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Global Wellness News™ | June 12th, 2025

China’s wellness renaissance: Health becomes the new luxury | Jing Daily

From boutique fitness studios to tech-based biometrics, Chinese consumers are investing in health like never before.

Ballers Raises $20M for Wellness Racquet Club

Ballers combines pickleball and padel competition with off-court amenities like a turf field, contrast therapy, and dining experiences.

At $3,000 a night, luxury farm resorts are the next glamorous getaway | CNN

Celebrities and influencers have transformed the image of farm living from backbreaking labor and mucked-up boots to romantic cottage dresses, sunlit ranches and tablescaping. A new wave of farm resorts are capitalizing on the agrarian rebrand.

Canyon Ranch CEO says wellness travel for ‘alpha executives’ is a growing trend

How the OG wellness resort is leaning in to the trend.

Functional drinks boom as Gen Z swaps out coffee and alcohol for healthier alternatives

Changing social and lifestyle habits are also driving the functional drinks boom. In the past year, three in five (60%) of Gen Z say they’ve cut back on

Swiss HealthTech startup Aeon raises €8.2 million to scale its AI preventive health platform

Zurich-based HealthTech startup Aeon has closed a €8.2 million Seed round today, as it aims to build the world’s most advanced platform for early detection and preventive healthcare.Read the article on EU Startups >

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