Why No Two Wellness Resorts Are the Same | Luxury Wellness Travel | IHIF Asia | Josephine Leung
Exclusive interview with Josephine Leung, Managing Partner of GOCO Hospitality, in conversation with Jeanette for Travel And Tour World, at IHIF Asia. Key Highlights: 1. Josephine Leung shares that Fivelements is one of two consumer brands under GOCO Hospitality, alongside Lanson Hospice, a hospital in York. 2. Fivelements is described as an authentic, personalized, experiential wellness destination for high-end travellers interested in wellness, integrated medicine, nutritional food, and a mix of traditional and modern treatments. 3. GOCO Hospitality started as a wellness consulting business 13 years ago, advising other luxury hotel operators on their wellness facilities, before launching its own ventures roughly 10 years ago. 4. They own and manage Plan I Hot Springs in California, and acquired Fivelements (originally based in Indonesia) three years ago, which is now going through rebranding, content and philosophy enhancement, and property renovations. 5. They are also developing a new project, a 6,000-square-meter wellness facility within an existing hotel, covering bathing and thermal experiences, integrated wellness treatments, longevity treatments, medical consultations, movement, and nutrition. 6. On their approach to new projects, Josephine Leung emphasizes that GOCO Hospitality avoids a cookie-cutter model, tailoring every destination's scale, room count, and wellness concept to its local landscape, site, and target clientele. 7. On sustainability and adaptive reuse trends, particularly for upcoming projects in Japan and China, she explains that sustainability and wellness are deeply interlinked, with their design philosophy starting from guest sleep quality, air quality, nature connection, and water- and energy-efficient infrastructure, layered with sensory and well-being-focused design. About Travel And Tour World: Travel And Tour World is a global travel media platform covering travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation, MICE, cruise, and luxury travel, with readership across 195 countries. [wellness travel, luxury wellness retreat, wellness hotel, Bali, experiential wellness, sustainable hospitality, hot springs destination, wellness tourism, integrated medicine travel, longevity travel, wellness retreat Bali, experiential wellness hotel concept, luxury wellness tourism trends, sustainable wellness hotel design] #GOCOHospitality #WellnessTravel #LuxuryWellness #WellnessHotel #SustainableHospitality #WellnessTourism #HotSprings #LongevityTravel #TravelAndTourWorld