Maria Sonina, speaker at the Skolkovo School of Management

Maria Sonina, head of The Garden spa&wellness, spoke at the Skolkovo School of Management's educational programme "Hospitable Cities — the hospitality industry as a driver of urban and regional development".

In her talk "The hotel business and wellness tourism as growth potential for the industry. A time of transformation.", Maria shared data on the global wellness economy and the trends of mindful wellness as key factors in the development of the hotel business. She underlined the importance of creating distinctive wellness programmes for hotel guests that match their needs and preferences.

"These days people are increasingly drawn to a healthy lifestyle. That is exactly why wellness tourism is becoming more and more popular. The hotel business has to take this trend into account and offer its guests not only comfortable accommodation, but also the chance to improve their health and wellbeing" — Maria Sonina.

"These days people are increasingly drawn to a healthy lifestyle. That is exactly why wellness tourism is becoming more and more popular. The hotel business has to take this trend into account and offer its guests not only comfortable accommodation, but also the chance to improve their health and wellbeing" — Maria Sonina.