Discover the World’s Ultimate Wellness Escape

If 2024 proved challenging for you—whether due to excessive work commitments, family issues, or insufficient personal time—it’s essential to begin arranging a retreat to rejuvenate your mind. Fortunately, as highlighted in a recent report by Book Retreats, you might not need to venture far to discover it.

In December, Book Retreats released its Holiday Relaxation Report, which evaluated the premier relaxation locales across the globe, including a subset of the finest wellness destinations.

To establish its rankings for all lists, the team initially selected 76 potential destinations, chosen based on criteria such as “safety, solitude, serenity, nature, and wellness.” Subsequently, Book Retreats assessed those choices using nine data points, including the proportion of preserved land, forest coverage, crowd intensity, noise and light disturbances, tranquility, and overall wellness offerings. Ultimately, it assigned each destination a score ranging from 1 to 100 to identify the leading sites for relaxation, solitude, nature, safety, and, crucially, wellness. After scrutinizing each nation, it designated the United States as the premier destination on its wellness list.

“The United States leads the global wellness landscape with over 10,000 offerings for guests seeking renewal and revitalization in 2025,” Book Retreats stated. “The nation’s varied landscapes provide unique wellness experiences: thermal springs meander through the Colorado River area, wellness centers are situated in Utah’s red rock region, and seaside retreats are scattered along coastlines.”

Indeed, there’s a location in the U.S. for everyone to engage in a wellness activity. Just refer to Travel + Leisure‘s compilation of 15 remarkable wellness spots enriching the U.S. scenery, which includes Castle Hot Springs in Arizona, the Carillon Miami, and Sensei Lanai in Hawaii, among others.

At the top of the wellness rankings alongside the U.S. is Japan, securing second place due to its abundance of onsens and expansive natural areas, followed by the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Australia, India, Spain, and Germany completing the top ten.

Regarding the overall most relaxing destination globally, that title was awarded to Australia, where Book Retreats identified 4,700 wellness options. Here, “travelers can relax in thermal springs situated near Melbourne, practice yoga on deserted Tasmanian beaches, or escape to luxurious eco-lodges amidst the tranquility of the Outback.” Nonetheless, we believe the wellness offerings in the good ol’ U.S. of A. are equally extraordinary.