As part of Premier Wellness Travel's "21 for 2021 Blog Series," we strive to help our clients improve themselves not only through wellness travel but also through domestic lifestyle changes. If you're not maintaining your health at home, you may not be well enough to travel when we can again.

Practicing good wellness entails more than just exercising and mindfulness — food is the best medicine. We all have guilty food pleasures, but mindfulness of how our meals affect us is the most beneficial practice for health. We are all different, and we can only learn what food fuels us optimally by paying attention.

Let's look forward, shall we?

These are the hotel openings happening in 2021 that I am the most excited for! Let's survey the world and see what's up, going up and opening up.

If a "stay-to-play" sounds like an attractive option for you, especially if you live near a city, here’s what you need to remember for your escape—we’re encouraging local travel in these times! (The closer to home the better, honestly.)

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never had such a tough time setting intentions. I do know that I want to stay healthy—emotionally and physically—so that we can travel whenever that’s a possibility again. We’re kicking off our 21 for 2021 blog series with a list of YouTube channels dedicated to living a life full of health and wellness. With so much free learning out there, there's really no excuse not to improve your mind and body through different wellness practices!

Yes, people are traveling. Yes, private villas and rentals are available. Yes, destinations are reducing capacity and enforcing social distancing. Yes, Americans can travel to Mexico and to certain Caribbean islands with negative test results. Yes, yes, yes, yes people are craving an escape more intensely than ever. But unless travel is absolutely essential, the risks still outweigh the rewards. Here’s what we can do, though.

One of the best parts of traveling is immersing yourself in the culture of the destination—and one of the most important parts of culture is language. Of course, locals aren't always going to expect you to be fluent. But it elevates your experience to levels beyond, and we might as well do something to prepare for our next vacation while we're at home, right?

This week is my first Virtuoso Travel Week —it's like a combination of fashion week, school, and speed dating with a few cocktails thrown in . With over 2,200 travel suppliers participating, I'm going to be on the hunt for all the unique, extraordinary, one-of-a-kind experiences. Personal relationships and friendships make all the difference for my clientele so that I'm able to clear waitlists, get priority upgrades, solve problems, and plan delightful surprises.

Can we just skip the rest of 2020? What a start to the decade. These last few months have been hard in so many respects for so many in so many ways - economically, physically, emotionally. We are all hurting and struggling with uncertainties at the moment. And, in my opinion, we will not be returning to “normal.” We will create and adapt to the next normal - including and especially in the travel industry.

Membership to the Bellini Club gives Premier Wellness Travel access to generous benefits - and of course, I’m here to pass those onto YOU to make your travel experiences outstanding and original! For discerning travelers, Belmond offers so many truly remarkable travel opportunities.

• Complimentary upgrade upon arrival at time of check-in, based on availability

Some people have no choice but to brave the elements, and the airports and the roads and the trains, to make it home for the holidays. If you do have to travel during the "season of crazies", here are some tips to help you retain a little bit of your sanity.