# Blessed Spa Retreats The Breathtaking Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa Phuket is Sanctified By Tiana Reid | Published 2010-08-04 | Luxury Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/westin-siray-bay-resort-spa-phuket References: [luxist](http://www.luxist.com/2010/08/02/westin-opens-first-thailand-hotel/) & [starwoodhotels](http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=3452&EM=VTY_WI_3452_SIRAYBAYRESORT_PROP_OVERVIEW) The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa Phuket, the hotel company's first location in Thailand, recently opened to offer service to guests. The resort was blessed during a Buddhist and Muslim ceremony in order to open the resort. The resort is part spa, offering couples treatment rooms, saunas and steam rooms, an Ayurveda wellness room and a Vichy shower room. With six restaurants and bars, you'll be able to reboot lost energy at the Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa Phuket, which is located on a private beach. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/luxury) > [Ultra Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/ultraluxury) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Spa Tourism:** The trend of combining travel with wellness and relaxation experiences presents opportunities for more hotels and resorts to add spa services and facilities. - **Religious Blessing Ceremonies:** There is a growing trend of hotels and resorts incorporating traditional religious rituals and ceremonies for opening and expanding their businesses in culturally rich locations. - **Wellness Getaways:** As more people prioritize self-care and wellness, there is a trend in the hospitality industry towards offering holistic wellness packages as a primary focus of their services. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hospitality:** Hotels and resorts can differentiate their offerings by adding spa and wellness facilities, as well as incorporating cultural elements through traditional blessing ceremonies. - **Tourism:** Tourism industry can promote wellness and spiritual travel experiences by promoting hotels and resorts that offer spa and cultural experiences in desirable travel destinations. - **Wellness:** The wellness industry can partner with hotels and resorts to promote and create unique wellness travel experiences that offer spa treatments, holistic wellness packages, and cultural immersion opportunities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Luxury Filipino Wellness Resorts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seda-lio-hotel-philippines.md) - [Tranquil Island Wellness Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sanya-wellness-retreat.md) - [Luxury Holistic Wellness Vacations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/byblos-hotel.md) - [Luxurious Resort Getaways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/address-beach-resort.md) - [Luxury Spa Reveals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotel-esencia.md) - [Seaside Resort Spas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oceanstone-resort.md) - [Private Wellbeing Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/banyan-tree-connections.md) - [Eco-Conscious Adult-Only Resorts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/secrets-bahia-mita-surf.md) - [Immersive Hospitality Wellness Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fairmont-hotels-resorts-introduces-holistic-healing.md)