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  • Wehome Launches “K-POP Stay 2026” for BTS Comeback Tour
    Wehome (CEO Sangu Jo), Korea’s leading home-sharing platform, announced the official launch of “K-POP Stay 2026 (Seoul·Goyang·Busan)”, a special home-sharing campaign for global fans in celebration of BTS’s 5th studio album “ARIRANG” and their upcoming comeback performances. K-POP Stay 2026 connects overseas K-POP fans with local Korean citizen hosts, allowing them to stay in Korean homes and experience cultural exchange firsthand. In alignment with the large-scale concert schedule: · March 21 in Gwanghwamun, Seoul · April 9-12 at Goyang Sports Complex Stadium · June 12-13 in Busan Wehome will provide customized accommodations in each host city. Through this initiative, Wehome aims to address recurring issues of accommodation shortages and price surges during major concerts, while establishing a new travel and lodging culture called “K-POP Stay,” where fans and local communities are meaningfully connected. Hosts may participate either as: · Volunteer Hosts (ARMY members offering rooms without accommodation fees, receiving only actual expense reimbursement, such as cleaning costs), or · Paid Hosts operating legally under Korea’s home-sharing system. All newly registered listings undergo strict screening by Wehome managers to verify safety, cleanliness, and legal compliance. For paid hosts, Wehome utilizes its government-approved Regulatory Sandbox Demonstration Program, which allows legal home-sharing operations under official authorization. To protect international visitors, accommodation fees will be capped at no more than twice the average market rate for the same period in 2025, ensuring fair pricing and preventing excessive markups. The first round of host recruitment will begin in Seoul (Gwanghwamun, Jongno, Mapo, Gangnam, and surrounding areas) from February 13 to February 28, targeting 200 citizen hosts with available spare rooms. Hosts who wish to operate paid accommodations will receive expedited support for legal registration under Wehome’s regulatory sandbox program to minimize legal risks. Recruitment for Goyang (April concerts) and Busan (June concerts) will open sequentially in accordance with each concert schedule. Global guest applications for the March Seoul concert will be accepted from March 1 to March 5. Selected guests (after fan verification) will receive exclusive benefits including: · VIP airport van service (for groups of up to 10) · Welcome kits featuring K-Beauty amenities and Korean-language merchandise · Luggage storage service (Wehome Keep) Abraham Shim, Co-CEO of Wehome, stated, “K-POP Stay 2026 is a privately led cultural exchange campaign that safely supports the massive global movement of K-POP fandom from Seoul to Goyang and Busan. We hope international fans can experience both Korea’s K-POP landmarks and everyday Korean life through stays in citizen hosts’ homes.”
    • In English
    • Korea Today
    2026-02-13
  • Global Wellness Summit Releases Top 10 Wellness Trends for 2026
    The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has released its annual Future of Wellness report, a 150-page forecast widely regarded as the longest-running and most comprehensive outlook on the ideas set to transform the global health and wellness industry in the year ahead. According to GWS, the wellness market has undergone more disruption in the past few years than in the previous two decades combined. The industry has been rapidly reshaped by high-tech, medicalized, and hyper-optimizing approaches—from the boom in longevity clinics to the explosion of diagnostics and wearable health devices. At the same time, a powerful countercurrent has emerged: a growing desire for low-tech, deeply human, social, and emotionally grounded forms of wellness. These polarities now define the wellness market—and form the foundation of the 2026 trends report. “In 2026, we’ll see a backlash against over-optimization and the bold return of pleasure and joy; women finally getting their own lanes in longevity and sports; longevity expanding into real estate and beauty; and wellness tackling major crises such as disaster preparedness, microplastics, and nervous system exhaustion,” GWS noted. Four Defining Themes for 2026 1) An Over-Optimization Backlash: The Return of the Human After years of data-driven self-tracking, many consumers are experiencing fatigue from the pressure to constantly measure and perfect their health. Sleep scores, glucose graphs, aging biomarkers, and performance metrics have turned wellbeing into a relentless project of self-surveillance. In response, wellness is shifting toward experiences that prioritize emotion, sensation, connection, and joy over metrics. Rituals, catharsis, and self-expression are gaining ground over clinical performance tracking. This shift is visible in trends such as “The Festivalization of Wellness,” where music, dance, and collective emotional release define new wellness gatherings, and “Fragrance Layering,” where scent becomes a creative, cultural, and deeply personal language rather than a status symbol. 2) The Year of Women Long-standing gender inequities in major wellness markets are beginning to correct—especially in longevity and sports. The longevity industry has largely been built around male biology. However, research increasingly shows that women age differently, with ovarian health playing a central role in systemic aging. As a result, longevity science and wellness services are pivoting toward women’s healthspan, requiring diagnostics and interventions tailored to each life stage. Meanwhile, women’s sports are experiencing a long-awaited tipping point. New leagues, surging female fandom, and the rise of female athletes as cultural and commercial powerhouses are transforming the sports economy. Globally, more women are shifting from solitary fitness routines toward empowering, community-based sports participation. 3) Longevity Expands in New Directions Longevity is moving beyond clinics and resorts into everyday life. A new category of “longevity residences” is emerging within wellness real estate, integrating preventive medicine, advanced diagnostics, AI-enabled health tracking, and biohacking directly into residential environments. In beauty, the concept of “skin longevity” is replacing traditional anti-aging narratives. Innovations in regenerative science, biotech, AI-driven diagnostics, and advanced active ingredients are reframing skincare as a long-term strategy to maintain the skin’s function and overall health—positioning skin as both the body’s largest organ and a key indicator of systemic wellbeing. 4) Wellness Tackles Major Environmental and Human Crises As climate disasters, environmental pollution, and chronic stress become everyday realities, crisis response is becoming a new pillar of wellness. The trend “Ready Is the New Well” reframes disaster preparedness as a form of preventive health, where having an emergency plan becomes as essential as having a fitness routine. At the same time, microplastics—now detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, and even the brain—are emerging as a critical human health issue, pushing both public health and the wellness industry from awareness toward action. Additionally, neurowellness is rising as a major frontier. With modern digital life keeping nervous systems in a constant state of low-grade fight-or-flight, regulating the nervous system is becoming central to health. Solutions range from consumer neurotechnology and vagus nerve stimulation devices to somatic practices, breathwork, and touch therapies. The Top 10 Wellness Trends for 2026 According to GWS, the ten trends set to shape the global wellness landscape in 2026 are: 1. Women Get Their Own Lane in Longevity The longevity industry has long operated on a male-centric model, with research, diagnostics, and treatment protocols largely extrapolated from male biology. That paradigm is now shifting. Mounting scientific evidence shows that women age differently, with ovarian health functioning as a central regulator of systemic aging. The decline of ovarian function—particularly during menopause—has been linked to accelerated risks for conditions such as osteoporosis, dementia, immune disorders, and cardiovascular disease. In response, the next frontier in longevity science focuses on women’s healthspan, not just lifespan. Research into slowing ovarian aging—from stem cell therapies to interventions targeting ovarian fibrosis—is gaining momentum. The wellness industry is evolving accordingly, moving beyond menopause symptom management toward life-stage–specific longevity strategies. This includes ovarian reserve testing as a routine health metric, renewed interest in hormone replacement therapy as a longevity tool, and strength training reframed as essential—not optional—for women’s long-term vitality. Wellness resorts, longevity clinics, digital health platforms, and fitness brands are all adapting services to address women’s biological realities more precisely. 