Leisure Alchemy: McCarthy Brings Practitioner-Grade Intelligence to Wellness & Resort Leaders
Jeremy McCarthy spent more than a decade as Global Director of Spa & Wellness for Mandarin Oriental — one of the branded-spa sector's most networked roles — before launching Leisure Alchemy, a new intelligence platform described as a free weekly briefing for leaders in the leisure economy. The platform is explicitly positioned for resort and wellness professionals, not the broader hospitality market.
For travel advisors specializing in wellness, longevity, and spa travel, the practical value is early-cycle signal: a practitioner whose relationships span the exact properties advisors sell, with demand-side trend commentary likely to surface category shifts before they reach mainstream trade channels. McCarthy frames the platform around the intersection of hospitality, wellness, and leisure — territory that maps directly onto destination spas, branded wellness resorts, and experiential retreat operators.
Add it to your monitoring stack alongside GWI and Healing Hotels of the World consortium updates as a supplier-side intelligence feed with genuine insider provenance.