| Are you in need of a vacation and a little health and | | | | Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester Minnesota. Located |
| wellness? Why not take a trip and get both at the | | | | near the famous Mayo Clinic, they offer many |
| same time? Maybe you should check out a wellness | | | | services that are associated with the clinic itself. |
| hotel. | | | | Wellness hotels in the West originally began as a |
| With health and wellness being such an enormous | | | | place for patients and their family's to stay while |
| industry, there are some vacation destinations that | | | | visiting medical centers nearby. Over the years the |
| have included health programs in the services they | | | | hotels realized they could offer many other services |
| offer. Also known as the healthtel, these destinations | | | | incorporated around the entire health model. This is |
| offer such things as wellness programs, physical | | | | when the real benefit of these vacation spots began. |
| examinations, and long-term coaching and fitness | | | | Not only do these locations offer services for families |
| training. Many of these hotels even staff professional | | | | and individuals, many also offer corporate programs |
| medical personnel and trained counselors to assist | | | | for entire organizations. Many corporations are |
| visitors in their health and wellness goals. | | | | sending senior executives and staff to such |
| Most upscale resorts or hotels offer day spa | | | | destinations as part of their corporate wellness |
| services, but the these hotels offers many more | | | | incentives. With travel and stress being common with |
| specialized services. Wellness services do differ | | | | executives, these destinations are becoming a |
| greatly however between hotels and even a lot | | | | welcome change to their normally hectic schedule. |
| within regions; European wellness hotels tend to | | | | Most locations are also known for their conference |
| focus more on holistic and natural services where | | | | facilities which makes them perfect locations for |
| many destinations in the West tend to be located | | | | organizations to hold conferences and promote |
| around major medical centers. One such place is the | | | | healthy lifestyles simultaneously. |