2. The Over-Optimization Backlash Health has never been more measurable—yet it has rarely felt so psychologically demanding. From sleep scores and glucose monitors to aging clocks and recovery metrics, self-tracking tools have turned wellness into a constant performance evaluation. While these technologies offer valuable insight, therapists and clinicians increasingly warn of “data fatigue,” anxiety, and decision paralysis caused by the pressure to continuously optimize. The over-optimization backlash represents a cultural pivot away from relentless self-surveillance and toward nervous-system safety, emotional wellbeing, and pleasure. Wellness spaces are emphasizing rituals over results and experience over metrics. Social saunas, low-stimulation retreats, pleasure-forward nutrition, and somatic release classes are expanding globally. Even major athletic brands are shifting marketing language from performance and intensity toward softness, presence, and joy. Technology itself is adapting, with a rise in “quiet tech” that regulates the body in the background without constant dashboards or alerts. 3. The Rise of Neurowellness Neurowellness is moving from niche to mainstream as consumers recognize that many chronic health issues stem from nervous system dysregulation, not lack of discipline. Persistent stress keeps the body in a low-grade fight-or-flight state, contributing to poor sleep, inflammation, hormone disruption, anxiety, and burnout. Sleep tracking first exposed this issue at scale, but solutions are now expanding. “Hard-care” neurowellness includes consumer neurotechnology such as vagus nerve stimulation devices, EEG-guided sleep systems, and at-home neuromodulation tools. Clinical neurofeedback platforms are also becoming more accessible. At the same time, “soft-care” modalities—breathwork, touch therapy, yoga, Feldenkrais, and somatic practices—are increasingly recognized as evidence-based nervous system interventions. As brain–body research advances, neurowellness is spreading into mental healthcare, hospitality, fitness studios, and real estate, making nervous system regulation an integrated feature of everyday environments. 4. Fragrance Layering Fragrance is evolving from a luxury accessory into a form of personal expression and emotional regulation. Fragrance layering—the practice of combining multiple scents to create a unique signature—is reviving ancient scent traditions while embracing modern identity culture. Driven largely by Gen Z and Millennials, layering is flourishing on social platforms and in niche fragrance communities. Consumers are building “fragrance wardrobes,” experimenting with mood-shifting scent combinations, and attending layering workshops. The trend extends beyond the body into environments, where evolving scent profiles are used to influence mood and ritual. Smart fragrance technology and AI tools are enabling dynamic scent changes throughout the day, transforming fragrance into an interactive, personalized wellness tool rather than a static product. 5. Ready Is the New Well As climate disasters and extreme weather events become more frequent, preparedness is emerging as a new dimension of preventative wellness. “Ready Is the New Well” reframes emergency readiness as part of holistic resilience—where mental health, physical strength, and community interdependence converge. Wellness businesses are beginning to incorporate preparedness into their offerings. Fitness centers may double as emergency shelters, retreats may include resilience training, and demand is growing for disaster-resilient architecture. The wellness industry is also positioned to support the psychological impact of crisis—helping people manage chronic fear while also processing trauma from events already experienced. Practical readiness, once seen as survivalist or fringe, is entering the mainstream wellness conversation. 6. Skin Longevity Redefines Beauty The beauty industry is shifting from anti-aging to skin longevity, a science-driven approach focused on maintaining the skin’s function and resilience over time. Skin is increasingly understood as both the body’s largest organ and a visible indicator of systemic health. This movement is fueled by biotech innovation, AI-powered skin diagnostics, and new regenerative ingredients that target cellular repair and long-term tissue health. Rather than reversing visible signs of age, the goal is to extend the skin’s optimal performance across decades. The concept is expanding to include scalp and hair longevity, emphasizing follicle health and regenerative therapies. This reframing aligns beauty more closely with preventative healthcare and longevity science. 7. The Festivalization of Wellness Wellness is becoming more social, expressive, and immersive through large-scale, festival-like gatherings. These events respond to widespread loneliness, digital fatigue, and economic stress by offering collective joy, emotional release, and shared identity. Wellness raves, sober dance events, multi-day retreats, and hybrid music-wellness festivals are growing worldwide. Movement, sauna rituals, creative workshops, and somatic practices are woven into communal experiences that prioritize participation over perfection. Luxury resorts and major festival brands alike are incorporating wellness programming, while grassroots events transform dance floors into spaces for catharsis and connection. The result is a cultural shift where wellness becomes a shared, emotionally rich experience rather than a solitary pursuit. 8. Women and Sports: The Revolution Continues Women’s sports are experiencing a structural transformation, not just a moment of visibility. New professional leagues are launching, media coverage is expanding, and global audiences for women’s competitions are reaching record levels. Female athletes are also becoming influential entrepreneurs and cultural leaders, building brands in fashion, beauty, and wellness. At the grassroots level, more women are joining leagues, strength training, and choosing performance over aesthetics. Women-only gyms and sports communities are expanding worldwide. This movement is reshaping not just athletics but broader definitions of strength, leadership, and representation across the wellness economy. 9. Tackling Microplastics as a Human Health Issue Microplastics have moved from an environmental concern to a direct human health issue. These particles are now being detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, and brain tissue. Exposure occurs through food, water, air, clothing fibers, and consumer products. Early research links microplastics to inflammation, endocrine disruption, cardiovascular risks, and potential neurological effects. As evidence grows, the wellness and medical sectors are beginning to address the issue more actively. Innovations include plastic-free consumer goods, filtration systems, and clinical approaches aimed at reducing body burden. Microplastic exposure may soon become a routinely monitored health marker, influencing design decisions across architecture, fashion, food systems, and healthcare. 10. Longevity Residences Longevity is entering the built environment through a new category of wellness real estate: longevity residences. These homes and communities are designed to actively support long-term health through integrated medical and technological systems. Features may include on-site diagnostics, AI-driven health monitoring, circadian lighting, air and water optimization, and access to preventive medicine and concierge healthcare. Unlike traditional wellness real estate, which focuses on amenities, longevity residences aim to remove friction from healthy living and embed health optimization into daily life. As populations age and investment in longevity science grows, the home itself is becoming a central platform for extending healthspan. The Future of Wellness report is the only trends forecast based on insights from hundreds of global health and wellness experts who gather annually at the Global Wellness Summit. Each trend includes detailed sub-trends, scientific context, and examples of companies pioneering these emerging directions. The full 2026 Future of Wellness Trends report is available on the official Global Wellness Summit website.
