The Wellness Travel Coach Certification Program™
Travel is Wellness. Wellness is Travel™
HOME TO THE WORLD'S VERY FIRST & ONLY ICF ACCREDITED INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR WELLNESS TRAVEL COACHES


Become a Certified Wellness Travel Coach™
Help others heal, thrive, and transform their lives—one meaningful journey at a time.
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Why Wellness Travel Matters More Than EverÂ
Travel is no longer just about getting away—it’s about coming home to yourself.
In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world, more people are experiencing burnout, chronic stress, emotional disconnection, and a lack of purpose.
Wellness travel is emerging as a powerful solution:
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It reconnects people with nature, themselves, and what truly matters.
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It promotes mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
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It offers space for reflection, healing, and intentional growth.
Whether it’s a restorative retreat, a mindful solo journey, or travel for recovery and renewal—wellness travel changes lives.
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Why Become a Certified Wellness Travel Coach?Â
You’re here because you know travel can do more.
You're the kind of person who sees travel as a catalyst for healing, clarity, self-discovery, and transformation—and you want to help others experience that too.
As a Certified Wellness Travel Coach, you’ll:
âś… Help people navigate life transitions, burnout, grief, or health journeys through intentional travel
âś… Build a business aligned with your values of purpose, wellness, and service
✅ Stand out in the travel, coaching, and wellness space with a unique niche and global certification
âś… Become part of a supportive, heart-led community of changemakers and travel professionals
✅ Create offerings—retreats, workshops, private coaching, digital products, or curated trips—that help others feel better, live deeper, and reconnect with themselves
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About the Wellness Travel Coach Certification ProgramÂ
This is more than a course—it’s a calling.
Our comprehensive program is designed to give you everything you need to step confidently into your role as a transformational guide in the wellness travel space.
Inside the program, you’ll get:
🌍 In-depth training in wellness tourism trends, travel psychology, and intentional trip design
🧠Evidenced-based coaching techniques for helping clients use travel for healing, clarity, growth, and well-being
đź’ˇ Science-backed coaching frameworks tailored for life transitions, burnout recovery, and personal transformation
🎓 A recognized certification to enhance your credibility and confidence
đź’¬ Mentorship, community, and accountability every step of the way
You'll gain a powerful toolkit of coaching competencies grounded in modern coaching psychology, neuroscience, and holistic wellness. These skills will help you guide clients towards lasting change–physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually–using the transformational power of intentional travel.
Whether you’re a coach, retreat leader, wellness practitioner, travel advisor, or simply someone with a deep love for travel and helping others—this program will empower you to make a lasting impact in your clients' lives and in the future of the wellness industry.
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Your Journey Starts today!
You’ve felt the power of travel.
You’ve seen what healing and growth can look like.
Now it’s time to guide others through that a similar healing journey.
Enroll today and become a Certified Wellness Travel Coach™.
Help others reclaim their well-being—and build a purposeful business doing what you love.
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Wellness Travel Coach Certification Program vs. Original Travel Coach Certification Program
 Both of the programs cover the core competencies, resource development, and fundamentals of ICF coaching. Both programs also cover all fundamentals of business development and growth.
The Original Travel Coach Certification Program (TCCP) is for any type of travel coaching niche. This program helps you turn your love of travel into a thriving, purpose-driven business. You'll build a strong foundation in travel coaching while learning how to brand, launch, and grow your own coaching practice. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll define your niche, craft a compelling message, and create offers that reflect your focus—so you can earn an income and make an impact doing what you love.
The Wellness Travel Coach Certification Program (WTCCP) is a wellness-focused coaching certification for coaches, wellness practitioners, travel professionals, and anyone with a passion for purposeful travel. It blends proven coaching competencies, behavior-change psychology, and holistic wellness frameworks to help clients heal, grow, and thrive. You’ll learn how to guide clients through intentional travel experiences that support mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being—creating sustainable, life-changing results.
