Keep up to date with the latest news, events and articles from the Wellness Tourism Association.

Wellness Tourism Association Recognizes Its First Wellness Destination
Back in July of 2019, the Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) unveiled a nine-point list of assets and attributes that geographic regions of the world should possess before being marketed as Wellness Destinations.
Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Leading Light Award
We are now accepting nominations for the 2024 WTA Leading Light Award created to honor an individual who, or a company / organization that, has successfully launched
Wellness Webinars Wednesdays
Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month for our Wellness Webinars featuring a WTA Member
2023 WTA Leading Light Award Goes to Rose Jordan
The Leading Light Award was presented to Ms. Rose Jordan (on right) by WTA Board Chair Molly Anderson, Vice President, Sales, Canyon Ranch.
Alba Wellness Valley by Fusion and World Wellness Weekend
Mr. Jean-Guy de Gabriac invited Mr. Hylton Lipkin (General Manager of Alba Wellness Valley by Fusion at that time) to become a WWW Country Ambassador for Vietnam, and myself as Coordinator back in 2020.
What is a Wellness Destination?
The Wellness Tourism Association defines a Wellness Destination as "A geographical area that fosters and promotes wellness as an integral part of life within the community and economics of the region."

Events & Education

Keep up to date with the latest upcoming wellness tourism industry events and education.

The Foreseeable Future of Medical Wellness
The future of medical wellness and how wellness tourism will benefit from the paradigm shift. Dr. Ron Kapp offers insight.
Webinar: How to Build a Digital Marketing Strategy
Bibi Mukherjee, founder of WTA Partner Curve Trends will be hosting this webinar on Thursday, April 13th at 10 a.m. ET. The hour-long webinar will cover how to build a marketing strategy for businesses of all sizes.
International Wellness Tourism Conference 2022
Photos and comments from the 2nd Annual International Wellness Tourism Conference held November 29th and 30th, 2022 in the Dominican Republic.
SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF RESPONS(USTAIN)ABILITY
Over the past eighteen months, much has been written about the impact of the pandemic on tourism and reflecting on the issues of over-tourism that
SEO Travel & WTA Digital Marketing E-Book
The team at SEO Travel, a WTA Partner, has worked with us to create the first Digital Marketing E-Book: Top marketing challenges for businesses and
Take the Wellness Travel Specialist Course
The WTA has partnered with The Travel Institute (TTI) to create the Wellness Travel Specialist Course! To enable agents to meet the demands of the growing...

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