Sleep tourism is booming. At Park Hyatt New York, guests can book a Sleep Suite by Bryte with an AI-powered Bryte Balance “smart” bed that adjusts mattress pressure points. In February, COMO Metropolitan Singapore launched its Sleep Dreams package, which includes an hour of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, meals designed to help support better shut-eye and a calming oil diffuser. The quest for deep, restorative rest is a worthy one. According to the Sleep Health Foundation, almost 40 per cent of adults in Australia experience inadequate sleep, costing $66.3 billion a year in financial loss to the economy.

It’s not hard to see why travelling for R&R has gone way beyond a few days on a sunlounger, with solutions becoming more targeted, personalised and science-informed. A new sleep and rejuvenation program, Sleep Easy, offered at Far North Queensland luxury retreat The Reef House, addresses external influences, such as sleeping posture, temperature and light exposure, and also has a therapy component. “The way we talk to ourselves about sleep impacts the quality of rest,” says the retreat’s sleep director, Sabine Christelli. “We explore habits from childhood and stressors in life that create a disconnect from optimised sleep.”

Director of the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Professor Danny Eckert, agrees that psychology-based sleep therapy is the new frontier. “Until now, the usual treatment for insomnia was a one-size-fits-all approach,” he says. Eckert’s psychology team tailors programs specifically for patients, helping to identify underlying issues and beliefs about insomnia, as well as mental health problems such as anxiety. A combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and practical strategies, such as removing smartphones from bedtime routines, sees an 80 per cent improvement in insomnia symptoms, with 90 per cent of patients reducing or halting sleep medications. The message: improving sleep quality should be a holistic effort, involving both the mind and body. And put that phone down long before bed – unless you’re planning on talking to a therapist on it.

Here are eight hotels that are making a sleep a priority.

Six Senses Ibiza, Spain

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Some come to Ibiza to stay up all night. Guests who’ve signed up to Six Senses Ibiza’s sleep wellness programs, have the opposite goal. After two nights worth of sleep tracking and analysis, the curated program begins: it could include anything from nutrition advice to sound healing and cryotherapy, depending on your needs.

COMO Metropolitan Singapore

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There’s a full menu of sleep support on offer at the new COMO Metropolitan Singapore. For exhausted guests who opt for sleep-centric packages, rooms include access to the SleepHub®, an aid that emits tones and pulses to cleverly sync with your REM cycles, as well as hyperbaric chamber sessions and unlimited access to red light therapy.

The Reef House, Australia

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Queensland’s The Reef House takes a holistic approach to improving kip with a dedicated Sleep Retreat offering. All provided meals are designed to promote quality rest, pillow menus ensure personalisation of comfort and all Sleep Easy sessions (both group and private) are guided by experts to maximise support when exploring better habits.

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Park Hyatt New York, USA

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Park Hyatt New York’s One Bedroom Sleep Suite is a glorious 275 square feet retreat dedicated to rest. At its heart is the jet-lag-busting, sleep-cycle tracking Bryte Balance™ Smart Bed, which can do everything from self-adjusting its firmness throughout the night to playing a soundtrack of soothing audio. Elsewhere in the room are oil diffusers, eye masks and sleep-related literature.

Rosewood, London

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Covent Garden’s Rosewood offers guests the gift of relaxation while awake and asleep. Teaming up with luxury skincare brand Votary, rest-inducing treatments can begin with a soothing bath before a CBD oil-infused massage right before bedtime. If you opt for the one-night Dreamscape option, a butler will visit you at turndown, armed with amenities such as CBD-infused ‘Dream Drops’ and a Bed Balm scented with lavender and ylang ylang.

Revivo Wellness Retreat, Bali

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This beloved Indonesian island is often looked to for restorative holidays. At Revivo Wellness Retreat in Nusa Dua, it’s taken to the next level. Firstly, the setting: nestled amid a teak tree forest, it’s hard not to immediately succumb to nature’s healing powers. The staff do the rest of the heavy lifting with programs of serotonin and melatonin-boosting meal plans, mediation, sound healing and beyond to lull you into a snooze-worthy state.

Cordis, Auckland

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Auricular acupuncture, curated Spotify playlists and aromatherapy kits at turndown: an evening at Cordis Auckland doesn’t look like your average night’s kip. Opting for the Sleep Matters program also unlocks entry to the on-site Chuan Spa and its facilities, which includes a herbal steam room and a ‘snail shower’ that sprays jets of warm water on tired muscles to kick-start your journey to restoration.

CRB Boutique Hotel, Portugal

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‘Superlative sleep’ is what Coimbra’s snooze-centred 15-room hotel and sleep spa – a two hour drive north of Lisbon – is hoping to achieve for its guests. The cornerstone of its efforts is the inclusion of Hästens beds (they’re handmade from ethically sourced materials and count Beyonce and Drake as fans) in every room; heavenly, multi-layered mattresses of horsetail hair and long-fibre cotton that mere mortals could only, erm, dream of sleeping on.