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Destination Deluxe to host annual networking event and Destination Deluxe Awards 2025
POSTED 31 Aug 2025 . BY Helen Andrews
Janu Tokyo the flagship of Aman’s sister brand, was named Urban Wellness Retreat of the Year at the 2024 Destination Deluxe Awards Credit: Aman Group
The seventh annual edition of the networking event will take place between 16-17 September
Panel discussions will cover topics including unlocking longevity by pushing boundaries and how to design destinations with soul
The winners of the Destination Deluxe Awards 2025 will be announced at a gala dinner on the final night
Travel and wellness publication Destination Deluxe will host its seventh annual networking event between 16-17 September, celebrating some of the best wellness companies at the Destination Deluxe Awards ceremony on the final evening.

The event will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok in Thailand and the programme will include panel discussions, wellness activities and networking break-out sessions.

Panel discussions will vary and will be moderated by Melinda Yon, CEO of Beyond Consulting:

Longevity unlocked: pushing the boundaries of beauty, biohacking and wellness will take place with speakers including:

• Sammy Gharieni, founder and CEO, Gharieni Group
• Tom Macpherson Le Maire, executive vice president of global spa and distributor,111Skin
• Professor Gerry Bodeker, chair of the Global Wellness Institute initiative for mental wellness
• Dr Chris Bachtsetzis, lifestyle and preventive healthcare specialist, Longevity Centre Switzerland

The future of wellness and regenerative travel: designing destinations with soul will feature the following panellists:

• Mahesh Natarajan, COO, Ananda in the Himalayas
• Pascal Languillon, founder and CEO, Luxe Wellness Club
• Amanda Ho, founder and CEO, Regenerative Travel
• Laura Montesanti, founder, Synergy – The Retreat Show
• Melita Koulmandas, founder and CEO, Song Saa Collective

Destination Deluxe Awards 2025

The winners of the Destination Deluxe Awards will be announced at a gala dinner on the final night.

The global nominees are up for awards in the following categories:

1. Hotel of the year
2. Wellness retreat of the year
3. Group retreat of the year
4. Urban wellness sanctuary of the year
5. Wellness architecture of the year
6. Regenerative wellness travel destination of the year
7. Travel agency of the year
8. Longevity and biohacking facility of the year
9. Spa of the year
10. Eco-spa of the year
11. Wellness practitioner of the year
12. Wellness programme of the year
13. Spa treatment of the year
14. Holistic treatment of the year
15. Wellness cuisine of the year
16. Innovative beauty or spa device of the year
17. Longevity brand of the year
18. Wellness brand of the year
19. Spa skincare brand of the year
20. Clean skincare brand of the year
21. Performance-driven skincare brand of the year
22. Emerging skincare brand of the year

See a full list of the nominees here.

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Destination Deluxe to host annual networking event and Destination Deluxe Awards 2025
POSTED 31 Aug 2025 . BY Helen Andrews
Janu Tokyo the flagship of Aman’s sister brand, was named Urban Wellness Retreat of the Year at the 2024 Destination Deluxe Awards Credit: Aman Group
The seventh annual edition of the networking event will take place between 16-17 September
Panel discussions will cover topics including unlocking longevity by pushing boundaries and how to design destinations with soul
The winners of the Destination Deluxe Awards 2025 will be announced at a gala dinner on the final night
Travel and wellness publication Destination Deluxe will host its seventh annual networking event between 16-17 September, celebrating some of the best wellness companies at the Destination Deluxe Awards ceremony on the final evening.

The event will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok in Thailand and the programme will include panel discussions, wellness activities and networking break-out sessions.

Panel discussions will vary and will be moderated by Melinda Yon, CEO of Beyond Consulting:

Longevity unlocked: pushing the boundaries of beauty, biohacking and wellness will take place with speakers including:

• Sammy Gharieni, founder and CEO, Gharieni Group
• Tom Macpherson Le Maire, executive vice president of global spa and distributor,111Skin
• Professor Gerry Bodeker, chair of the Global Wellness Institute initiative for mental wellness
• Dr Chris Bachtsetzis, lifestyle and preventive healthcare specialist, Longevity Centre Switzerland

The future of wellness and regenerative travel: designing destinations with soul will feature the following panellists:

• Mahesh Natarajan, COO, Ananda in the Himalayas
• Pascal Languillon, founder and CEO, Luxe Wellness Club
• Amanda Ho, founder and CEO, Regenerative Travel
• Laura Montesanti, founder, Synergy – The Retreat Show
• Melita Koulmandas, founder and CEO, Song Saa Collective

Destination Deluxe Awards 2025

The winners of the Destination Deluxe Awards will be announced at a gala dinner on the final night.

The global nominees are up for awards in the following categories:

1. Hotel of the year
2. Wellness retreat of the year
3. Group retreat of the year
4. Urban wellness sanctuary of the year
5. Wellness architecture of the year
6. Regenerative wellness travel destination of the year
7. Travel agency of the year
8. Longevity and biohacking facility of the year
9. Spa of the year
10. Eco-spa of the year
11. Wellness practitioner of the year
12. Wellness programme of the year
13. Spa treatment of the year
14. Holistic treatment of the year
15. Wellness cuisine of the year
16. Innovative beauty or spa device of the year
17. Longevity brand of the year
18. Wellness brand of the year
19. Spa skincare brand of the year
20. Clean skincare brand of the year
21. Performance-driven skincare brand of the year
22. Emerging skincare brand of the year

See a full list of the nominees here.

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Synergy – The Retreat Show invites consumer and industry perspectives on retreats for research
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