Health and wellness travelers are a lucrative segment that hotels should aggressively market to. So we performed a survey to find out what perks would convince them to book at a hotel. Here's what we found.

1. Survey: The Best Perks for
Attracting Wellness Tourists

2. Wellness trips are growing by about 6 percent annually in the U.S., with the total number of
trips taken expected to rise 46.1 million by 2017. And wellness travelers represent a
lucrative opportunity for hotels, as they spend 130 percent more than the average tourist.
To explore this trend further, we created a survey to find out what kinds of health and
wellness offerings would convince a traveler to choose one hotel over another similarly
priced hotel. We collected 385 unique responses to each of five questions, giving us a total
of 1,935 respondents.
Hotel Offerings That Attract Wellness Travelers

3. 11%
13%
36%
39%
On-site gym
Healthy dining options
Fitness classes
Sports kits (e.g., biking kit)
Preferred Health and Wellness Offerings
Thirty-nine percent said an on-site gym would convince them to book
a hotel. Healthy dining options came second at 36 percent.

4. 18%
20%
26%
36% Professional lap pool
Smartphone/tablet docks
Rooftop yoga/spin class deck
On-site fitness trainers
Preferred Gym Features
Most respondents (36 percent) would be convinced to choose one
hotel over another if it has a professional lap pool in its gym.

5. 6%
4%
5%
31%
37%
18%
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
Rooftop Yoga/Spin Class Deck Preference by Age Group
Of those who chose rooftop yoga or a spin class deck, most are within
the younger age groups: 18 through 44 (86 percent).

6. 11%
28%
28%
33% Low-calorie menu
Smoothie or juice bar
Organic menu
Gluten-free menu
Preferred Healthy Dining Options
Most (33 percent) said a low-calorie menu is a convincing option, with
smoothie/juice bar and an organic menu in second (28 percent each).

7. 8%
10%
25%
27%
30% 18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Demographics: Smoothie or Juice Bar Preference by Age Group
A combined 82 percent of the 18-44 age groups preferred a smoothie/
juice bar. The 45-54 age range is less convinced with 18 percent.

8. 12%
27%
30%
31% Zumba
Yoga/Pilates
Crossfit
Spinning
Preferred Gym Class Type
Zumba (31 percent), Yoga/Pilates (30 percent) and Crossfit (27
percent) are about equally popular among wellness travelers.

9. 79%
21%
Preference for Zumba
29%
71%
Male
Female
Preference for Crossfit
Gym Class Type Preference by Gender
Seventy-nine percent of female respondents preferred Zumba to 21
percent of males. The preferences are reversed for Crossfit.

10. 15%
24%
30%
31% Running kit
Gym kit
Biking kit
Yoga kit
Preferred Sports Kits
Running or gym kits topped the list of preferred sports kits, with 31
percent and 30 percent, respectively.

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