Where the Travel Industry Will Intersect With Wellness in 2020


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Wellness trends come and go, but travel companies in 2020 are increasingly looking toward ancient traditions to find practices that are built to last.

As wellness warriors seek out new ways to feel better, the industry is paying attention to the effects of music, circadian rhythms, and energy waves. Wellness trends in 2020 will be all about rhythm, according to a new report from the Global Wellness Summit (GWS). The Future of Wellness 2020 identifies 10 key trends that will have a meaningful impact on the worldwide wellness industry. Many of them involve luxury travel as well, since novel wellness trends often manifest first in high-end vacation spaces. We've already touched on some of the trends in the pages of Skift, including Japanese wellness, aging rebranded, and wellness sabbaticals, but the following three other major trends could have a significant impact on the travel industry. The ABC’s of ZZZs Sleep deprivation — whether it’s caused by 24/7 work schedules or jet lag — is rife these days. And the travel industry is paying increasingly more attention to the science of quality snoozing. Cue circadian rhythm optim