November 2024
November is always a big month for wellness travel statistics. That’s because it’s when the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) reveals its new research on the worldwide wellness market at its annual summit. GWI forecasts that from 2023 to 2028, the annual growth rate for the wellness economy will be 7.3%, higher than last decade’s growth rate of 6.5%. The projected sector growth leaders through 2028 are wellness real estate (15.8%); mental wellness (12.2%); wellness tourism (10.2%); and thermal and mineral springs (9.2%).
Between 2022 and 2023, the sectors with the biggest gains were wellness tourism (30.3%); spas (29.3%); and thermal/mineral springs (28.7%), a testament to the recent boom in wellness travel. Among the hot spots for wellness tourism, according to the industry experts attending the Global Wellness Summit in Scotland earlier this month, are Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iceland and Italy. All good news for those of you selling wellness travel. Be sure to take the Wellness Travel University GOLD course in order to get certified as an official wellness advisor, and to keep updated on the latest developments in wellness travel.
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