Celebrate National Wellness Month With These Travel Experiences

Celebrated each August by hospitality destinations throughout the world, National Wellness Month affords travelers the opportunity to experience a wide variety of healthy activities. These can include group yoga classes, pickleball lessons, individual weight training, nutritional guidance, hiking and much more.

According to Anne Dimon, owner/editor of Travel to Wellness and President/CEO of the Wellness Tourism Association, the keys to traveling with a wellness purpose are for the traveler to clearly identify individual wellness intentions, motivations and ultimate goals. Is the trip, for instance, to maintain a healthy lifestyle or to make healthier food choices or developing a sustainable fitness routine? Should the purpose be to kick-start a healthy lifestyle?

Dimon says, “Another key is to make sure the destination has the necessary staff and facilities to help travelers accomplish their goals. Perhaps it’s spending time in nature, being in a group of like-minded, participating in a much-loved activity along with other options that might help the traveler reach their identified goals or support or increase a sense of wellbeing. Doing what it takes prior to the trip to identify and quell any potential stress or anxieties might also fall under the umbrella of keys.”

The following hospitality destinations offer travelers many healthy choices.

This recently opened all-inclusive wellness retreat in Bayfield (Wisconsin’s smallest town) is hosting several guided retreats during National Wellness Month. The resort features 19 beautiful glamping units including The RicePod (a modern, tiny house-like dwelling); Nests (high-end retreat-in-nature lodging with lake views); and the TreeHause featuring four bedrooms – all with their own private bath and “treehouse” views from the second level of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. Part of the all-inclusive wellness experience is a “Nourishment, Movement and Expression” retreat from licensed practitioners, with disciplines including jewelry making, prose writing retreat, photography, yoga, relativity and mentorship. Health-conscious meals and drinks are also included, as well as access to the retreat’s facilities like their sauna and meditation spaces.

Inspired by the design of the grand chateaus of France’s Loire Valley, Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton, is located between bustling Herald Square and trendy NoMad. With a unique Art Deco style and rich 125-year history, the hotel features 504 guest rooms and suites, a well-equipped fitness center and event spaces for gatherings of 10 to 400 guests. In celebration of National Wellness Month, the property is partnering with local K-beauty retailer Besfren Beauty to provide guests with an exclusive self-care kit once they book a stay from July 11, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The package includes hand-selected items from top Korean skincare and lifestyle brands.

A haven for modern wellness, the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek is a ski-in, ski-out, 190 room, luxury resort located in the center of the Rocky Mountains. The property has one of the top spas in the Rocky Mountain Region, along with one of the largest hotel gyms in the area, featuring a wide variety of fitness classes taught by experts. Exhale Beaver Creek, a destination spa within the hotel, features restorative treatments drawing from natural elements for ultimate mind and body rejuvenation. The centerpiece of the facility is the specialty Aqua Sanitas, a hydrotherapy treatment modeled after ancient Roman baths. Guests are just steps from hiking and biking trails, fishing streams, a world-class golf course and other outdoor activities.

Home to The Peninsula Spa, renowned for its results-driven treatments, the hotel is set to enhance its wellness offerings throughout the property just in time for National Wellness Month. This August, The Peninsula Beverly Hills will introduce an In-Room Wellness Mini Bar in select specialty suites. This mini bar will feature products like the Margy’s Monte Carlo iMask, known for restoring and hydrating the skin’s texture, and the De-Liver-ance Antioxidant Elixir, which supports liver health and aids in the elimination of toxins from the body. In addition to its new offerings supporting guests’ physical and mental wellbeing, The Peninsula has installed its very own Cold Plunge. Located in the rooftop Spa Cabana. the Cold Plunge will allow guests to experience the benefits of plunging including immune support, elevated energy, boosted mood, stress relief, better sleep and more.

La Concha Resort’s Elemara Salon & Spa emerges as a luxurious sanctuary and a welcome wellness feature in the resort’s renovation. This expansive new spa offers an all-encompassing sensory experience, blending the essence of the elements with Latin culture and elegance. The name connects it to the sea and symbolizes an invigorating, rejuvenating and stylish wellness journey. Elemara Spa, set against the beachfront backdrop, weaves the raw beauty and power of the elements with Latin heritage’s rhythmic pulse. It features seven curated treatment rooms, including two outdoor suites for couples. Each room, named after a unique crystal, exudes an elevated aesthetic with ambient lighting, white furnishings, curved walls, ocean views and river stones lining the floors.

Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa and Eau Spa sits on Florida’s Gold Coast. The oceanfront resort is home to Eau Spa, which transports guests and locals into a tranquil oasis devoted to playful relaxation, pure indulgence and glamorous pampering. Highlight treatments utilize products from luxury French line, Yon-Ka, as well as Valmont and include Vitamin C25 facial, Luminosity of Ice facial, Self-Centered Massage and more. Guests with treatments can start their Eau Spa experience by making a wish with a candle at the Wishing Well and enjoy relaxing in the outdoor Self-Centered Garden featuring hanging chairs which sit over a reflection pool.