world travel market news

Thermal wellbeing organisation and developer Therme Group has partnered with the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) to create a year-round wellbeing destination in the South ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is to work with real-world games developer Niantic in a bid to enhance sustainable global tourism. Niantic’s games – which ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted this year’s Minister’s Summit at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London yesterday (6 November 2018) on the topic ... More

Research expert Tonia Callender has joined the nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) as a research fellow. In the newly created position, Callender will work alongside ... More

The agenda for the 2018 Arabian Travel Market’s Spa and Wellness Symposium is set, and the Global Wellness Institute-organised event will feature 16 tourism and ... More

A new not-for-profit business has been created to be the voice of the wellness travel industry, and to create more networking, education and marketing opportunities. ... More

London’s position in the global city destination rankings is set to fall over the next seven years, slipping from third to sixth, according to a ... More

The wellness travel market will continue the dramatic change seen over the last decade, according to Stella Photi, founder of Wellbeing Escapes. Photi spoke at ... More

The future of wellness travel and how to gain a competitive edge within the booming sector will feature heavily at this year’s Wellness Travel Symposium ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has confirmed details of the Wellness Travel Symposium (WTS), taking place in London, UK, in November. Held on 6 and ... More

Predictions of a fall in visitors to the US following the election of Donald Trump have become a reality, with a decline of nearly 700,000 ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has entered into a strategic partnership with the World Travel Market, which will include the GWI organising wellness symposiums for ... More

US President Donald Trump’s highly-controversial travel ban has caused a 6.5 per cent drop globally in flight bookings to the US, a move which could ... More

Spafinder Wellness has announced it has been acquired by Blackhawk Network, the global gift card distributor. The two companies traded together before the buyout, with ... More

Andrew Barnard, executive director of Saint Lucia-based wellness resort BodyHoliday, spoke on a panel at the World Travel Market in London this week to discuss ... More

A panel at the World Travel Market in London earlier this week – part of the Wellness Travel Symposium hosted by the Global Wellness Institute ... More

Spafinder Wellness has announced the winners of the 2016 Wellness Travel Awards at an event at the World Travel Market in London. Spafinder Wellness CEO ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released new data showing that international wellness tourism revenues have been growing at a significantly faster clip – 20 ... More

Analysts have predicted that a Donald Trump win in today’s (8 November) US Presidential election would have a similar effect to the UK’s Brexit vote, ... More

Finalists for Spafinder Wellness 365’s 2016 Wellness Travel Awards have been announced, with South and Central America, Africa and Asia showing strong gains in the ... More

Registration has opened for World Travel Market London – one of the world’s largest global events bringing together representatives of the worldwide travel industry. Taking ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 has put together a team of global editors and experts for their expanded international panel of 39 judges who will nominate candidates ... More

Representatives from Slovenia, Finland, Jordan and the Healing Hotels of the World consortium gathered at World Travel Market in London last week for a panel ... More

A panel at the World Travel Market in London yesterday addressed the issue of “Attracting High-Yield Travellers via Wellness Tourism.” Wellness consultant Anni Hood moderated ... More

Film Studio Lionsgate is planning to gain a stronger footing in the theme park market by licensing its Hunger Games and other film franchises to ... More