Hotels such as Proper Hotel in Santa Monica and Six Senses are combining technology and wellness with technologies such as Ammortal Chamber and Timeshifter, respectively. Companies, such as Aescape, a lifestyle robotics company, has rolled out fully automated, AI-powered massage tables in hotel and fitness settings.
Create buzz while promoting wellness
As meeting planners seek experiences that transform a business trip into a restorative retreat, hotel wellness centers are working to incorporate high-tech wellness amenities that guests actually use. Hotels are marrying science and convenience in an elevated spa environment.
Cool Machines
Proper Hotel’s Recovery Suite in Santa Monica centers on the Ammortal Chamber. This striking, tech-stack device combines 10 different applications, including red-light therapy, targeted compression, sound therapy, restorative oxygen and guided recovery settings to create a “one-stop” session inside a private room. Instead of having to switch between different recovery stations, users can enjoy the benefits of multiple applications simultaneously—and in only 30 minutes. It can be marketed as a turnkey recovery experience for guests who want a fast, tech-forward calming reset between meetings or before a keynote.
Equally attention-grabbing is the rise of automated massage technology. Aescape, a lifestyle robotics company, has rolled out fully automated, AI-powered massage tables in hotel and fitness settings, including installations at Four Seasons properties in Baltimore and Orlando. The tables use 3D body scans, dual robotic arms and customizable programs so guests can book short, predictable recovery sessions without scheduling human therapists—a practical fit for event blocks and prefunction wellness breaks. Aescape’s rapid hospitality expansion and funding momentum underline how seriously operators are taking mechanized recovery.
On the digital side, circadian science is being applied to guest services. Luxury brand Six Senses offers guests Timeshifter—a clinically informed jet-lag app developed by sleep scientists for astronauts on the International Space Station—as part of its sleep and arrival programming, giving long-haul travelers personalized plans to adjust light exposure, nap routines and caffeine intake to reduce jet lag before, during and after travel. For meeting planners, embedding Timeshifter access into delegate itineraries is a low-friction way to enhance attendee energy and engagement, particularly for transoceanic conferences.
Why Does This Matter for Planners?
First, measurable ROI: Happier, rested attendees are more present in sessions and likelier to convert networking into outcomes.
Second, operational fit: Tech solutions like Aescape’s on-demand massages or Timeshifter plans are easy to scale across room blocks and don’t require complicated staffing changes.
Third, differentiation: Novel, branded, science-backed offerings create narrative hooks for RFPs and marketing—“recovery suite” or “jet-lag concierge” reads well in agendas and post-event surveys.
The wellness market backing these investments is massive. According to the Global Wellness Institute, the global wellness economy reached $6.3 trillion in 2023 and is estimated to have grown to $6.8 trillion in 2024, making wellness a multitrillion-dollar industry that outstrips many traditional sectors. That scale explains why hospitality groups are comfortable piloting and deploying tech-forward investments—there’s a large, sustained consumer demand driving product and partnership activity.
Assessing the Tech
- Pilot with a subset of attendees—offer Timeshifter access to VIPs or early arrivals and measure check-in energy.
- Negotiate package rates for short Aescape sessions during peak networking periods (15–30-minute offerings sell well between sessions).
- Contract for a branded recovery suite night as a VIP add-on or part of a speaker prep room.
- Collect quick KPIs—usage rates, Net Promoter Scores of wellness offerings and any uplift in late-day session attendance—to justify broader rollout.
Integrating wellness tech into meetings doesn’t require a big spa buildout. Thoughtful partnerships and a few focused offerings—a recovery chamber for speakers, private robotic massage rooms near breakout spaces and circadian coaching for long-haul delegates—create immediate attendee benefits and long-term brand value. In a marketplace where the global wellness economy now exceeds trillions, those investments can pay off in both well-being and business outcomes.
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This article appears in the January 2026 issue. You can subscribe to the magazine here.
