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2025 travel & wellness trends according to the experts

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We asked global wellness and hospitality experts this question: What trends do you see emerging in wellness and travel for 2025, and how can hotels and spas prepare and adapt? Here’s what our experts had to say about the ways hospitality businesses are reshaping their approaches to meet the evolving expectations of today’s traveler in 2025.

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Banyan Group & Paul Hawco on wellness philosophy & evolving preferences in luxury travel 

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Paul Hawco is a globally recognized leader in the wellness and hospitality industry, currently serving as Executive Global Director of Integrated Wellbeing at Banyan Group. Paul Hawco (PH): I have been in hospitality for three decades and it has been my entire career. Please talk about your role and what it entails.

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Get creative with employee retention in hospitality & wellness

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Some innovative solutions for employee retention in hospitality. And yet, the hospitality industry just can’t seem to solve this pesky staffing problem. Why does employee attrition in hospitality remain high? Recruitment and retention costs time and money, things nobody can afford to waste. The good news is that it is improving.

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9 things your human employees can do that technology can’t

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We all know that technology is rapidly transforming the hospitality industry and this is an incredibly beneficial development. 9 things human employees can do that technology can’t Provide empathy and emotional support: Emotional connection is key in hospitality, of course, and only human employees can connect emotionally with guests.

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Patina Osaka’s Ellen Franke on the hotel’s unique wellness offerings & 2025 trends

Spa Executive

Ellen Franke brings a wealth of global experience and a deep commitment to transformative hospitality to her role as General Manager of Patina Osaka. A leadership style dedicated to fostering teamwork and excellence ensures that Patina Osaka will be both a vibrant urban retreat and a shining example of modern luxury hospitality.

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Increase spa revenue in 2024

Spa Executive

Let’s head into the new year with a focus on increasing revenue across the board at your spa, wellness, or hospitality business. Promote your digital gift cards Promote the sale of gift cards for your spa and hospitality services. Increase spa and ancillary revenue in 2024 2024 is going to be your best business year yet.

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Why your employee experience matters as much as your guest experience

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As much as we like to focus on customer experience and guest experience, employee experience is an equally important element of success in hospitality. Employees in the hospitality industry often face unique customer service challenges.