As self-indulgent temporal respites gain traction amongst today’s travellers, the definition of a vacation takes on new meaning.
THE WORLD AS we know it is a place that is rapidly changing and its inhabitants caught in a seemingly perpetual race to keep up to speed. Most of us live life on the fast lane where days pass by in a blur, our minds constantly immersed in agendas and riddled by the demands of the daily life. Respite, is then sought out in the pockets of time stolen away from these relentless pursuits.
As the demands of the quotidian beat city dwellers to the ground, the resultant reaction is one that aims to rebuild and recuperate the mind, body and soul. It then bears little surprise that wellness, an umbrella term that accounts for both the physical and mental welfare of an individual, has risen to the top of our vocabulary and Instagram feeds.
We have both feet planted in a time where people are increasingly building themselves up to live their best lives. A mantra that has shot an array of practices to popularity ranging from yoga and meditation to ingesting elixirs that bear supposed healing benefits. Amongst them, is the burgeoning wellness travel industry.
According to Lonely Planet, it was reported late last year that wellness tourism is the fastest growing form of travel, estimated to be worth US$563 billion (approximately S$749 billion) every year. To further put the figures into perspective, one in every six travel dollars is now spent on yoga retreats, digital detoxes, cleanses and the like as a common antidote to high strung lifestyles.
“We see an increased awareness across geographies regarding the mental and physical health costs of the urban professional lifestyle. In response, more people are prioritising investment into their mental and physical health, rather than material possessions. They are using wellness travel as an opportunity for learning and self exploration, facilitating that investment into themselves,” shared John Stanton, co-founder of Chosen Experience, a wellness retreat curated to optimise lifestyles.
This story is from the June 2018 edition of T Singapore: The New York Times Style Magazine.
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