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TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE

Spa-cations

on the rise

FROM AYURVEDIC MASSAGES AND WRAPS TO DETOXIFYING
THERAPIES AND PERSONALISED NUTRITION PROGRAMMES,
TRANSFORMATIVE SPAS ARE BECKONING THE NEW TRAVELLER

BY ISMAT TAHSEEN

f there’s one synergy that has boomed Vacations, says: “In the past few months, we have
in the hospitality sector post-Covid seen a rise in the trend of wanting to make
times, it’s the coming together of health oneself a priority. Mental and physical health is
and travel. Vacations are no longer just so very important now and switch off and clean
about enjoying a scenic backdrop, but up, is the mantra for many (especially for those in
Iare now being created with anti- their mid-30s and 40s) before they burn out.”
burnout itineraries from cooking and cycling She’s been talking to folks on curated wellness
trails to sun-kissed yoga, holistic food menus, holidays and adds, “Retreats and resorts are
sleep-inspired tourism and spa sessions. offering everything from Ayurveda to Tibetan
In fact, to keep up with the demand, most healing, Watsu therapies and holistic healing,
resorts are making spas the primary focus, combined with doctors that guide folks towards a
designing specially-designed treatments to help better lifestyle. Visiting the spa at a retreat or
people rejuvenate and heal. Adding key thrusts resort play a significant role here, both mentally
are luxury spas that offer multi-dimensional and physically. They provide a calming
wellness-themed programmes to heal, de-stress, environment to de-stress and promote relaxation
pamper and set the tone for a rejuvenated return and various treatments on offer can actually
to daily life. target areas specifically that need more healing.”
Talking about the growing slant towards Listing 10 top spas in the country and what
wellness, Vinitaa Rawat, founder of Amazing makes each one so popular…

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