How a Thai resort won over this wellness cynic

Despite my irritation with the term, I find myself breathing more like an elephant than a tortoise after just a day at Banyan Tree Krabi.

Emma ConnorsSenior editor and writer

Jun 6, 2022 – 5.00am

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I am deeply cynical about wellness. The term itself irks me. Is the world a better place since someone – probably in marketing – came up with a term for what we seek when we spend money to feel good?

Fortunately, Banyan Tree Krabi appears to have had someone like me in mind when it designed its “wellness sojourn” at Tubkaek Beach in Thailand’s south-west.

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Emma ConnorsSenior editor and writerEmma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles.