How to Integrate Wellness in Your Events

Apr 7

Wellness is a growing area of focus in the meetings industry. What does incorporating wellness offerings for your meeting or convention attendees look like? We met with the Visit Phoenix team to find out how they are providing meeting planners with great options for wellness tailored to each event’s needs. Read on, and be well.

Why do you think wellness is becoming a greater focus in meetings and events?

So much has changed in the meetings and conventions space in the past two years. Attendees have changed too, and so have their routines for balance, health, and wellbeing. As a result, there’s been a surge in wellness-focused programming within the meetings space. Most aspects of wellness are not entirely new, but when meeting planners take the holistic perspective of their attendees into consideration, it’s proven to yield better results — ranging from more valuable experiences in the destination all the way to enhancing an organization’s overall culture and priorities.

How does Greater Phoenix help planners incorporate wellness into their events?

Greater Phoenix is well known for its full-service resorts, lush golf courses, and luxe spas. But, what some may not realize is that there is tranquility in the desert itself. When you kick off your day with a sunrise hike, take full advantage of our immersive, outdoor event spaces and wrap things up by networking under the stars, you’ll discover just how much of an influence the surroundings we experience have on our overall wellness.

Why is Greater Phoenix a great place to focus on wellness?

Being located in the Sonoran Desert, Greater Phoenix has always celebrated the spectrum of practices and experiences that fall under the wellness umbrella. And meeting planners don’t have to hold their event at an area resort to experience this. With an abundance of wellness experts and resources at your disposal, bringing yoga, farm-to-table cuisine, and mindful programming to wherever your attendees are — including downtown hotels and the Phoenix Convention Center — is seamless. Once meeting planners set their sights on incorporating elements that celebrate the mind, body, and soul, the possibilities for invigorating your attendees are endless.