The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) announced on Wednesday, 17th September, that global travel influencer Jeremy Jauncey will be a keynote speaker at its 19th edition in November.
At the event slated for 18th to 21st November in Dubai, the founder and CEO of Beautiful Destinations will also serve as one of this year’s co-chairs for the Summit.
Likewise, Jauncey is hosting a keynote conversation with Philippe Zuber, chief executive of Kerzner International, whose portfolio includes the iconic entertainment destination brand Atlantis Resorts, luxury hospitality brand One&Only, the new fitness-centric SIRO, and Rare Finds, a collection of resorts that celebrate local culture.
The two will explore the company’s trailblazing approach to wellness and how fostering innovation creates unforgettable guest experiences.
The Dubai-based Jauncey said: “There’s so much happening in wellness and longevity in the UAE, from pioneering wellness real estate communities to the explosion of longevity clinics to the creation of world-class health and wellness hotels like SIRO. I could not be more excited to welcome leaders from around the world to my adopted home, which has made powerful investments in preventative health, longevity, and tourism as part of its national vision. This promises to be one of the most important Summits to date.”
About Dubai as a tourism hub
In addition, Jauncey will speak about the region’s rapidly expanding tourism and wellness economy.
In partnership with the Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Visit Dubai), he recently launched the Beautiful Destinations Academy, Powered by Dubai: an ambitious professional development initiative designed to set new benchmarks for global travel content creation and meet rising demand for marketing talent in the tourism sector.
The first-of-its-kind initiative has set a new standard for innovation in destination marketing, blending education, tourism and digital content creation.
Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, said that the program aims to amplify Dubai’s global appeal and further solidify our position as the best city to visit, live, and work in.
The UAE’s momentum underscores why Dubai is the ideal location for this year’s GWS.
Wellness tourism in the Middle East has been the world’s fastest-growing market, expanding 11.6 percent annually from 2019–2023, twice the pace of any other global region, to surpass US$19 billion.
The UAE even stands as the Middle East–North Africa’s largest wellness market and is the world’s second-fastest-growing wellness tourism market just behind China.
