Hospitality Design - September 2023 - 8

from the editor
be well
Like it did for many things, COVID accelerated
the importance of wellness, especially how buildings
can affect your overall wellbeing. What started out
with questions surrounding how to keep spaces free of
germs has evolved to tackling bigger issues like what
does wellness mean from a holistic point of view-both
mentally and physically? In fact, today travel makes up
$814.6 billion of the more than $4 trillion (and growing)
wellness industry.
We had a hunch that this would be a segment to
watch, so we launched our first wellness issue in 2019
and added a wellness section on our website. It's been
exciting to track the people, concepts, and projects
pushing the boundaries in wellness and sustainability.
This year's issue is no different. Take our interview with Emlyn Brown, the global
senior vice president of wellbeing at Accor, who, on page 29, delves into the company's
process of defining what wellness means across its various brands. (To hear more of his
insights, listen to Brown's episode of our What I've Learned podcast.) We also highlight 11
projects on page 67 that are rethinking wellbeing across healthcare, living, and of course,
hospitality. On page 21, we delve into a handful of urban, hotel-like senior living properties
that are truly speaking to the wants of baby-boomers, and starting on page 85, we feature
three projects where a holistic, nature-inspired approach takes centerstage.
Speaking of sustainability, our Business Sense section on page 38 takes an indepth
look at how the hotel industry is finally forming an effective playbook on how to
reduce its carbon footprint. From juggernauts such as Marriott and Hilton to smaller
(but gamechanging) players like 1 Hotels and Urban Villages, it's refreshing to see the
initiatives already in place, and the new ideas being dreamt up and tested.
Many of these ideas will be explored during BDNY, November 12-13th at the Javits
Center in New York. We will kick off the weekend with HD's Platinum Circle gala on
November 10th (where SH Hotels & Resorts' CEO Raul Leal will be one of a handful of
honorees recognized for their lifetime achievements), and conclude the weekend with the
Gold Key Awards on November 13th, where winners in more than 20 project categories
will be revealed. Head to hospitalitydesign.com to meet the Platinum Circle honorees and
see the list of Gold Key finalists. And go to bdny.com to register and purchase tickets! I
hope to see you there as we celebrate the industry with two not-to-miss events.
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
Editor in Chief/Senior Vice President, Design Group
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