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Defining Wellness TourismWellness tourism connects personal well-being, community vitality, and environmental stewardship through the experience of travel.
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Wellness Tourism Worldwide
As the former Owner and President of Wellness Tourism Worldwide (WTW), Camille helped destinations and their travel partners step confidently into the wellness tourism industry by leveraging existing assets through a wellness lens—creating quick-win opportunities for capacity building, product development, and promotion.
A widely recognized thought leader and speaker in the wellness travel space, Camille has been frequently quoted and featured in leading publications, including The Huffington Post, Forbes.com, Delta Sky Magazine, and Smart Meetings. Her expertise spans wellness travel trends, consumer motivation, and community-based tourism development.
Camille has received numerous awards for tourism marketing excellence and was recognized as a “Trendsetter” by TravelAge West and as an Outstanding Mentor in Travel & Tourism by WITTI. At the heart of her work is a simple passion: helping people, places, and communities live well.
A widely recognized thought leader and speaker in the wellness travel space, Camille has been frequently quoted and featured in leading publications, including The Huffington Post, Forbes.com, Delta Sky Magazine, and Smart Meetings. Her expertise spans wellness travel trends, consumer motivation, and community-based tourism development.
Camille has received numerous awards for tourism marketing excellence and was recognized as a “Trendsetter” by TravelAge West and as an Outstanding Mentor in Travel & Tourism by WITTI. At the heart of her work is a simple passion: helping people, places, and communities live well.
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Leadership: Ambassador, Global Wellness DayCamille organized the first Global Wellness Day in New York in 2022 by the Friends of Pruyn House.
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Leadership: World Food Travel Association
Chairperson, Health and Wellness
The World Food Travel Association (WFTA) is the world’s leading authority on food and beverage tourism, serving a global community of more than 200,000 professionals across 150 countries.
Under Camille’s leadership, a collaboration was forged between the World Food Travel Association, Global Wellness Day, and World Wellness Weekend.
Camille was the creative force behind “Wellness Drinks Around the World,” a collaboration she initiated between Global Wellness Day and the World Food Travel Association. The project highlighted an often-overlooked aspect of gastronomy: beverages. While culinary tourism typically focuses on food, a region’s drink traditions—from herbal infusions to nourishing tonics—play an equally important role in cultural identity and well-being.
Across cultures, beverages are used to cleanse, strengthen, tone, refresh, and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit, making them an integral part of a holistic wellness experience. The resulting 47-page e-book brings together healthy drink recipes and inspiration from around the world—celebrating global wellness traditions, one sip at a time. Cheers!
Camille served as a Culinary Awards judge for the Health & Wellness category, developing an objective evaluation framework based on sustainability, authenticity, guest experience, visual storytelling, messaging clarity, and cultural competency. Using these criteria, Foraging with Jakelina was selected as the 2023 winner.
Under Camille’s leadership, a collaboration was forged between the World Food Travel Association, Global Wellness Day, and World Wellness Weekend.
Camille was the creative force behind “Wellness Drinks Around the World,” a collaboration she initiated between Global Wellness Day and the World Food Travel Association. The project highlighted an often-overlooked aspect of gastronomy: beverages. While culinary tourism typically focuses on food, a region’s drink traditions—from herbal infusions to nourishing tonics—play an equally important role in cultural identity and well-being.
Across cultures, beverages are used to cleanse, strengthen, tone, refresh, and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit, making them an integral part of a holistic wellness experience. The resulting 47-page e-book brings together healthy drink recipes and inspiration from around the world—celebrating global wellness traditions, one sip at a time. Cheers!
Camille served as a Culinary Awards judge for the Health & Wellness category, developing an objective evaluation framework based on sustainability, authenticity, guest experience, visual storytelling, messaging clarity, and cultural competency. Using these criteria, Foraging with Jakelina was selected as the 2023 winner.
PHILOSOPHY
Improving Well-Being and Economic Growth
I believe that wellness travel goes far beyond the simple “mindy/body/spirit” adage.
The more we understand how connecting the dots in our daily lives translates into well-being, we'll see better health and contentment individually and collectively – positively affecting people, families, communities, states and the world.
Part of connecting the dots in our daily lives is taking time off to explore, learn, decompress, connect, engage, transform and give back.
How we enjoy our leisure time is important investment to our well-being.
Many years ago, I was quoted saying "Vacations are no longer a luxury, they are a necessity." Research, including my own, shows travel contributes to both well-being and to economic growth Wellness travel is more than a jump start on a fitness regiman, weight loss program or spa experience., it's about new experiences, reconnecting with yourself, friends & family and nature and the opportunity to recreate and transform.
**My personal philosophy focuses on traveling through life with an emphasis on quality of life by using our time, energy and resources wisely.**
The more we understand how connecting the dots in our daily lives translates into well-being, we'll see better health and contentment individually and collectively – positively affecting people, families, communities, states and the world.
Part of connecting the dots in our daily lives is taking time off to explore, learn, decompress, connect, engage, transform and give back.
How we enjoy our leisure time is important investment to our well-being.
Many years ago, I was quoted saying "Vacations are no longer a luxury, they are a necessity." Research, including my own, shows travel contributes to both well-being and to economic growth Wellness travel is more than a jump start on a fitness regiman, weight loss program or spa experience., it's about new experiences, reconnecting with yourself, friends & family and nature and the opportunity to recreate and transform.
**My personal philosophy focuses on traveling through life with an emphasis on quality of life by using our time, energy and resources wisely.**
A FEW LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