    • In English
    • Global News
    2026-01-28
  • Global Wellness Economy Reaches Record $6.8 Trillion, Set to Hit $9.8 Trillion by 2029
    The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) announced on the 19th the release of its Global Wellness Economy Monitor 2025, the industry’s only comprehensive research report covering the global wellness market and its 11 major sectors. According to the new data, the wellness economy continues its strong and accelerating trajectory, reaching an all-time high of $6.8 trillion in 2024, a 7.9% increase from the previous year and nearly double the size recorded in 2013. GWI confirmed that the global market has fully moved beyond the “pandemic recovery” stage, as all 11 wellness sectors have now surpassed their 2019 levels—many by significant margins. Among them, wellness real estate and mental wellness have been the fastest-growing categories over the past five years, expanding at annual rates of 19.5% and 12.4%, respectively. One exception is workplace wellness, which recorded a 1.5% decline from 2023 to 2024. Still, the broader regional markets have shown marked vitality, with North America (7.9%), the Middle East-North Africa (7.2%), and Europe (6.3%) posting notable annual growth. Wellness, A Massive Economic Force: The scale of the global wellness economy has now surpassed several other mega-industries. At $6.8 trillion, wellness is larger than sports ($2.7T), tourism ($5T), the green economy ($5.1T), and information technology ($5.3T). It is nearly four times the size of the pharmaceutical sector ($1.8T) and represents 60% of total global health expenditures, which amount to $11.2 trillion. Wellness accounted for 6.1% of global GDP in 2024, up from 5.7% in 2019, and is projected to rise to 7.1% by 2029. GWI forecasts that wellness spending will continue to accelerate at 7.6% annually through 2029, pushing the market to $9.8 trillion. The strongest projected performers include wellness real estate (15.8%), traditional and complementary medicine (10.8%), mental wellness (10.1%), and thermal/mineral springs (10%). “Now that the wellness economy has fully recovered from the pandemic, we can see how unstoppable it is as a consumer trend, and also how much the future growth has been accelerated by our pandemic experiences,” said Katherine Johnston, GWI senior research fellow. “There’s been a sea change in consumer mindsets, with prevention, mental health, social connection, the impacts of our living environments, and nature becoming dramatically more important all over the world. These shifts are fueling growth across all wellness sectors––from wellness real estate and mental wellness to hot springs and social bathing to more sophisticated preventative medical-wellness solutions.” The 140-page report presents detailed market data, sector-level analyses, and projections for all 11 wellness categories, along with regional trends and the top 20 national markets. A new chapter for 2025 explores key forces shaping the future of wellness and why some segments are expanding more quickly than others. Which Wellness Markets Will Grow Fastest? Among recent trends, wellness real estate remains the standout performer, doubling in size over the past five years. Mental wellness continues to surge, driven by increasing levels of stress worldwide and heightened prioritization of psychological wellbeing among younger demographics. The U.S. leads the mental wellness market at $125 billion, far outpacing China in second place at $16 billion. Sub-markets with especially strong growth over the past five years include cannabis products (26%), meditation and mindfulness (18.9%), and sleep-related products and services (12.6%). Four significant categories—personal care and beauty; healthy eating, nutrition and weight loss; physical activity; and traditional and complementary medicine—maintained stable annual growth of around 5% from 2019 to 2024. Meanwhile, tourism-related sectors experienced a strong rebound between 2023 and 2024: wellness tourism grew 13.8%, spas 14.6%, and thermal/mineral springs 11.1%, placing them among the year’s strongest performers. Per capita wellness spending varies widely by region, with North America at $6,029 and Europe at $1,876, while Latin America-Caribbean ($607), Asia ($471), and the Middle East-North Africa ($339) remain significantly lower. Looking ahead, GWI projects that by 2029, six wellness sectors will exceed $1 trillion in market size: personal care and beauty; healthy eating, nutrition and weight loss; physical activity; wellness tourism; wellness real estate; and traditional and complementary medicine. Thermal and mineral springs are also expected to be a standout performer, bolstered by a global surge in social bathing culture and significant investments in springs-based destinations.
    • In English
    • Global News
    2025-11-20
  • Asia Spa Experts Gather in Jeju for the 2025 Asia Spa Industry Union Summit
    The 2025 Asia Spa Industry Union Summit (ASIUS 2025) was successfully held on November 10 at Hotel Sirius in Jeju, bringing together spa experts from five Asian countries. Co-hosted by the Korea Spa Wellness Society (KorSpa) and the Healthcare & Spa Industry Promotion Agency (HESPA), the summit welcomed more than 60 delegates and industry leaders from Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, and Malaysia. The event featured national spa industry trend presentations and academic research reports from scholars of the Korean Academy of Hot Spring. Mr. Hideo Yoshida, President of the Japan Spa & Sauna Association, shared Japan’s initiatives to revitalize its sauna industry through Aufguss competitions, manga-based promotional strategies, and specialized training programs. The Chinese delegation highlighted the continued growth of China’s spa industry driven by rising demand for health and relaxation, noting particularly strong development in Hainan Province and Shenyang in Liaoning. Representing Korea, Dr. Woo Jong Min of HESPA presented the development of the “Good Spa” certification system aimed at enhancing standardization and service quality. The summit also included an awards segment recognizing outstanding contributions to the Asian spa sector. Korea’s K-WAVE Co., Ltd. received top honors as both the “Medical Spa Medical Beauty Marketing & Service Best Management Agency” and the “Medical Spa Anti-aging Marketing & Service Best Management Agency,” while PREO, one of Korea’s leading faucet and spa equipment brands, was named Best Brand in the equipment category. In addition, Jeju-based cosmetic brands—including THE PURE LOTUS, DAILISH, MAROHAN, JEJU INDI, THE WOO COMPANY, and 6-DROPS—were showcased and drew substantial interest from international attendees. The next summit will be hosted by the Chinese association, with Shenyang, China emerging as the leading candidate for March 2026. Paul Ha-young Song, President of KorSpa, stated that spa services across Asia are evolving in diverse and innovative ways amid growing wellness demand, emphasizing the importance of strengthening cross-border information and human exchange to support shared and sustainable development across the Asian spa and wellness industry. KorSpa President Paul H. Song (left) and JSSA President Hideo Yoshiada (middle) hand over the Union flag to Mr. Zhang Jinzhong (right), President of China Spa Association, the next host of the summit.
