The winners for 2022 have been announced by the World Spa Awards, a global initiative to celebrate and reward excellence in spa and wellness.
For the first time, the title of best hotel spa brand in the world was won by Mandarin Oriental, with 12 Mandarin Oriental spas around the world winning 16 different awards in their category.
Miraval Resorts & Spas also won World’s Best Wellness Retreat Brand with Miraval Arizona, Miraval Austin and Miraval Berkshires collecting wellness titles in their respective states.
Other award-winning brands this year were Aromatherapy Associates, winner of World’s Best Aromatherapy Brand and Elemis, who won World’s Best Spa Brand for the first time.
With its holistic approach to health and wellness, Clinique La Prairie Aesthetics & Medical Spa at The St. Regis Bangkok was voted “World’s Best Day Spa”, while the Ritz-Carlton Spa Maldives, Fari Islands, was awarded the World’s Best Resort Spa award.
Destination winners include Dubai, named World’s Best Spa Destination, while Arizona retained its title as North America’s Best Spa Destination and also claimed the global title of World’s Best Wellness Destination.
Spain’s top wellness clinic SHA won the title of best wellness clinic in the world, while Italy’s Palazzo Fiuggi, overlooking the medieval spa town of Fiuggi, took home the title of best wellness retreat in the world.
In the new spa categories, Auriga Wellness at Capella Bangkok won the coveted World’s Best New Hotel Spa title, the spa at Regent Phu Quoc, Vietnam was named World’s Best New Resort Spa, and Saudi Arabia’s emerging wellness scene was recognized with the Habitas AlUla to win World’s Best New Wellness Retreat.
