Wellness & Spas
Welcome to our soothing Wellness and Spas section, where you’ll find everything you need to live a little better - from the best spa and retreat openings around the world, to the latest wellness trends we’re all talking about
This hotel is using AI to help guests lucid dream – here’s what happened when I tried it
Kimpton Fitzroy’s ‘Room to Dream’ experience is taking sleep tourism to a new – deeper – level
By Charley Ward
We spoke to three people with a fear of flying – these are the methods that work
How to overcome a fear of flying, according to a psychologist
By Olivia Morelli
Inside the rise of London's wellness members' clubs
Is London the new LA? Lydia Bell investigates the elite wellness spaces popping up across the city and wonders whether London is the new global hub of wellbeing
By Lydia Bell
This new wellness treatment might cure jetlag
It’s the new wellness treatment beloved by those in the know, but what is it, is it safe - and can it mitigate against the effects of frequent travel?
By Anita Bhagwandas
Finding balance at Thailand's storied wellness retreats
The healing sanctuaries on the island of Koh Samui help a writer reset after a traumatic few years
By Chloe Bottero
Museum or spa? This 'healthy hotel’ is calling us to Québec City
Juliet Kinsman discovers how to travel better in a convent-turned-wellness sanctuary in the heart of Old Québec
By Juliet Kinsman
The London experts that got my midlife health on track
Beset by raging hormones and stress, Lydia Bell turned to London’s health, nutrition, fitness and mindfulness specialists.
By Lydia Bell
Why detoxing, TikTok fads and overpriced treatments are making way for a new type of inclusive wellness travel
The people around the world pushing for a more inclusive wellness space
By Chloe Laws
Inside the UK spa leading the way for accessibility
Is this the UK's most inclusive spa?
By Lucy Webster
Will travelling to a Blue Zone help you live longer?
How travel to a Blue Zone could impact your life
By Jen Murphy
The ultimate ski skincare guide
How to look after your skin, hair and body on the slopes
By Anita Bhagwandas
Colonics, cryotherapy and helmet-type gadgets: this is what it's actually like inside a burnout retreat
One exhausted author tries an intensive reboot at Spain's SHA wellness
By Anita Bhagwandas
Places To Stay
The best yoga retreats in the world
Our favourite tried-and-tested retreats for saluting the sun
By Kate O'Brien
"For me, the retreat was life-changing." How specialist menopause retreats are helping women reclaim their lives
Suffering from overwhelm and hormonal rage, Anna Tetlow decides to reclaim her life at a specialist menopause retreat
By Anna Tetlow
Spa Guide
The best spas in Thailand
The most effective addresses in the country
By Condé Nast Traveller
Can surfing help heal emotional trauma? Finding emotional peace in Atlantic waves along the wild Moroccan coast
Nirpal Dhaliwal flows back to himself on a surfing and therapy group retreat in Atlantic Morocco
By Nirpal Dhaliwal
21 days of monastic seclusion: inside an Ayurvedic boot camp in search of the ultimate reboot
Jane Alexander is pushed to her physical limits with a deep, 21-day panchakarma purge at Kalari Rasayana in Kerala
By Jane Alexander
Spa Guide
The best spas in the world
The best wellness destinations in the world
By Condé Nast Traveller