in quirky cottages, treehouses, eco lodges, log cabins or yurts.
I am a big fan of staying in a shepherds hut for some downtime. Being outside in nature spending time reading or journalling often helps me with clearing the thoughts whirling in my mind. This year I’ve stayed solo in a luxury hut the middle of some bluebell woods. I’ve stayed near the sea in a group retreat in super comfy lodges with shared kitchen space & individual shower rooms. My most recent discovery was a countryside retreat at a farm with spa facilities and high quality restaurant in the main converted barn. Accommodation was in lodges and shepherds huts overlooking the meadows.
All of these had high quality hotel amenities and furnishings and definitely felt more like glamping than camping. Since staycations had a resurgence during the pandemic, there are so many different options available for mini breaks or longer stays. I come from a camping family and cannot recommend enough the virtues of spending quality time together outdoors to recharge and enhance overall well-being.
If you would like to find out more about any of these amazing locations or to plan your next getaway to take some time out to breathe, relax, truly unwind and just get away from it all on a wellness trip in UK or overseas, please get in touch with me. I’ll discuss with you what’s important for your break and present some options from our varied range of suppliers.