Wild Swimming’s “Death” Has Been Greatly Exaggerated: There’s Actually Important Momentum

Wild Swimming’s “Death” Has Been Greatly Exaggerated: There’s Actually Important Momentum From Paris planning open-air swimming in the Seine for its 2024 Olympics (and for the people in 2025) to more global travel destinations offering safe, social programs   Snapshot: A trend so hyped that it inevitably saw a recent backlash, wild swimming is actually seeing recent meaningful moves to make it safer and more accessible—from…

Trend in the News – June 14th, 2023

Trend: Wild Swimming’s “Death” Has Been Greatly Exaggerated: There’s Actually Important Momentum   Week of June 12th, 2023 Will swimming in the Seine River be possible by 2024? Paris is aiming for it–Paris Unlocked  More details on the city of Paris’s complex plan to clean up the Seine to allow wild swimming for the public by 2025. It’s part of their mayor’s wider ambitious ecological plans…

Europe’s ‘crazy’ tourism summer has already started. And it’s going to get much worse

Europe’s ‘crazy’ tourism summer has already started. And it’s going to get much worse ‘The craziness has already begun,” says one travel agent as the latest wave of post-Covid travel surges across Europe. That means rising hotel and transport prices and top destinations rammed with people – even before peak season. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Personalized Nutrition Startup AHARA Launches with $10M+ in Funding

Personalized Nutrition Startup AHARA Launches with $10M+ in Funding Personalized nutrition platform AHARA has announced its beta launch, bolstered by a $10.25M seed funding round led by Greycroft. Additional investors include Headline, SHAKTI, Dr. Samuel Jampolis, Co-founder Wainwright, and Sandy Sholl. AHARA, co-founded by physician nutritionist Dr. Melina Jampolis and tech entrepreneur Julie Wainwright, uses multiple data inputs to generate individualized nutrition recommendations. Read More…

Why Is It So Hard for the Beauty Industry to Get Wellness Right?

Why Is It So Hard for the Beauty Industry to Get Wellness Right? When Lindsay Ullman, a former Sephora executive, launched the retailer’s wellness category around eight years ago with Gabriella Giron, another former Sephora executive, the industry mainly looked to Gwyneth Paltrow’s burgeoning Goop empire for inspiration. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™