    • In English
    • Global News
    2025-11-13
  • TOURISE Announces USD 113BN in Portfolio Investments to Accelerate the Future of Tourism
    TOURISE, the bold global platform shaping a new horizon for tourism, has announced that it has catalyzed investment portfolios totaling USD 113BN at the inaugural TOURISE Summit in Riyadh. The milestone reflects TOURISE’s mission to unlock high‑value deal flow by convening public and private sector leaders across tourism, technology, investment, and sustainability to set a shared roadmap for the next 50 years of global tourism. The announced portfolio investments span the full breadth of the visitor economy: luxury retail, next‑generation hotel accommodation, large‑scale integrated, experience‑led developments, wellness, destination and lifestyle offerings, talent development, and AI‑powered platforms. Collectively, these commitments set a new standard for what’s possible, and what’s required, to meet future tourism needs and redesign the traveler journey.Just some of the international and local companies who announced their portfolios as part of the USD 113BN include: Melia Hotels, BWH Hotels, GOCO Hospitality, Cenomi, Radisson, Earth Hotels, Delonix & Ocean Link, AlFozan Holding, Al Kathiri Holding, Alothaim, and Knowledge Economic City.By combining hard infrastructure with human capital, and fusing data, design, and hospitality, these investments will unlock new value across the tourism ecosystem, create new job opportunities, and deliver unforgettable, purpose‑driven experiences at scale. Above all, many were Saudi focused, cementing the Kingdom’s international competitiveness and desirability as a leading global travel destination, where culture, innovation, and world‑class service come together, and signal to partners and investors that this is where the next era of tourism growth is to be built.Investment ushers in the next chapter of the global tourism economyHis Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of TOURISE, commented “TOURISE has been the catalyst that brings investors, policymakers, and innovators to the same table, turning vision into bankable partnerships and high‑impact deals. Together, we’re redefining the entire traveler economy—powered by AI, built on destination and experience excellence, and designed so growth and opportunity extend across the ecosystem.”Today’s announcement advances TOURISE’s founding purpose: to unite decision‑makers and disruptors across the public and private spheres to accelerate transformative partnerships and convert ambition into action through high‑impact dealmaking. With the announcement of such unprecedented levels in the tourism ecosystem, it highlights how TOURISE brings the right people together at the right time to drive outcomes that will reshape how the world travels, connects, and grows.
    • In English
    • Global News
    2025-11-13
  • Oslo to Host the 19th International Sauna Congress in 2026
    The Norwegian Sauna Association (Norges Badstulaug) has announced that the 19th International Sauna Congress (ISC 2026) will take place in Oslo from September 24–26, 2026, bringing together more than 500 sauna experts, enthusiasts, and industry leaders from around the world. Hosted at SALT Art & Music and The Well Spa & Hotel, the largest spa facility in the Nordics, ISC 2026 will explore the evolving role of saunas in modern life through three main themes: Sauna & Health, Global Sauna Culture, and Architecture, Technology & Sustainability. “ISC26 will bring the global sauna community together like never before,” said Lasse Eriksen, President of the Norwegian Sauna Association. “It’s the most important meeting place for anyone seeking to stay updated on the new frontiers of sauna research and knowledge.” Eriksen added, “Hosting the congress in Oslo gives us the opportunity to showcase not only what has been achieved, but what is possible — from design and sustainability to the many ways sauna nurtures community, health, and well-being. This will be a truly unique meeting of tradition and innovation.” Mr. Lasse Eriksen, President of the Norwegian Sauna Association Venues and Highlights The congress will open at Oslo City Hall, the same historic venue where the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place each year, featuring cultural performances and an introduction to Norway’s vibrant sauna boom. Main sessions will be held at SALT Art & Music, a waterfront “sauna village” and cultural landmark, and The Well Spa & Hotel, which also serves as the main sponsor of the event. The three-day program will include talks, expert panels, networking sessions, and immersive sauna experiences—both in urban environments and in nature—celebrating the diversity of sauna traditions across the world. For details, visit: www.saunacongress2026.org The Rise of Norway’s Badstue Culture In recent years, Norway has experienced a dramatic expansion of its public badstue scene — the original Norwegian word for sauna — with new floating saunas on the fjords, forest retreats, urban sauna villages, and architecturally ambitious designs emphasizing sustainability and community engagement. “The growth of Norway’s progressive, nature-based, and urban badstue culture has been nothing short of spectacular,” said Eriksen. “We’ve seen saunas rise from the edges of fjords to the heart of city waterfronts — projects built by communities, architects, and operators who share a vision that sauna belongs to everyone, and that it can beautifully reflect nature, culture, and modern life in harmony.”
    • In English
    • Global News
    2025-10-29

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    Seoul Subway Introduces Real-time Interpretation System
    A real-time interpretation system capable of interpreting 13 languages using AI technology has been installed at the Customer Support Center of Myeong-dong Station (Seoul Subway Line 4). The system works by connecting a mic to a see-through touch screen that displays the words spoken and translates them depending on which language the tourist selects. After the tourist asks a question in their own language, their question is translated into Korean and appears on the monitor for the Korean station worker to see and respond to. Now travelers can quickly and easily get answers to all their subway questions, including finding subway routes, the fastest transfer points, and anything else about the subway station. The touch-screen can also be used to look up information on T-locker and T-luggage, storage systems in place for travelers. The system is available in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, and Russian (13 languages total). While the system is currently in the testing stage, more machines are planned to be installed at major subway stations, including Seoul Station, Itaewon Station, Gimpo Airport Station, Gwanghwamun Station, and Hongik Univ. Station.
