Logo
Speaking & Press
Archive
About Us
Search
Subscribe
Logo
Search

Leisure Roundup

Weekly, curated report of the top news in leisure, wellness and hospitality.

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup : Designing Belonging at Scale

Oct 13, 2026

•

4 min read

The Leisure Roundup : Designing Belonging at Scale

The social “we” of sports clubs, Proper’s recovery rooms, and Mexico’s community-tourism network show how leisure operators can turn belonging, wellbeing, and local ownership into durable experiences.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: The Mind at Play

Oct 6, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: The Mind at Play

A special edition on the psychology of leisure. How art, sport, leadership, design, and community shape attention, connection, recovery, and mental wellness.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Retreats With a Point of View

Sep 29, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Retreats With a Point of View

A special edition on the rise of retreats, B. Joseph Pine’s transformation thesis, and the upcoming Synergy Retreat Show.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Culture, Fitness and Design, but Sleep is “Layer 0”

Sep 22, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Culture, Fitness and Design, but Sleep is “Layer 0”

This week: Sleep is the first step in hospitality wellness. Also: devolution and arts fundraising, Hyrox-ready gyms, and surf parks as mixed-use destinations.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Leisure Guilt Intrudes on Personal Time

Sep 15, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Leisure Guilt Intrudes on Personal Time

This week’s Leisure Roundup looks at challenges in enjoying leisure from anti-philosophy biases to leisure guilt, to the burden tourism can place on a local environment.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Cultural Worlds

Sep 8, 2026

•

4 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Cultural Worlds

Luxury hotels as art galleries, wellness retreats, gathering places, and sports clubs. When hotels became cultural worlds, they play a significant role in shaping human lifestyle.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: The Last Days of Summer

Sep 1, 2026

•

5 min read

The Leisure Roundup: The Last Days of Summer

A special end-of-summer edition of our weekly curation, featuring the invention of summer vacation itself, the science of the seasonal mood shift, the business of the shoulder season, and the destinations and communities that come alive as the light turns golden.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Play, Friendship and Experiential Luxury

Aug 25, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Play, Friendship and Experiential Luxury

This week: how luxury evolves, the health impact of friendship, the rise of alternative sports, longevity-minded wellness retreats, and a sharper focus on healthspan.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: The Lost Art of Reading

Aug 18, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: The Lost Art of Reading

This week: the resurgence of deep reading, art as everyday care, and community-led tourism.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: AI + Longevity = Leisure

Aug 11, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: AI + Longevity = Leisure

In the age of AI, travel becomes more human and wellness becomes more attainable.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Access, Exchange, and Experience

Aug 4, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Access, Exchange, and Experience

The hospitality industry enters a new chapter with psychological wellbeing at the forefront. Wellbeing is impacted by access to coastal areas, exposure to natural sensory environments, and diversity and frequency of leisure experiences.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Community, Strength and Design

Jul 28, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Community, Strength and Design

Insights on the longevity of lifting, the financial footprint of community tourism, and the social cost of convenience.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: A World Without Work

Jul 21, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: A World Without Work

A weekly curation of the most compelling stories across the leisure landscape, including insights on the philosophical implications of a post-work society.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Travel Slows Down

Jul 14, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Travel Slows Down

As the pace of life accelerates faster than ever, consumers are rethinking the way they travel to accommodate more time for rest and reflection.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Heatwave Edition!

Jul 7, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Heatwave Edition!

This summer has already seen early heatwaves around the world. How is this shaping people's leisure decisions?

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

Leisure Roundup: The Lost Art of Boredom

Jun 30, 2026

•

4 min read

Leisure Roundup: The Lost Art of Boredom

In the age of technology, we have eliminated boredom. But at what cost?

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Rest, Nature and New Demand

Jun 23, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Rest, Nature and New Demand

This week’s leisure roundup includes Josef Pieper’s enduring case for true rest, new evidence on nature’s performance power, and World Cup-driven momentum across hospitality markets.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: Does AI Help Us or Hurt Us?

Jun 16, 2026

•

4 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Does AI Help Us or Hurt Us?

Leisure learns to rebalance in the age of AI.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

 The Leisure Roundup: Desirable Suffering

Jun 9, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: Desirable Suffering

Paying to be scared. Being a good traveler. "Equity" in travel. And the disappearance of international travel in the U.S.

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The Leisure Roundup: The Gamification of Longevity

Jun 2, 2026

•

3 min read

The Leisure Roundup: The Gamification of Longevity

Sports and play are powerful drivers of behavior. So why not aim them at solving the problem of mortality?

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Leisure Roundup

The (very first) Leisure Roundup

May 25, 2026

•

3 min read

The (very first) Leisure Roundup

A collector's edition!

Jeremy McCarthy
Jeremy McCarthy

Quick Links

Subscribe

Archive

Subscription

Signup

Reset Password

Update Password

Search

Socials

© 2026 Leisure Alchemy.
beehiivPowered by beehiiv