Wellness tourism is a subset of medical tourism, yet it has made its own name in the business and in the market. Today, availability of alternative treatment and healing methods are attracting people across the world to get countless benefits of wellness tourism.Wellness tourism market is growing continuously and holds a huge market share. The entire tourism industry is pegged at around $3.2 trillion, and out of that wellness, and tourism markets hold more than 15 percent share. According to a report, wellness tourists spend 65 percent more than normal tourists on their traveling, lodging, and recreational activities. This amount is expected to rise further in the next few years.Now a days, destinations like India, Thailand, Europe, Asia-pacific, Middle east and Africa offer quality wellness care and programs to their guests. People prefer wellness tourism in order to enhance their health and beauty with the help of traditional healing therapies and spas. Already, a number of hotel brands and airlines are collaborating with wellness tourism and offering affordable packages to people. Healthy rooms, better meals, well-equipped fitness centers, and even yoga classes are the strengths of wellness tourism, which makes people attracted towards the industry.In the near future, wellness tourism will become a major player, and like medical tourism, will offer quality healthcare, spas, employment, and other important things. Growth in this sector will lead to employment and growth opportunities to destinations that offer wellness tourism. Currently, there are more than 50 countries offering wellness tourism and most countries are trying to improve their tourism and health care facilities in order to make their country a wellness tourism destination.Wellness Tourism is a growing market and it is also contributing a lot in the growth of tourism industry. Industry executives are trying their level best and making effective promotional and advertisement strategies to make people aware about multiple benefits of wellness tourism. The future of this sector is very bright as it is booming in a pace and this will make wellness tourism sector as a great business. After few years, we might see several top hotels offer wellness tourism packages and it will become a unique way for people to spend their vacations.
