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Following its 20th anniversary year, Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary enters its third decade with a renewed focus on innovation, longevity, and integrative wellbeing. Set on the southern coast of Koh Samui, the sanctuary’s natural landscape of granite boulders, lush jungle canopies, and sweeping sea views forms an essential part of the Kamalaya experience, allowing guests to fully immerse in the restorative rhythm of the surroundings. Together, place and practice underpin Kamalaya’s long-standing approach, which brings ancient Eastern healing traditions into dialogue with contemporary Western medical research. Kamalaya’s personalised wellness programmes are guided by a multidisciplinary team of experts, including naturopaths, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, yoga teachers,...

Layan LIFE by Anantara, the brand’s flagship wellness retreat nestled within the luxurious Anantara Layan Phuket Resort, has introduced a new collection of women-focused retreats designed to support, celebrate and empower women across all chapters of life from tech-overloaded teens and women navigating the hormonal fluctuations of midlife, to those entering their wiser years who want to stay strong, mobile and well. Each programme combines advanced diagnostics, nutrition, movement and therapeutic treatments with Thailand’s time-honoured healing traditions, creating a personalised experience rooted in evidence, empathy and balance. The launch comes at a time when multi-generational and purpose-driven travel continue to rise. More women are choosing to travel together as mothers an...

Located off Malaysia’s west coast, Pangkor Laut Resort occupies its own private island, where ancient rainforest meets pristine beaches and time seems to slow almost instinctively. Accessible only by boat, the journey to the resort feels like a deliberate step away from the everyday, an arrival into a world shaped by nature, heritage, and quiet sophistication. Spread across forested hillsides and a shimmering coastline, the resort is home to 140 villas and suites, each carefully positioned to ensure privacy and a deep connection to the surrounding environment. Hill Villas are nestled within dense tropical greenery, offering elevated views and a sense of seclusion, while Sea Villas hover gracefully above the water, allowing guests to fall asleep to the sound of waves below. Throughout th...

In the heart of Beijing, Guerlain unveils its first flagship Spa in Mainland China at The PuXuan Hotel and Spa, an intimate sanctuary where beauty, wellness, and art converge. Since 1939, when the House founded the world’s first beauty institute on the Champs-Élysées, Guerlain has transformed self-care into an art form. This opening marks not only a significant milestone for the brand in China, but also a refined cultural dialogue, where Guerlain’s French heritage meets the enduring spirit of the East. Healing Through Art, Art That Heals Located at No.1 Wangfujing Street, Beijing, adjacent to the Forbidden City and in the same landmark building as Guardian Art Center, The PuXuan Hotel and Spa is part of Asia’s first one-stop art exchange complex, integrating art fairs & exhib...

TIA Wellness Resort introduces a new wellness ritual that takes guests on a dreamlike journey with a weightless therapy that moves beyond healing touch to engage the senses of sound and sight. The first of its kind in Vietnam and unlike anything else on offer, Aerial Flow Therapy, takes place in a purpose-built sanctuary where guests are gently suspended in a spacious, cocoon-like hammock.  While floating mid-air the therapist guides the guest through gentle swaying, assisted stretching and soothing touch to help decompress the spine and provide joint relief, allowing energy in the body to flow more freely.  Guests are fully immersed in a 3D lightscape of shifting colors and shapes, creating depth and movement that evoke a deeply calming, dreamlike atmosphere. The multisens...

Recently awarded Two Keys in the MICHELIN Guide’s 2025 appraisal of hotels in Thailand, the luxurious beachfront resort of Banyan Tree Samui is taking relaxation to a new level. The beachfront resort has unveiled upgraded spa and wellbeing services, promising guests a more personalized and rejuvenating experience from the moment they arrive until they leave the spa fully refreshed and rejuvenated. Following consultation for treatment, the spa will blend a bespoke massage oil with ingredients that relate directly to the guest’s requests and condition, a protocol that’s rarely observed elsewhere. The guest’s personalized massage oil includes the likes of lavender, geranium, thyme, sandalwood, rose, cedar and bergamot. The healing properties within these delicate concoctions are b...