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An immaculate celebration for wellness and travel, the Destination Deluxe Awards 2021 honored the best retreats, hotels, spas, treatments, and skincare products around the globe.
On the evening of October 27, the W Hong Kong hotel was transformed into a royal palace where nominees, industry insiders, and honored guests alike all fancied up for the much-anticipated evening. In recognition of the industry’s finest in 22 categories, awards, which had been voted on by a panel of 18 expert judges, were presented to the best spas, treatments, hotels and resorts, retreats, and products that have exhibited outstanding achievements in not only luxury standards, but also superb innovation and quality, ecological awareness, and prospective contributions to the growth of wellness and travel.
With 22 well-acclaimed names deliberated as the winners, the splendid evening saw over 100 leading wellness and travel professionals gathering to pay tribute to the winners who have advanced the quality and have gone above and beyond to provide exceptional service and satisfaction for their guests. Bespoke travelers, wellness specialists, and admirers from around the world also had the opportunity to tune in to the livestream that was broadcasted to people around the globe and virtually participate in the spectacular evening. Some of the big winners of the night were Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa, which received the recognition of “Wellness Retreat of the Year”, while JOALI Maldives took home the title of “Hotel of the Year”. Subtle Energies was awarded “Natural Skincare Brand of the Year” and PAÑPURI ORGANIC SPA, Park Hyatt Bangkok was named as the “Spa of the Year”.
“The last two years have been exceptionally challenging, with many unexpected changes to our daily lives, interactions with travel for business or leisure, and our appreciation for wellness,” says Vivienne Tang, CEO & Founder of Destination Deluxe, “but the evening of the awards was a revival of being together – it was extremely refreshing to return alongside new and familiar brands who could celebrate alongside us, and even walk away with an award.”
This event was sponsored by Intraceuticals, Therabody, Biologique Recherche, CircleDNA, Subtle Energies, Swiss Perfection, HARNN, Hino Aso, PANPURI, Dermatonics, THIA Wellness, and Wilden Herbals.
Destination Deluxe is thrilled to share with you the winners of the Destination Deluxe Awards 2021:
Hotel of the Year: JOALI MaldivesRaa Atoll, Maldives
Wellness Retreat of the Year: Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic SpaKoh Samui, Thailand
Urban Wellness Retreat of the Year:  RAKxa Fully Integrated Wellness & Medical RetreatSamut Prakan, Thailand
New Hotel of the Year: Cheval Blanc ParisParis, France
Urban Hotel of the Year: TELLUS NisekoNiseko, Japan
Hotel Design of the Year: Camp Sarika by AmangiriUtah, United States
Private Island of the Year: North Island, North Island, Seychelles
Eco-Hotel of the Year: Bawah Reserve, Anambas Islands, Indonesia
Spa of the Year: PAÑPURI ORGANIC SPA, Park Hyatt BangkokBangkok, Thailand
Medi-Spa of the Year: Bliss Spa, W Hong KongHong Kong, China
Eco-Spa of the Year: Six Senses Spa Zil Pasyon, Zil Pasyon Six Senses Resort & SpaSeychelles
New Spa of the Year: The Spa, The Asa Maia, Bali, Indonesia
Wellness Program of the Year: Advanced Detox, Chenot Palace Weggis, Weggis, Switzerland
Spa Treatment of the Year: Relaxing Aromachology Massage, Spa L’OCCITANE, Le Couvent des MinimesMane, France
Medi-Spa Treatment of the Year: Vitamin Infusion Therapy for Glowing Skin, Holistic Medical Sanctuary, The Farm at San Benito,Batangas, Philippines
Holistic Treatment of the Year: Memoir of Beppu, HARNN Heritage Spa, Ana InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa, Beppu, Japan
Wellness Cuisine of the Year: Wellness Your Way, Amilla Maldives Resort and ResidencesBaa Atoll, Maldives
Spa Skincare Brand of the Year: Swiss Perfection
Natural Skincare Brand of the Year: Subtle Energies
Results-Oriented Skincare Brand of the Year: Biologique Recherche
Anti-Aging Skincare Brand of the Year: Intraceuticals
New Skincare Brand of the Year: MONO Skincare