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Lakes, Alps and Altitude Rooms: 10 Longevity Clinics in Europe to Know
From a resort on Lake Constance to an 850-year-old monastery in Tyrol reborn as a metabolic clinic, Europe keeps reinventing the science of living longer.
Your Next Wearable Might Read Your Brain
We look at why the mind has become wellness’s next frontier – and what it means to wear a device that listens to the brain.
A New Language of Wellness at the Imperial Hotel, Kyoto
Within the restored Yasaka Kaikan, stone, scent, sound and seasonal rituals shape a distinctly Japanese experience of wellbeing, rooted in stillness and a deep sense of place.
Life Longevity: Minor Hotels Turns Wellness Into a Lifelong Relationship
With its new brand, Minor Hotels links resort, city and home into one continuous ecosystem of care.
Longevity
Time, Privacy, Longevity: The New Rules of Hospitality from FHS World 2026
Three days in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah, more than 170 speakers and one word that kept returning to the stage: longevity.
Why the Longevity of the Mind Begins with Clarity
When everything competes for our attention, a clear mind becomes one of our most valuable assets. And one of the hardest to protect.
Dubai Approves New Longevity Strategy With AED 35 Billion Economic Target
Longevity is becoming part of Dubai’s next chapter, with a new strategy designed to turn longer, healthier lives into a major new sector.
Your AI Agent Is About to Know More About You Than Your Doctor Does
We are entering an era in which artificial intelligence may know more about us than we know about ourselves. Nowhere could this become more significant than in our health
Wellbeing
The Rise of Social Wellness Clubs in Dubai
Dubai's newest wellness clubs suggest that the future of the industry may depend as much on the communities they create as on the facilities they provide.
Inside the New World of Experiential Wellness
From longevity voyages to immersive thermal spaces and ancient rituals, wellness is becoming one of the clearest expressions of experiential luxury.
Aster Launches Thrive by myAster, the UAE’s First DHA-Certified 100+ Biomarker Test
More than 100 biomarkers, a clear read on your biological age and a personal plan to act on it – all now in your phone, with Thrive by myAster.
Five Senses, One Stillness: Inside the ORB Biohacking Capsule
A Dubai-born biohacking capsule weaves light, infrared warmth, scent, vibration and sound into a single guided session. We tried the ORB for ourselves – and let the city fall away.
People
Alejandro Bataller: Inside SHA Emirates, the World’s First Healthy-Living Island
We spoke with Alejandro Bataller, Managing Partner of SHA and AB Living Group, about the vision behind SHA Emirates as a new longevity ecosystem.
The Age of Intention: Inside the New Logic of Longevity Medicine
Dr. Jaffer Khan, Founder and CEO of AEON Clinic at Atlantis The Royal, on what longevity medicine really means – and why most people still don’t understand it.
Inside the Deep Cube: Ilya Blokhin on the Architecture of Sleep
The CEO and Founder of wellness startup the Deep Cube, Ilya Blokhin, on deep sleep, magnetic fields, lucid dreaming, and the technology that is teaching us to rest again.
BioTwin Founder Louis-Philippe Noël on Bringing Digital Twins to the UAE
We talked to BioTwin founder about what it actually means to have a human digital twin – and why the Emirates are moving faster than anyone else.
Living
The Ritz-Carlton Al Wadi Desert Launches 35 Private Residences in Ras Al Khaimah
Set within a protected desert reserve, the new collection brings private villa living together with The Ritz-Carlton’s hospitality and wellness experiences.
Can Outdoor Spaces Make Us Feel Better? In Conversation with NextSpace CEO Martin Fryzelka
Some places invite us to linger almost immediately. The reason is rarely one object, but the way light, privacy, landscape and proportion work together.
Mohamed Badie: “Architecture Should Not Dominate Human Presence”
Mohamed Badie, one of the Middle East’s most distinctive visual architects, on fluidity, sculptural movement and a constant search for new forms.
ARTDOM Riyadh Returns as Saudi Arabia Builds a New Design Landscape
The international design platform will return to Riyadh on 20–21 October 2026, bringing architecture, interiors, hospitality and real estate together.
Travel
Aman Launches Its 2028 Private Jet Expeditions
Aman and Remote Lands reveal their 2028 private jet expeditions – five departures, four itineraries and a single thread of stillness running from Kyoto to Istanbul
Inside Canyon Ranch Austin: A New Wellness Destination in Texas Hill Country
Set across 600 acres overlooking Lake Travis, the newly opened Canyon Ranch Austin brings together preventive healthcare, advanced recovery, women's wellness and nature-led hospitality.
Our Habitas Makes Its UAE Debut with a Retreat in Hatta Mountains
After AlUla, Agafay and other remote landscapes around the world, Our Habitas is bringing its Caravan concept to the UAE for the first time.
China’s New Wellness and Longevity Landscape
China may be one of the world’s most underestimated wellness destinations. These nine destinations reveal a wellness geography that remains surprisingly unfamiliar to international travellers.
Culture
Inside Deep Ahojas: The Invisible Choreography of Scent
With Deep Ahojas, the Emirati house founded by Mohamed Hilal turns fig, saffron, tobacco and aged oud into a meditation on perception.
Seven Museums Changing What Culture Can Do to the Body
Wellbeing is often discussed through hotels, clinics and longevity centres. But cultural spaces may be just as central to the future of human restoration.
Al Ghurair Expands into Healthcare with the Launch of Trellis Health
The Dubai-based family group launches a new healthcare network, starting with Trellis Hospital in Umm Suqeim, with two additional clinics expected to open by the end of 2026.
Saadiyat Grove: Abu Dhabi’s New Cultural and Lifestyle Destination Opens in 2026
Set between the capital’s landmark museums, Saadiyat Grove will bring luxury boutiques, international dining, residences and wellness spaces to Abu Dhabi’s Cultural District.
