"Intermittent fasting. Cryotherapy. Pleasure-dampening GLP-1 drugs. Silent retreats. Dark retreats. But in our obsessive, high-tech pursuit of longevity, we're also craving a bit of lo-fi, sensory-igniting fun, especially on holiday. Wellness tourism is one of the fastest-growing segments of travel, predicted to reach over $1.4 trillion by 2027. Longevity clinics and biohack clubs aren't going away. In fact, they'll be more ubiquitous than ever, but next year they'll be the mainstay of business or bleisure travellers looking to maintain their health goals on the road and combat jet-lag."
"We're going back-to-basics, looking to centuries-old healing practices and tapping into a bit of mysticism with modalities like sound baths and astrology. Star gazing will be the preferred way to meditate and desert landscapes are where we'll go to find our zen. Cultivating purpose is key to longevity and we'll hone new passions and seek out a new breed of wellness adventures. And at the gym, we'll skip burpees in favour of brain exercises."
Wellness travel in 2026 blends high-tech longevity practices with low‑tech, sensory, and social experiences designed to feel like a vacation. Travelers will combine biohacking and longevity clinic services with star bathing, sound baths, astrology, dark retreats, sauna performances and DJ-led movement sessions. Business and bleisure travellers will use clinics to maintain health on the road while leisure travellers prefer letting loose and socialising. Destinations focus on purpose, brain training over intense fitness, women's and family-focused multi-generation offerings, and desert dark-sky retreats for meditation. Resorts promote flexible wellness—solo, family or social—allowing indulgence such as green juice or champagne.
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