    • In English
    • Korea Today
    2024-03-02
  • The Global Wellness Institute Spotlights South Korea’s $113 Billion Wellness Economy
    The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the leading nonprofit dedicated to research and education in the global wellness industry, has announced the addition of South Korea to its growing Geography of Wellness platform, through a partnership with Therme Group. A global organization committed to fostering inclusive urban wellbeing, Therme recently announced the location for its first Asia Pacific project as part of the Golden Harbor development in South Korea’s Incheon City. “GWI’s Geography of Wellness platform offers a detailed map of the wellness landscape, delineating the economic contributions of wellness-oriented businesses and activities specific to each nation,” said Susie Ellis, GWI chair and CEO. “South Korea, the world’s ninth largest wellness market, has demonstrated both growth and resilience, scaling from a pre-pandemic $99.6 billion in 2019, to a 5% dip in 2020 ($94.4 billion), to a valuation of $113 billion in 2022.” South Korea is not only thriving in its overall wellness economy but is also leading the charge in several specific categories, including ranking #6 globally in both physical activity and traditional & complementary medicine. The nation also secures the #8 spot worldwide in public health, prevention & personalized medicine, as well as workplace wellness—despite a slight dip in spending over the previous year in the latter sector— asserting its continued dedication to evolving workplace culture and public health initiatives. GWI assesses 11 key sectors within the wellness economies of 218 countries worldwide. South Korea has had notable valuation increases in virtually all sectors for 2022 (a new dedicated Global Wellness Economy: South Korea report is available for download.) South Korea Wellness Sector Annual Growth 2020-2022 with 2022 ValuationPhysical Activity: +11%, $29.68B Personal Care & Beauty: +3.5%, $24.87B Healthy Eating, Nutrition & Weight Loss: -0.5%, $13.49B Traditional & Complementary Medicine: +2.7%, $13.46B Public Health, Prevention & Personalized Medicine: +44.6%, $13.40B Wellness Real Estate: +16.5%, $8.37B Wellness Tourism: +11.3%, $5.43B Mental Wellness: +7.2%, valued at $2.86B Spas: +16.2%, valued at $1.55B Workplace Wellness: -3.6, $1.15B Thermal/Mineral Springs: +13.3%, $0.58B Living Well in South Korea Wellness in South Korea is a blend of centuries-old traditions and modern science and technology, in an environment rich in natural resources. Korean cuisine—with its vast variety of kimchi (fermented vegetables), banchan (side dishes), fresh seafood and vegan options—has already taken the world by storm. Wellness practices such as sauna and hot springs bathing, meditation, martial arts (taekwondo and taekgyeon), herbal and medicinal teas, acupuncture and moxibustion (a technique of burning herbal moxa cones to warm acupuncture points) are widely adopted for health maintenance and healing. Living well in South Korea today also means adopting modern fitness routines, accessing digital wellness tools, practicing skincare rituals, and accessing diverse cosmetic and beauty options popularly known across the world as K-beauty. Key Wellness Experiences in South Korea With its vast mountain ranges and surrounded by seas on three sides, South Korea offers a phenomenal natural setting for all types of wellness activities and holidays, from hot springs bathing, to hiking, to water sports; from mountain and seaside resorts to meditation retreats and temple stays. One can sample mountain herbs, temple cuisine, and traditional Korean dishes that can help promote blood circulation and warmth in cold weather. Its metropolises offer wellness amenities from spa and beauty to fitness, to traditional and complementary medicine. Visitors may want to try a mindful tea ceremony, or immerse in Korean bathing traditions at natural hot springs as well as communal baths and saunas, a social and family-friendly experience. Therme Group’s collaboration with GWI is pivotal in showcasing South Korea on the global stage. Stelian Iacob, senior vice president of Therme Group, remarked: “South Korea has rich and varied wellbeing traditions and a high-growth wellness economy. We are committed to enhancing the wellbeing of South Korea’s residents and visitors, and this research provides vital data for the industry. The research shows that people are rediscovering the health benefits of thermal bathing and wellness therapies, and we look forward to working with local partners to bring our unique wellbeing resort experience to the region.” To learn more about South Korea’s wellness economy, visit its dedicated Geography of Wellness page on the GWI website.
    • In English
    • Global News
    2024-02-16
  • Global Wellness Summit Releases 10 Wellness Trends for 2024
    The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has released its annual Future of Wellness report, the longest-running, most in-depth (120-page) forecast of what will make waves in wellness in the year ahead. In the 20-plus years this trends team has been analyzing the wellness space, there have been more shakeups in 2023 than in the last decade. There certainly is momentum: the global market will grow from $5.6 trillion today to $8.5 trillion by 2027—with countless surveys revealing that wellness has never been such an important priority for people as now. But what kind of wellness matters—and for whom—is undergoing serious transformation. Generational, income, and gender gaps are widening in culture, and they’re creating a wellness landscape increasingly defined by very different—even contradictory—markets and mindsets. The GWS calls these polarized wellness markets “hardcare” and “softcare.” “Hardcare” describes the new hyper-medical, high-tech, even more expensive wellness market. “Softcare” captures the new desires for a low-pressure, simpler, less expensive, less relentlessly self-optimizing wellness, where emotional and social wellbeing matter most. This trends report illustrates how there is no longer one wellness narrative or unifying trend. The future is both “harder” and “softer” care, and that polarity will only widen. Themes in the report: More “hardcare”—from longevity clinics to weight loss drugs, medicine is muscling in: The speed at which medicine is invading the wellness market is astounding. One trend explores how the quest for longevity will continue to dominate the health/wellness space, with highly-medical, high-cost longevity clinics becoming the new business genre, offering everything from advanced diagnostics to stem cell treatments. Equally astounding is how fast new weight-loss drugs have upended behavior-change-focused wellness businesses, whether dieting platforms or resorts. Our trend analyzes these drugs’ impact, how wellness businesses quickly pivoted to prescribe Big Pharma’s magic “pricks,” and how the future is the wellness market delivering a healthier, more comprehensive weight-loss approach. More “softcare”—more low-fi, ancient, social, emotional, deeply human wellness: The media has been covering how younger gens (especially women) are pushing back against this last decade of high-pressure, uber-commodified wellness, and recasting true wellness as a messier, more joyful, simpler and cheaper affair. New desires for a simpler, more profound wellness drive one of our top travel trends of the year: how a record number of revitalized pilgrimage trails worldwide are luring new generations to the most ancient, slow, communal and spiritual form of travel. And if wellness has been complicit in clichéd views of masculinity (only focused on the physical), another trend explores how wellness will finally take a more human approach to men, with a wave of retreats, small groups, and apps focused on men’s social and emotional wellbeing. Wellness will tackle serious crises, from climate threats to women’s health: With temperatures breaking records each year, one trend explores a new “climate-adaptive wellness,” a surge in solutions that can cool our homes, cities and bodies. And since solving for grossly-ignored women’s health issues is now a heartbeat of wellness, another trend explores how desperately-needed innovation in postpartum care for new moms (and dads) is ahead—from post-birth retreats to new mental health apps. New tech, new wellness categories: Several trends illustrate how wellness technology innovation is going into overdrive. One explores how our homes are becoming high-tech health hubs, with everything from