Kamalaya Koh Samui’s Most Celebrated Year of Awards

Koh Samui, Thailand. Kamalaya Koh Samui marks the end of year by winning three prestigious industry and consumer awards in November, making 2022 its most celebrated year to date with seven international accolades.

At the inaugural Spa & Wellness Awards hosted at a gala event in Brisbane, Australia on 27 November 2022, the Koh Samui sanctuary was named ‘Best Wellness Retreat and Resort’ by an industry judging panel, and ‘Best Wellness Retreat’ as voted by more than 6,000 public consumers. The 2022 Spa and Wellness Awards were held to recognise businesses and people excelling in the spa, health, beauty and wellness travel space and included 38 awards across six major categories.

At the Destination Deluxe 2022, which took place in Bangkok on Monday 28 November, Embracing Change was declared ‘Wellness Program of the Year’. Embracing Change is the first of Kamalaya’s wellness programs to focus on exploring one’s inner life and emotional disposition. Spanning 22 categories and evaluated by 17 judges who are all well-respected industry experts, the prestigious Destination Deluxe awards celebrate the hotels, spas, treatments, skincare and wellness brands that drive the remarkable luxury standard of these industries.

These latest wins follow a host of international award recognition for Kamalaya this year. Most recently the King Power Thailand International Business Awards, organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT), recognised Kamalaya’s ongoing efforts to support sustainability in the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ award category.

Earlier this year, the 35th annual Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards 2022 placed Kamalaya Koh Samui at No. 4 in the category ‘Best Spa in the World’ and No. 5 in the category ‘Top 48 Destination Spas in the World’. This year, over 240,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers shared their recent travel knowledge of the world’s top hotels, resorts, cities, countries, islands, spas and more.

Starting the year of record wins, Kamalaya received for the fourth time the honour of being named ‘Worldwide Health & Wellness Destination of the Year’ at the World Spa & Wellness Awards 2022 in London. This is the sixth time Kamalaya has been recognised by these prestigious awards, having won ‘Destination Spa of the Year – Asia & Australasia’ in 2012 and 2014 and ‘Worldwide Health & Wellness Destination of the Year’ in 2017, 2018 and 2020.

Kamalaya is proud of the collective achievements made possible through continuous efforts and impeccable services offered by the team of hosts at the legendary wellness sanctuary, and grateful to the guests for their confidence and support.

Opening as a wellness sanctuary in 2005, Kamalaya has become legendary for its life enhancing wellness programs and offerings. With more than 40 international awards, Kamalaya is one of the world’s top destinations for everyone seeking to improve their health and wellbeing.

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About Kamalaya:
The multi-award winning Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary is located on the southern coast of Koh Samui, Thailand. Founded by John and Karina Stewart in 2005, Kamalaya offers immersive wellness experiences that inspire, motivate and empower our guests to achieve their wellbeing goals and become better versions of themselves. Kamalaya’s wellness programs support guests in their health goals to achieve optimal wellbeing, while supporting them to reconnect to the true source of healing and creativity within and to feel life’s potential. Integrating healing traditions from east and west, the 17 customised wellness programs include Detoxification & Rejuvenation, Stress & Burnout, Enriched Gut, Sleep Enhancement, Embracing Change, Yoga Synergy, and Resilience & Immunity.

Notes to Editors:

• Kamalaya Koh Samui celebrated 17 years in November 2022. To mark this milestone, Kamalaya launched a special anniversary stay offer valid on bookings made before 31 December 2022.
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