Report, 'U.S. Vacationers: Happiness, Health & Productivity LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness Tourism Worldwide, www.wellnesstourismworldwide.com, a leading wellness travel business, is pleased to announce the release of U.S. Vacationers: Happiness, Health & Productivity - An Essential Report for Travel, Hospitality & Wellness Industries. The report provides unprecedented data on the role of vacations in health, happiness, productivity and personal transformation in the United States. One of the great challenges in the U.S. workforce is the ability for employees to take a vacation. As Americans have increasing challenges to stay healthy, the manner in which leisure time is used is critical to well-being. Wellness Tourism Worldwide Founder & CEO, Camille Hoheb, remarked, "Our survey respondents believe vacations are an important aspect of work/life balance - providing time for individuals, couples and friends and family to decompress, connect, explore, engage, learn, renew and transform. Wellness Tourism Worldwide's mission is to improve well-being and economic growth through travel and we believe in promoting travel as both a personal strategy for wellness and as an economic strategy benefiting businesses and communities. Offering a timely perspective on what today's American leisure travelers seek, desire and expect during a vacation, the report focuses on the underlying psychology of U.S. vacationers and their decisions related to trip planning, purchase preferences and spending patterns. Concepts such as health vacations, wellness travel, wellness tourism, healthy hotels and digital detox are on the rise. A culmination of consumer survey data, extensive literary research and in-depth interviews with key travel executives and thought leaders across hospitality, tourism and wellness sectors, the report is a resource used to aid in wellness promotion, travel marketing, and vacation policy development. Over 60 tables and figures are contained in the report to assist with strategic planning. The Report Is Useful To: Travel sellers, suppliers, destinations and all travel and tourism professionals Associations related to health, corporate wellness, travel and hospitality Health providers and wellness professionals Organizations focused on workforce sustainability & corporate social responsibility Educational institutions offering wellness coaching and workplace wellness programs Educational institutions offering travel, tourism and hospitality programs About Wellness Tourism Worldwide Wellness Tourism Worldwide (WTW) is a leading wellness travel business providing research, education and promotion of wellness travel and tourism products. With three distinct platforms, Wellness Tourism Worldwide (www.wellnesstourismworldwide.com) is aimed at the "larger picture" of stakeholder participation, Selling Wellness Travel (www.sellingwellnesstravel.com) focuses on providing education and promotion to travel sellers and suppliers and the "Wellness Travel Journal - Travel Happy. Travel Well." brand (www.wellnesstraveljournal.com) connects consumers with wellness travel businesses. Our WTW team includes experts in healthcare and tourism who are responsible for research, global branding, spa operations, hotel management, hospital administration and healthcare marketing. Among us, we speak English, Turkish, Arabic, French, Chinese and Malaysian. Together, our mission is to "improve well-being and economic growth through travel." Visit Us! Website: www.wellnesstourismworldwide.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/wellnesstourismworldwide.com Twitter: @wtwtweets Media Contact: Camille Hoheb camille@wellnesstourismworldwide.com 310.720.1755 SOURCE Wellness Tourism Worldwide RELATED LINKS http://www.wellnesstourismworldwide.com