medical-grade diagnostic systems, to smart furnishings that make wellbeing adjustments in real-time. Technologies such as generative AI are also fueling a new era of “wellness art.” If experiencing art has always been a passive affair, a new wave of art experiences at museums, resorts and public spaces is turning it into a deeply multisensory, immersive experience, expressly designed to boost your mental wellbeing. TEN WELLNESS TRENDS FOR 2024: Climate-Adaptive Wellness With an increasingly heat-crushed planet, bringing massive physical and mental health risks, we will see a new “climate-adaptive wellness”: a wave of innovations that can cool our bodies, homes and cities. We simply cannot keep air conditioning more of the world: it’s erasing climate change progress. Cooling approaches—from the cutting-edge to the ancient—will be the burning issue in architecture and design. We’ll see more green space, tree cover, and rooftop gardens; high-tech building materials and heat-reflective paint for roads and roofs; and heat-fighting design from historically broiling places like the Middle East. Cities are re-thinking everything, building cooling centers and public pools, with many rushing to clean up their waterways to let people do wild swimming, an incredible line of defense. Smart-tech cooling clothing will go mainstream, as will wearables that monitor the body’s heat indicators, from core temp to hydration to electrolytes. There is even a new “climate-adaptive” beauty trend rising. Our baking planet is disrupting travel, with people moving away from traditional “hotspots,” trading beaches and deserts for mountains, the Mediterranean for Scandinavia, and summer vacations for fall or spring ones, in a move towards what’s being called “cool-cations.” So much will change in the traditional wellness space, from a new focus on hot/cold therapy’s role in the body’s thermoregulation to the rise of (cooler) “night-time wellness” programming at hotels and resorts, from star-gazing to full-moon yoga. The Power of the Pilgrimage One silver lining that came out of the pandemic gloom is that people all around the world rediscovered the simple joys and health benefits that come from walking, and a purposeful connection with nature. Today, walking enthusiasts are dramatically expanding their horizons by exploring ancient pilgrimage trails, fueling a global trend as record numbers of travelers take up multi-day hikes infused with spiritual exploration and cultural heritage in countries around the world. While nearly half a million pilgrims completed the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain in 2023 (a new record), scores of modern pilgrims were also drawn to off-the-beaten-path sites in Japan, such as the Shikoku 88 and the Michinoku Coastal trails, as well as buzzy pilgrimage destinations in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India and Italy, all of which have undergone extensive restorations thanks to government efforts to promote holistic tourism. From a wellness perspective, this trend has serious legs: a pilgrimage is a metaphor for the path to enlightenment, engendering slow, meditative travel, and facilitating deeper engagement with our surroundings to foster a sense of awe. It also produces unexpected encounters with strangers that lead to a deeper perspective on the place of our “self” in a very big world. Savvy resorts are now looking to pilgrimages, offering wellness programs that incorporate journeys between sacred sites, participation in religious services such as meditating with monks or almsgiving, and providing access to ceremonies once attainable only after years of experience on the path to enlightenment. From Manning Up to Opening Up Wellness has long provided a space for women to open up, explore their emotions, and build community, but the same can’t be said for men. They’ve either been left out of the equation or, when included, the wellness offerings they’ve been served have reinforced a clichéd view of masculinity—from warrior-like fitness challenges to tough-guy biohacks. At the same time, shifting gender roles and a societal revolt against old-school masculinity have left men without a rulebook for what it means to “be a man” today. A cultural shift is underway. As the dire consequences of rising male loneliness are exposed, the wellness industry is responding with a new wave of solutions designed to help men reconnect with themselves and with one another. One example is the rise of men’s retreats like EVRYMAN and Junto, where unlearning stoicism and authentically sharing your feelings is the name of the game; another example is the new mental health apps designed specifically by and for men. In this trend, we explore how these so-called “softer” forms of wellness will serve as a much-needed catalyst for male connection. Looking further ahead, we anticipate that social and emotional wellness offerings for men will become more nuanced, more evenly distributed across all stages of life, and more global. The Rise of Postpartum Wellness Following childbirth, new parents typically find themselves in a care “desert”: all the attention is on the baby, and the medical system largely abandons them. While giving birth is a massive physical event, and new parenthood often entails serious mental health challenges, postpartum care has been grossly ignored. Change is here: a new, comprehensive postpartum wellness is now taking many directions. Cultures around the world have postpartum retreat traditions for the mom and baby (from Korea’s sanjujori to Latin America’s la cuarantena) that focus on deep rest, healthy food, baby-care education, massage and therapeutic bathing for the birthing parent. Increasingly, posh postpartum retreats are delivering precious days and weeks of postpartum recovery (at a price)—whether at Boram Postnatal Retreat in New York City or Kai Singapore. With postpartum depression rates rising globally, governments and corporations are taking action, while new apps are addressing the mental health of new parents (such as Mavida Health, offering a whole slate of therapy and counseling). More femtech startups are dedicated to postpartum care across the spectrum—from C-section recovery services to a boom in pelvic floor care products/services (so crucial to postpartum health). The wellness consumer goods market has exploded with options, from postpartum skincare to supplements, while brands are also destigmatizing sexual wellness post-birth. True postpartum wellness would mean a dramatic change in the current post-birth experience, with access to an integrated medical and wellness team that could deliver a holistic, empathetic approach to support new parents’ physical and emotional wellbeing, including education, proper nutrition, physical therapy and pain-focused therapies. The future needs to make what’s offered in the new, luxe postpartum retreats only a few can afford available to all. Longevity Has Longevity The speed at which longevity has seized the biotech, health and wellness spaces in the last year is staggering. No mere “trend,” it’s the new industry pillar, the lens to reexamine everything we do, and an entire interconnected “economy” pegged to be worth $610 billion by 2025. Driven by an aging population seeking a longer healthspan and a medical establishment still not focused on prevention, longevity is here for the long game and will only ramp up in 2024. So, we bring you two reports with different vantage points. The first, from Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD, clinical professor at UCSF School of Medicine, identifies the eight key areas of research driving the practical applications of longevity science—including personalized plans grounded in genetic, epigenetic and biomarker testing; research on senolytics (drugs that can remove senescent cells); telomere regeneration; nutrigenomics; and a new AI/GPT-driven healthcare. It provides a much-needed framework for what matters in what’s become a Wild West of longevity solutions. The second report explores the longevity boom from the perspective of the wellness industry, and how the highly-medical, high-tech (and high-priced) longevity clinic is the fastest-growing business genre, with over 1,000 clinics worldwide. Most offer advanced diagnostic testing (biomarker, genetic, hormonal, full-body MRIs, etc.), to identify issues before they become a problem, such as Fountain Life (whose heartbeat is AI-powered diagnostics) or Human Longevity Inc. (with genomics testing at its core). Others offer experimental, less-proven approaches such as stem cell treatments and plasma exchange—and the usual biohacking/recovery treatments (IV drips, cryotherapy, ozone therapy, etc.)