Aman has confirmed that tennis greats Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic will continue to act as advisors for its wellness offering in 2025 as it revealed some highlights of this year’s program.

The founders of online travel agency View Retreats have announced a pivot in their 11 year-old business, shifting from a luxury accommodation booking platform to focusing on properties and destinations that offer spa and wellness experiences.

Virtuoso recognised its top travel advisors and supplier/partners across six Communities at the 2023 Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas today [Saturday 12 August]. Among the winners was Australia’s own Josephine Demuth of Bayview Travel in Brighton, Victoria, who was one of five finalists from around the globe up for the accolade for Top Community Advisor.

Traveller Made has identified 8 main travel trends in the luxury market as a result of the pandemic. Six years ago the network of luxury travel designers highlighted half-a-dozen trends it forecast would prevail over future years, some of which, including Experiential, Privacy & Intimacy and Slow Travel, have an even greater relevance today due to COVID-19.

At the foot of sacred Mount Phousi, sits the UNESCO-protected Luang Prabang, Laos, home to Amantaka, Aman’s opulent oasis. Resting on a large garden estate, the resort is a sanctuary of calm with an array of private pools, yoga studio, spectacular central pool and state-of-the-art Aman Spa. Amantaka has launched a Buddhist Learning Centre, designed to educate and immerse guests on the practice and principals of Buddhism, bringing the resort closer to the local community and customs.

Originally from Japan, Ganbanyoku is a form of hot stone therapy made of tenshoh seki, or black silica, and natural lava rock that is heated to just over 44 degrees Celsius. The flat rock bed radiates far-infrared rays and emits negative ions to penetrate deep beneath the skin’s surface, stimulating the body’s water molecules and balancing one’s energy. The therapeutic benefits include accelerated metabolism, increased circulation, and release of muscular aches and pains.

The retreat includes accommodation, roundtrip airport transfer, three healthy meals per day or set detox program, Wellness Consultation, Physical Analysis, well-selected list of treatments and activities that help promoting detoxification process such as ‘Chi Nei Tsang’ detoxifying abdominal massage, Colon Hydrotherapy, Detox support supplements, Detoxifying Ayurvedic massage therapy, Manual lymphatic drainage treatment as well as Amatara’s signature treatments – Signature of Amatara massage and Thai Hammam journey for an ultimate relaxation.