The one per cent, of all ages, are already steps ahead. As depicted in The White Lotus’s third season, guests arriving on the island of Koh Samui were required to hand over their phones. Digital detoxing is now heavily encouraged at most high-end spas, wellness writer Madeleine Spencer says. “Being offline is absolutely important within wellness circles. It suggests the rest of life has been managed well, and that time has been ring-fenced for rest. At places like Mayrlife in Austria, phones aren’t allowed in the dining room or spa,” she says. “At Lanserhof Sylt, guests are prescribed tech-free walks, with no music, no calls, to focus on their surroundings.”