—but now in the name of longevity. More high-end gyms (such as Saint Haven in Melbourne) are becoming full-blown longevity clinics, offering work-ups (preventative diagnostic testing, scans, etc.) along with their workouts. If wellness resorts have been more about “soul” than scans and stem cells, now a growing number are becoming highly-medical longevity destinations. Powerhouse medical-longevity players such as Spain’s SHA Wellness and Switzerland’s Clinique La Prairie are on the march, the latter planning 40 new urban “longevity hubs.” Soulful brand Six Senses is opening medical-longevity clubs (called Rosebar), with everything from epigenetic testing to stem cell therapy. More wellness resorts, like Italy’s Borgo Egnazia and Thailand’s Kamalaya Koh Samui, will embrace lo-fi longevity, offering Blue Zones retreats that get their guests connecting, cooking and moving like the people who live the longest in the world. In 2024, a further avalanche of clinics, travel destinations and tools will try to help you live longer and better. But we’ll also start asking some hard questions. About access: with uber-expensive clinics/solutions, are we entering a future where only the poor age? How can most people afford to live to 130? What is the impact of a “never die” mindset on our mental health and on the death-acceptance movement? A Wellness Check for Weight Loss Drugs The wellness industry was shaken up with the arrival of Big Pharma’s new, extremely effective GLP-1-inhibiting weight-loss drugs, the Ozempics and Mounjaros. They upended traditional behavior-change approaches to weight loss, recasting weight loss as a matter of biology rather than psychology and “willpower.” They quickly created challenges for behavior-change-focused businesses, whether dieting platforms, gyms, or wellness resorts. A big driver of the wellness market has always been weight loss, once more explicitly, and now more tacitly, as it became a dirty word after hard-fought body positivity gains. The new “magic pricks” quickly ripped open the weight loss Pandora’s box, and their impact on the world and wellness world will only become more intense in 2024. The number of people taking them has skyrocketed, resulting in ongoing global shortages. At least 70 new drugs are in development, with new, cheaper, very effective ones like Zepbound hitting the market this year. With people clamoring for the drugs, the trend covers how more wellness/health companies quickly pivoted to the (profitable) path of prescribing them, whether direct-to-consumer telemedicine brands like Ro or Found, or weight-loss platforms like WW (formerly Weight Watchers) and Noom. There is so much debate around the drugs and the companies making such moves. Proponents argue they could end the global obesity epidemic and save millions of lives; critics question their long-term health impacts, how they reinforce discriminatory ideals that “thin equals healthy,” and that, while they’re super-effective, they cannot deliver holistic health: exercise, healthy food, mental wellness, are still needed. In 2024, we predict the wellness world will start to interrogate how it could actually provide (not in name only) more honest, fully integrative, whole-health weight-loss approaches (spanning everything from nutrition coaching to fitness to mental health services to advanced metabolic health analysis), while also creating specific “wellness companion” programs for the drug-takers. The future: evidence-based methods that could help get people off these “forever” drugs and that specifically improve their health while on them. Sports Finds Its Footing in Hospitality After decades of fitness meaning lonely solo sessions at the gym, more people globally are embracing social, empowering sports (see: the pickleball explosion)—and more people want to train like near-elite athletes. At the same time, pro, collegiate, and even competitive junior athletes, constantly traveling to compete, have sorely lacked hospitality destinations that deliver wellness, recovery treatments and state-of-the-art gym equipment. It’s strange how much “sports” has been left out of the hospitality equation, but that’s now changing. Hospitality destinations are answering the call with everything from pro trainers to pro-level facilities—and if the global sports hospitality market was last valued at $4.75 billion, we think it will boom. More high-end wellness destinations are catering to recreational athletes who are serious about their sport, letting guests train and learn from their sports idols. Body Holiday in St. Lucia now features nine sports-themed months, led by pro athletes like NFL star Randy Moss and Olympians like Daley Thompson, Alix Klineman and Angie Akers, to let people up their running, swimming, and crewing game. In 2024, Aman Resorts is unveiling fitness, performance and recovery retreats led by five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova. New hospitality brands are squarely aimed at elite athletes, offering nth-degree wellness, fitness and recovery programming. Equinox Hotels plans 33 properties, and will next open in Saudi Arabia’s extraordinary Amaala wellness destination, with a pro-level gym, personal trainers, brain-stimulating tech to boost performance, and the full recovery menu, from cryo chambers to on-demand IV drips. Siro, a mind-blowing fitness and recovery hotel concept, opening its first property SIRO One Za’abeel next month in Dubai, optimizes everything (from rooms to food) for athletes of all levels, but is especially aimed at pros—from its vast gym designed by Olympic athletes to its incredible Recovery Lab. Sports tourism (people traveling to watch events) is a massive market, but more destinations are moving people from spectators to sports participants. The 2024 Paris Olympics will host a pre-Games marathon for regular folks so they can experience the thrill of the course. This summer’s Tour de France will, for the first time, open up new cycling routes near the course, so biking enthusiasts can jump in. Hospitality groups are thinking beyond “training like an athlete” and actually organizing competitive play: swimmers, runners, and tennis and pickleball players really want to compete with people at their level. So, in 2024, add a new category to the tourism lexicon: sports-meets-wellness travel. The Home as Highest-Tech-Health-Hub Wellness-focused homes have been a megatrend for years, with a big focus on amenities like meditation rooms and cold plunge pools. Now homes, and even cities, are becoming highest-tech, multifaceted health hubs. The shift is unprecedented, involving everything from the rise of medical-grade home health-monitoring systems to smart furnishings that adjust in real-time to individual wellbeing needs. In a post-pandemic era marked by increased time spent at home, health-at-home is taking bold new directions. The trend includes “Home Health Care,” where homes are becoming advanced “outpatient” care centers powered by digital health services—from fully-integrated telehealth to new health monitoring and diagnostic technology, reducing reliance on in-person interactions with practitioners. There is so much innovation in using M-health (mobile health) for home healthcare. For example, the just-released foneDX (from electronRX) uses existing smartphone sensors and a user interface app to measure a person’s critical heart and lung health right at home. In the next five years, 45% of healthcare services are expected to be delivered at home. Cities are becoming high-tech health hubs. In Saudi Arabia’s hotly-anticipated new smart city NEOM (unfolding in 2025), the futuristic healthcare system Dr. NEOM continuously collects health data from the population and houses it in a “digital twin” file of every resident. With this wealth of information, the system can precisely customize health and wellness interventions, and even predict health issues before they occur. It’s the city-as-wearable. Sensory-enhanced design is moving far beyond wellness concepts like feng shui and biophilic interiors. A new generation of textiles mean the very fabrics surrounding us at home will come alive as interactive interfaces. Companies like Getsound.ai and Endel are creating personalized bio-soundscapes grounded in our real-time biometric and environmental data. Our homes will ultimately evolve into multifaceted ecosystems, merging advanced nanotechnology and empathetic architecture to create living spaces that capture our biometrics to create environments