Dubai named Best Spa Destination by World Spa Awards 2022

Mandarin Oriental is ‘World’s Best Hotel Spa Brand’
2022-10-06
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Dubai named Best Spa Destination by World Spa Awards 2022

World Spa Awards are the most prestigious awards in the spa tourism industry

With wellness tourism in great demand following the Covid-19 pandemic, the much awaited World Spa Awards have been named, bringing some of the well-known and some surprise winners as well.
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Days after World Travel Awards were announced, its sister organisation, World Spa Awards, that is focused on choosing the best in the world of spa and wellness tourism, has announced the highly-anticipated winners of its 2022 programme.

Hong Kong-based luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental has been named the ‘World’s Best Hotel Spa Brand’ for the first time. This comes in the backdrop of as many as 12 different Mandarin Oriental spas around the world winning an impressive 16 awards.

In terms of destinations, Dubai bags the World Best Spa Destination title on the back of the large variety of spa experiences that the Middle East’s tourism hub offers. Arizona in the United States retains its title for ‘North America’s Best Spa Destination’ and also claims the world title of ‘World’s Best Wellness Destination’.

Miraval Resorts & Spas has been honoured with ‘World’s Best Wellness Retreat Brand’ with Miraval Arizona, Miraval Austin and Miraval Berkshires collecting wellness retreat titles in their respective states.

Other brands awarded this year were Aromatherapy Associates, winner of ‘World’s Best Aromatherapy Brand’, and Elemis collecting ‘World’s Best Spa Brand’ for the first time. With its holistic approach to health and wellness, Clinique La Prairie Aesthetics & Medical Spa at The St. Regis Bangkok was voted ‘World’s Best Day Spa’.

The Ritz-Carlton Spa Maldives, Fari Islands, a paradise sanctuary inspired by the earth’s energy, collected ‘World’s Best Resort Spa’.

Spain’s leading-edge SHA Wellness Clinic clinched the title ‘World’s Best Wellness Clinic’, whilst Italy’s Palazzo Fiuggi, located on an ancient hilltop overlooking the medieval spa town of Fiuggi, took the title ‘World’s Best Wellness Retreat’.

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In the newcomer categories, Auriga Wellness at Capella Bangkok picked up the coveted title for ‘World’s Best New Hotel Spa’ and The Spa at Regent Phu Quoc, Vietnam emerged as ‘World’s Best New Resort Spa’.

Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning wellness scene was acknowledged with Habitas AlUla winning ‘World’s Best New Wellness Retreat’.

The winners have been named after a year-long search for the world’s top spa and wellness brands. Votes were cast by industry professionals, the media and the general public.

“We received a wonderful array of new World Spa Awards nominees this year resulting in an exciting number of first time World Spa Awards winners. We also saw previous winners continue to excel and retain their titles. With another year of stand-out winners we look forward to encouraging the continuing surge in spa and wellness bookings as travellers seek out authentic, luxury spa and wellness experiences,” says Rebecca Cohen, Managing Director, World Spa Awards.

Other winners included Joali Being, Maldives that takes ‘World’s Best Spa Design’ and Black Pearl 24K Golden Splendour at The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane which has been named ‘World’s Best Spa Signature Treatment’ and the title of ‘World’s Best Medical Spa’ goes to Lanserhof Tegernsee in Germany.

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