Asia: The Future of Global Wellness Tourism

According to the latest Global Wellness Institute (GWI) report, wellness tourism is one of the fastest-growing segments in the wellness economy today. Wellness trips now represent 6.5% of all tourism trips taken worldwide, growing a whopping 15.3% annually from 2015- 2017 to reach 830 million trips each year. In the midst of this explosive growth, Asia-Pacific now ranks second – at 258 million wellness trips annually — just behind Europe. Wellness has become a dominant consumer value and lifestyle driver, and this is profoundly changing behaviour, choices and spending decisions.

To understand this fast-growing market, we conducted over 50 one-on-one interviews with travellers, luxury tour operators, spa consultants, travel journalists, wellness destination resorts and hospitality brands who are based in Asia Pacific to arrive at three main consumer archetypes who will be driving the future of wellness tourism in Asia. Discover who they are by downloading our report today.