Today we’re talking about a segment of the travel industry that has even more potential as we begin to emerge from the travel lockdown: wellness travel. As you might expect more and more people are looking for connection, for purposeful travel, to focus on themselves and perhaps kickstart or recommit to healthy habits.

Dawn Oliver, the founder of Well Xplored travel agency, and Christina Jelski, who covers hospitality (and, of course, hotels’ spa and wellness offerings) take on what wellness travel is (hint: it’s not just yoga and vegan cooking) and how big a role it is playing in travel overall.

In this episode we also talk about where people are traveling for wellness experiences, the popularity of the small-group retreat, Covid precautions and the importance of taking time to focus on what heals and motivates you.

This recording has been edited for length and clarity.

Related reading: The rise of the small-group wellness retreat https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Resurgent-retreats 

New and renewed properties for pampering https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/New-renewed-properties-for-pampering 

Mexico Insight: In the new reality, demand grows for boutique hotels, wellness experiences https://www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Insights/In-new-reality-demand-grows-for-boutique-hotels-wellness-experiences 

Hotel spas transition to digital and touch-free offerings https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Hotel-spas-transition-to-digital-touch-free-offerings 

Plant-based menus taking root in hotels https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Plant-based-menus-taking-root-in-hospitality-industry 

A spa day for guys https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Spa-day-for-guys 

Access to Travel Weekly’s recent wellness-travel-related articles https://www.travelweekly.com/wellness-travel

 

Today we&rsquo;re talking about a segment of the travel industry that has even more potential as we begin to emerge from the travel lockdown: wellness travel. As you might expect more and more people are looking for connection, for purposeful travel, to focus on themselves and perhaps kickstart or recommit to healthy habits. Dawn Oliver, the founder of Well Xplored travel agency, and Christina Jelski, who covers hospitality (and, of course, hotels&rsquo; spa and wellness offerings) take on what wellness travel is (hint: it&rsquo;s not just yoga and vegan cooking) and how big a role it is playing in travel overall.
In this episode we also talk about where people are traveling for wellness experiences, the popularity of the small-group retreat, Covid precautions and the importance of taking time to focus on what heals and motivates you.
This recording has been edited for length and clarity.
Related reading: The rise of the small-group wellness retreat <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Resurgent-retreats">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Resurgent-retreats </a>
New and renewed properties for pampering <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/New-renewed-properties-for-pampering">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/New-renewed-properties-for-pampering </a>
Mexico Insight: In the new reality, demand grows for boutique hotels, wellness experiences <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Insights/In-new-reality-demand-grows-for-boutique-hotels-wellness-experiences">https://www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Insights/In-new-reality-demand-grows-for-boutique-hotels-wellness-experiences </a>
Hotel spas transition to digital and touch-free offerings <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Hotel-spas-transition-to-digital-touch-free-offerings">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Hotel-spas-transition-to-digital-touch-free-offerings </a>
Plant-based menus taking root in hotels <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Plant-based-menus-taking-root-in-hospitality-industry">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Plant-based-menus-taking-root-in-hospitality-industry </a>
A spa day for guys <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Spa-day-for-guys">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Spa-day-for-guys </a>
Access to Travel Weekly&rsquo;s recent wellness-travel-related articles <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/wellness-travel">https://www.travelweekly.com/wellness-travel</a>
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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors explore ideas, share experiences and provide insight into what they&rsquo;ve uncovered while reporting on some of the biggest trends in travel.

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week. 

In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about.  

You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do. 

Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.