Punjab, Sept. 9 -- Wellness travel is one of the fastest-growing segments in Indian hospitality, and Ayurveda is its most marketable component. That growth has produced a wide quality range between properties running genuine clinical programmes and properties attaching the word to a standard spa list.

What a serious property does

It consults before it prescribes. A real programme begins with an assessment by a qualified practitioner and produces a plan for you, rather than a menu you select from. If you can book your treatments before anyone has asked you a single question about your health, you are booking a spa.

Questions worth asking before you pay

A property confident in its programme answers all four without hesitation.

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