dynamically extending from our own psyches. The home as high-tech health hub is a futuristic trend within the wellness real estate sector, the fastest-growing wellness market of all: now worth $398 billion and forecast to grow to $887.5 billion by 2027. A New Multisensory, Immersive Art for Wellness Art used to be a passive experience: you stare at a painting, or have lunch next to a sculpture garden. But no more. As newly tech-enabled artists—powered by innovations such as generative AI, projection mapping and spatial sound technologies—bring their craft to the mainstream, we’re entering an era of multi-sensory, wildly immersive art. Beyond a simple gaze, this next-gen art allows us to engage all of our senses and to participate, and is expressly designed to transform our mental wellbeing. Museums, hotels and spas are incorporating more and more multisensory art experiences into their offerings and, in doing so, are prioritizing wellness as an integrated offering. Case in point: the Mandala Lab at the Rubin Museum in New York City combines video, scent, sculpture, and sound based on Buddhist principles into one holistic, spiritual exhibit. At the Termemilano spa in Milan, Italy, a video skyscape of stormy skies surrounds a hydro pool, creating an unmatched moody vibe. Six Senses resorts are creating multisensory somatic experiences, like bio-alchemy sculptures infused with scents, flotation experiences suffused with ocean sounds, or geodesic domes with vibroacoustic floors. Multisensory, immersive art is becoming incredibly widespread in public places. From installations that dot cityscapes to AI-driven art in hospitals that utilize facial screening software to deliver audio-visuals based on your emotions. In the future, as adoption of wearable technologies becomes widespread, generative artworks will become even more hyper-personalized, participatory and therapeutically effective. Adaptive art will continue to take hold and push the boundaries of what sensory immersion and art-as-wellness can mean. Under the Radar At each annual Global Wellness Summit, delegates from around the world gather for four days of top-level insights. Because of its global nature and collection of diverse thought-leaders from the health and wellness world, it’s an incubator of new ideas. Many of these new ideas were the springboard for trends in this report, but GWS Chair and CEO Susie Ellis always notes interesting new directions also discussed that might be under the radar now but have the potential to become trends. This year, for the first time, Susie shares some of her emerging themes to watch. One key theme was for the wellness world to work harder at destigmatizing mental health issues and at creating new solutions, given the skyrocketing global rates of mental unwellness. Simone Biles’ keynote framed this huge issue, chronicling how mental struggles necessitated her withdrawal from the 2020 Olympics, and calling for a world where you could wear a “helmet on your head” to safely signal mental issues just as a cast does for a broken leg. The need for more mental wellness solutions percolated across the Summit. Amy McDonald (CEO, Under a Tree Consultancy) argued that with teens worldwide struggling mightily with mental health, we must lower age limits at wellness centers and spas, so they can benefit from evidence-based healing treatments, and properties like Qatar’s Zulal Wellness Resort have already risen to the occasion. There were very new ideas, such as Anjan Chattergee, MD, professor of neurology, University of Pennsylvania’s research into “slow looking,” how looking at an art piece for 15 minutes (rather than a few seconds) results in eye-opening impact on the brain. Another mega theme: governments embracing more innovative, powerful wellness policies. “Un-GDP” was discussed, with more governments moving beyond money-focused—in favor of quality-of-life—metrics to gauge national wellbeing. Through world-leading health/wellness policies, Singapore has dramatically improved its citizens’ health and longevity, which is why it was just named the sixth Blue Zone. This marks a new future of “Blue Zones 2.0,” where communities actively engineer environments that make it “natural” to make healthy choices. Keynote speaker Sophie Howe, the first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, explained the crucial role policy must play in protecting the lives and health of those who will be born 50 years from now. Deborah Birx, MD, introduced the concept of “wellness diplomacy,” which could bring a divisive world together to collaborate on prevention. As for other things to watch? Dive into the other under-the-radar themes.
    • In English
    • Global News
    2024-01-31
  • Traveler Immigration Support Chatbot at Your Service
    Getting answers to quarantine and customs clearance related questions is now easier than ever with the Traveler Immigration Support, a chatbot service provided by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). This service offers answers to the most commonly asked questions by travelers planning to take an international flight to Korea such as customs clearance, currency exchange, immigration screening, and more. Users can get answers to their questions either by typing in keywords or selecting a topic among the given options. To use the chatbot service, select the turquoise banner from any one of the following official websites: the KDCA, Overseas Infection Disease NOW (해외감염병NOW), Q-Code, and National Quarantine Station. The Traveler Immigration Support chatbot service is supported in 12 languages. Along with the announcement of the Traveler Immigration Support, the KDCA declares they will “continue efforts to protect travelers’ safety and health through a variety of measures.” Traveler Immigration Support Chatbot Service Accessible websites: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Overseas Infection Disease NOW (해외감염병NOW) Q-Code National Quarantine Station Supported languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, French Inquiries: +82-2-2163-5945, +82-1339 * Please be aware that system errors may occur depending on the language settings of the users’ device. For the best service, it is recommended to change the device language setting to Korean. 1) For mobile users: Language selection option is only available when the device language is set to “Korean” 2) For PC users: Select “Korean” as the first language option for the web browser Visa and Entry Requirements ▶Visa ▶Immigration ▶Prohibited & Restricted Items ▶Animal/Plant Quarantines
    • In English
    • Korea Today
    2024-01-23
  • Halal Certification Achieved: The Farm at San Benito Commended by the Department of Tourism for Inclusivity
    The Farm at San Benito proudly has announced its recent attainment of Halal certification, marking a significant step towards becoming a globally recognized inclusive healing sanctuary. The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) commends The Farm at San Benito for its dedication to providing diverse and culturally sensitive experiences, creating a haven for all guests. “Having The Farm at San Benito as one of Department of Tourism’s partners in Halal and Muslim-friendly Tourism spells great news for the entire industry. The Farm offers a holistic wellness experience that is a reflection of our unique and vibrant national identity, and their efforts in keeping our Muslim brothers and sisters as top of mind is definitely commendable. We are hoping for more valuable partnerships, and for The Farm to be one of the flagbearers of the Filipino brand of Halal and Muslim-friendly Wellness Tourism,” said DOT Undersecretary Myra Paz Valderossa-Abubakar. In response to the increasing demand for Muslim-friendly destinations, The Farm at San Benito has not only achieved Halal certification for ALIVE! Vegan Restaurant but also as a Muslim-friendly accommodation destination offering villas for our Muslim brothers and sisters. The Farm aims to provide a harmonious balance between luxury, cultural sensitivity, and holistic well-being. The Department of Tourism, as well as the local government celebrate The Farm at San Benito's commitment to fostering inclusivity and applauds its innovative approach to creating a healing sanctuary for guests of all backgrounds. The resort's Muslim friendly certified villas stand as a testament to its dedication to providing an exceptional, culturally enriched, and inclusive experience.
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    • Global News
    2024-01-23
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