Luxury Spa Edit announces 2026 awards winners

The Luxury Spa Edit has revealed the winners of its 2026 awards. The newly named Global Spa Awards by The Luxury Spa Edit celebrate elite spas, clinics, wellness retreats and spa brands from around the world, across 30 categories.

Nominees are selected by a panel of leading spa, wellness and travel experts. The winners are chosen through a public voting process. This year, Luxury Spa Edit received more than 85,000 public votes.

Entry is by invitation only, with nominees selected by a panel of leading global experts in spa, wellness and travel. Each panellist is assigned categories relevant to their area of expertise.

Expert judging panel

This year’s panellists included Belgin Aksoy, founder of Global Wellness Day; Hattie David-Wilkinson, global head of wellness and longevity at Maybourne; Sue Harmsworth MBE; and Clinique La Prairie’s CEO Simone Gibertoni.

The panel also comprised journalists and editors including European Spa’s Mark Smith, former Condé Nast Traveller UK editor Issy von Simson, and Gerri Gallagher.

Lisa Brown, founder and CEO, the Luxury Spa Edit, said this year’s categories had been expanded to encompass global, regional, country and city-level awards.

“We have also introduced more dedicated product categories to recognise the many innovative spa and wellness brands emerging within the sector,” said Brown.

“Our nominees are selected by some of the world’s leading spa and wellness experts and winners are determined by public vote, creating an authentic accolade.”

The Global Spa Awards – global winners 2026

Best global holistic haven – Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa, Thailand

Best global Ayurveda retreat – Ananda In The Himalayas, India

Best global detox retreat – Lanserhof Tegernsee, Germany

Best global medi-spa – Clinique La Prairie, Switzerland

Best global wellness retreat – Six Senses Vana, India

Best global longevity retreat – SHA Wellness Clinic, Spain

Best global yoga retreat – Absolute Sanctuary, Thailand

Best global gut health retreat – Lanserhof Sylt, Germany (pictured above)

Best global transformational retreat – Rakxa Integrative Wellness, Thailand

Best global sustainable spa retreat – The Datai Langkawi, Malaysia

Best global spa resort – Joali Being, Maldives

Best global spa hotel – Palace Merano, Italy

Best global city spa hotel – Capella Bangkok, Thailand

Best global spa newcomer – Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, Morocco

Best global family wellness retreat – Zulal Wellness Resort By Chiva-Som, Qatar

Regional winners 2026

Best wellness retreat Europe – Lefay Resort & SPA Lago Di Garda, Italy

Best spa resort Europe – Evian Resort, France

Best spa hotel Europe – Mandarin Oriental, Lago Di Como, Italy

Best city spa Europe – Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, UK

Best wellness retreat Asia – Chiva-Som Hua Hin, Thailand

Best spa hotel Middle East – One&Only One Za’abeel, UAE

Best spa resort Oceania – Aro Ha Wellness Retreat, New Zealand

Brand winners 2026

Best iconic spa product brand – Elemis

Best emerging spa product brand – Ground Wellbeing

Best performance-led spa product brand – La Prairie

Best medi-spa product brand – 111SKIN

Best aromatherapy spa product brand – Aromatherapy Associates

Best organic spa product brand – Bamford

Best vegan spa product brand – Wildsmith

A full list of the 2026 winners can be found here.

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