Lois Alter Mark
| Special to USA TODAY 10Best
Providing a place to sleep has always been the main purpose of hotels but it’s kind of been taken for granted. Basically, they give you a nice – or, at least, acceptable – bed and you spend a few hours in it between meetings, eating and sightseeing. But, according to a global study commissioned by IHG, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, lack of sleep is actually a primary concern for travelers, with 80 percent admitting they have trouble sleeping when they’re away from home. That means even their vacations aren’t relaxing.
Luckily, that’s starting to change.
Because sleep issues are surging, more and more hotels are starting to focus on sleep as an important activity in itself. They’re offering special wellness packages, pillow menus, high-end mattresses – anything that will help guests rest their weary heads. IHG is even introducing circadian lighting in partnership with Healthe by Lighting Science Group to help promote better sleep.
In fact, with researchers discovering that the pandemic has had serious effects on people’s sleep – which can then have serious effects on their health – many hotels have transformed into highly-coveted destinations for…
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