A recognition of a more personal, complete and meaningful way of experiencing wellbeing.
ZEM Wellness Clinic Altea has been nominated in the Unique Experience Provider category at the DUCO Spain & Portugal 2026 Awards.
The nomination recognises an experience that extends beyond a traditional wellness stay. One in which medical expertise, personalised guidance, Mediterranean living and genuine human care come together around each individual.
For ZEM, it represents an important acknowledgement of the vision that has shaped the clinic from the beginning: wellbeing becomes truly meaningful when every part of the experience works together.
A meeting point for exceptional travel
DUCO is an international, invitation-only travel platform that brings together a carefully selected community of high-end hospitality providers and some of the world’s most qualified luxury travel advisors.
Its summits are designed to create meaningful connections between those shaping exceptional travel experiences and the professionals who introduce them to discerning travellers around the world.
Following established editions in Italy and France, DUCO expanded its international presence with a dedicated annual summit for Spain and Portugal, placing the very best of both destinations within a highly specialised global travel network.
The DUCO Spain & Portugal Awards celebrate the people, properties and experience providers contributing to this evolving vision of luxury travel.
What does it mean to be a Unique Experience Provider?
The Unique Experience Provider category looks beyond accommodation alone.
It recognises organisations capable of transforming a destination into something personal, distinctive and memorable. Experiences shaped not only by where someone stays, but by how they feel, what they discover and what they are able to take home with them.
This distinction is particularly meaningful for ZEM.
Every journey begins with a deeper understanding of the individual. Their health, daily demands, personal goals and the way they want to feel, both during their time at ZEM and after returning home.
From advanced diagnostics and medical guidance to nutrition, movement, recovery and emotional balance, each element is considered as part of a complete perspective.
The result is not a collection of isolated treatments. It is a personalised journey designed to create clarity, restore balance and support meaningful, lasting change.
Where science meets the Mediterranean way of life
Clinical expertise forms an essential part of the ZEM experience, but it is only one part of the whole.
The Mediterranean environment shapes each day through natural light, movement, nourishing seasonal cuisine, time outdoors and a calmer rhythm. Medical knowledge provides direction, while the surroundings create the space to experience that guidance differently.
These two dimensions are not separate.
Together, they allow health to be understood with greater precision and wellbeing to be integrated into real life with greater ease.
For guests, this means feeling seen and guided as an individual.
For travel advisors and partners, it offers the confidence of recommending an experience in which every detail, from the clinical strategy to the quality of the stay, has been thoughtfully connected.
A recognition shared with our community
This nomination belongs to every person who contributes to the ZEM experience.
It reflects the expertise of our medical and wellness professionals, the care shown across every interaction and the trust of the guests and travel partners who choose ZEM as part of their journey.
Above all, it recognises a shared belief that the future of wellbeing should be more personal, more integrated and more human.
Voting for the DUCO Spain & Portugal 2026 Awards is open until 7 August 2026.
Your vote helps recognise a distinctive vision of wellbeing, created around the person and designed to continue far beyond the stay.
