Resorts

Improving your health and fitness is a major travel trend for 2018 and beyond and there are no shortages of wellness retreats to tweak, tone and tame those love handles. Practice mindful eating at Miraval, try cutting-edge fitness classes at Canyon Ranch, hike your butt off (literally) at The Ranch Malibu. These are the usual subjects, but there’s another healthy haven to add to the mix, a bucket-list hotel that’s changing the wellness game for the better: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Here’s how the grand dame Canadian hotel is standing out in the wellness game, so grab your passports and get ready for a health journey...

This summer, Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, a favorite for top-notch dining and spa experiences, is offering two packages that allow guests to experience a luxe Spanish holiday—without ever leaving the Valley. “Fee-Free Summer Getaway” gives guests the chance to take advantage of even more spa-ing and dining as it omits the resort and self-parking fees (savings of more than $50 per day). Rates start at $135 per day. With the “Sunsational Sunday” promo, guests can Sunday Funday at one of the resort’s three sparkling pools or while relaxing in the plush...

For couples looking to reconnect spiritually, balance their heart chakras or purify their auras before they say, “I do”, Kimpton Amara Resort and Spa in Sedona is giving brides and grooms the chance to embrace local culture and harness the metaphysical energy wildly admired in this Northern Arizona town.

It’s like the best parts of Mexico gathered together in my room to greet me on arrival. There was a massive bowl of chips and guacamole, a pitcher of Agua de Jamaica (hibiscus tea), a fancy bottle of tequila, ocean views and hacienda-style design in every nook and cranny of the oversized suite that was likely larger than my home. There were even custom made blue agave-scented lotions and soaps in containers designed after Don Julio tequila bottles. Viva Mexico, am I right? After being slightly confused as to where the lobby was to check in (there isn’t one) and whisked off to my...