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Jaybird is a different kind of Pilatesstyle workout: its studios are mirrorless, dim, infraredheated and filled with immersive music to create what it has dubbed "moving meditation." The concept was born at the Yaletown location in Vancouver and has expanded to two Toronto spots, plus a new East Vancouver location opening this summer. Cofounder Ariel Swan has become an expert at navigating business travel between locations. "Travel can also be overwhelming— flights, schedules, delays and unfamiliar environments all contribute to stress," says Swan, who recommends taking deep breaths and feeling your feet on the ground to reset mentally in stressful situations. For work retreats, she recommends incorporating movement and meditation to improve team focus and energy: "Simple breathwork or movement can shift us into a parasympathetic state, allowing for clearer thinking, better decisionmaking and increased productivity." On a plane, she recommends wearing an eye mask plus noisecancelling headphones —and staying off your phone, except perhaps to do guided breathwork through an app such as Open or Othership. Getting up and moving around the cabin regularly is worth risking sideeye from your seatmates, she says. Post travel, Swan relies on simple movements like low lunges, child's pose and lying with legs up a wall to release the hip flexors and lower back. "This simple inversion promotes circulation, reduces swelling and encourages relaxation," she explains. So-called coolcations are the hottest travel trend of 2025. Climate change might just scorch some of your bucket-list plans, with heat waves in Europe, wildfires from Australia to California and other extreme- weather events increasingly shaping itineraries in another direction. Google searches for cooler- destination vacations are up almost 3000 percent. Flights to Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway are soaring, and remote spots like Denmark's Faroe Islands, Norway's Svalbard archipelago and Greenland are becoming Insta-stars. COOLCATIONS, HOT WORKOUTS AND STAR STAYS By Charlene Rooke Charlene Rooke is a Vancouver- based wine and spirits journalist and educator, and a former editor of travel publications like Air Canada's enRoute, Fairmont and a private-jet magazine. Unpack this heaving bag of big trends for summer travel 60 To p : S t e v i e M a n n f o r S o n e v a B C B U S I N E S S . C A J U LY/A U G U S T 2 0 2 5 Near South America's Patagonia region, Punta Arenas (the capital city of Chile's southernmost region), and the Falkland Islands, off the east coast of Argentina, are destination-worthy stops that also serve as jumping-off points for Antarctic exploration. Both for business retreats and as an entrepreneurial opportunity, Canada is ideally located for the coolcation trend. Vancouver is a launching pad for Alaskan cruises; Victoria and P.E.I. both made a USA Today list of top coolcation spots. From polar-bear spotting in Churchill, Manitoba, to iceberg viewing in Newfoundland, chilly Canadian trips are becoming cooler by the year. Seeing Stars Soneva resorts in Thailand and the Maldives don't just feature Michelin starred chefs—the Soneva Stars program also brings in global stars in sports, wellness and more for weekslong residencies. Austrian tennis player Barbara Schett, bestselling science and astronomy writer Lars Lindberg Christensen and Czech glass sculptor Martin Janecký were recent residents serving guests proquality instruction. Jet Setter

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