Section
Wellbeing & Longevity
Wellbeing, longevity and healing in travel: the retreats, traditions and places that claim to leave guests healthier, and whether the place itself is healthier for it.
Case study
Dharana at Shillim: longevity, and the health of a valley
A medically guided retreat in the Western Ghats sells healthspan inside an estate its owners have spent three decades protecting and replanting. The pairing is persuasive; most of the evidence for both halves is still the retreat's own.
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Longevity is being sold as the next frontier of luxury hospitality. The chair of the Wellness Tourism Association urges hotels to pause: a short stay can do little for a lifelong journey, and healthcare runs on a different logic.
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