More than ever, travelers want to focus on their health and well-being, and resorts and other travel providers are racing to meet their needs. Jessica Fender, who writes the Ask the Traveler column in AAA Explorer and Westways, discusses the trend and offers tips to those considering their own wellness-related getaways.

Jessica Fender won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news as a newspaper reporter before trading her press pass for a boarding pass. The New Orleans–based journalist writes often for AAA publications. She also pens guides to her adoptive city and chronicles her adventures in the South and beyond at travelerbroads.com.