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The WTCCP includes:
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In-depth training on transformational travel and wellness coaching competencies
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How to coach clients through burnout recovery, stress relief, grief, personal growth, or lifestyle change
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Tools for supporting health, balance, mindset shifts, and sustainable well-being
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Guidance for building wellness-focused offers
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A certification that positions you as a recognized leader in the travel and wellness coaching space
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Best for:
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Coaches, wellness practitioners, or travel professionals focused on helping people heal and thrive
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Those with a personal passion for travel, wellness, mental health, or wellness-driven transformation
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Travel professionals looking to pivot or specialize in the growing wellness travel industry
- Those just starting off in the wellness travel industry
- Travelers who believe in the healing powers of travel
- Travel Advisors who want add the element of wellness and coaching to your services
- Wellness Retreat Leaders who want to make a bigger impact and deepen the client transformations they provide
- Life Coaches who want to combine your passion for travel and wellness to help others
- Travel Coaches who want to add a more specific and direct element of wellness to their business
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The Wellness Travel Coach Certification Program™ is a one-of-a-kind training designed for people who know travel can be healing and transformative—and want to turn that belief into a meaningful, wellness-driven business.
It’s for coaches, wellness professionals, travel advisors, and soul-led entrepreneurs who want to guide others through personal transformation using the power of intentional wellness travel.
This certification blends modern coaching psychology, holistic wellness principles, and the transformative power of travel to provide students with the tools to create real, lasting impact in their clients’ lives.
This isn’t just about itineraries—it’s about helping people reconnect with themselves, reclaim their health, and create lives that feel aligned and inspired.
If you believe travel can change lives—and you want to make that your purpose-driven path—this program was made for you.
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What is included?
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CCE accredited hours through the International Coach Federation (ICF)
Lifetime access to the Wellness Travel Coach Certification Program
8 pre-recorded modules consisting of video trainings, developmental and learning resources and tools
International Certified Wellness Travel Coach™ Certificate
Quarterly continuing education sessions
Lifetime access to a database of pre-recorded trainings
Opportunity to be placed with an Accountability Partner or in an Accountability Group
Self-paced program
No start or end date once you enroll
Direct help from the instructors
Connection to the exclusive Travel Coach Entrepreneurs community
Opportunity to list your business on the TCN website and be hired by companies and travelers
Opportunity to join our Member Directory for you to connect with others based on location, niche, etc.
Opportunity to participate in the TCN Pitch Competition
and so much more!
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 *As a Certified Wellness Travel Coach, you are certified by The Travel Coach Network and accredited by ICF.
What is a Certified Wellness Travel Coach™?Â
A Certified Wellness Travel Coach is a professionally trained coach who blends evidence-based health and wellness coaching competencies with intentional travel experiences to help clients enhance their well-being—before, during, and after a trip.
Unlike a travel advisor or traditional travel coach, a Wellness Travel Coach focuses on the intention behind the journey and the whole-person experience. They guide clients through a transformational process that goes beyond the destination—helping them design meaningful trips that support mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness, while integrating lasting lifestyle shifts that extend long after the return home.
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A Certified Wellness Travel Coach:
✅ Utilizes proven coaching methods—like Appreciative Inquiry, wellness visioning, and behavior-change psychology—to support lasting well-being.
✅ Coaches the whole person, supporting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellness through personalized travel aligned with each client’s values and goals.
âś… Supports clients through life transitions such as burnout, grief, or identity shifts by designing purposeful, healing journeys that foster resilience and renewal.
✅ Applies holistic health science frameworks to co-create travel experiences tailored to the client’s lifestyle, needs, and readiness for change.
✅ Builds a coaching-based business at the intersection of wellness and travel—offering 1:1 sessions, group coaching, retreats, or digital wellness travel programs.
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Certified Wellness Travel Coaches are trained, compassionate change agents who blend science-backed coaching with the art of intentional travel—empowering clients to reset, realign, and reclaim a vibrant, meaningful life—redefining and transforming the way people travel, the way they heal, and the way they live.
What is covered:
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Module 1: Starting Your Wellness Travel Coaching Journey
Lesson 1: Wellness Travel Coaching 101
Lesson 2: History and Evolution of Wellness Travel
Lesson 3: The Growth and Transformation Mindset
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Module 2: Coaching Fundamentals and ICF Ethical Standards
Lesson 1: ICF Competencies and Coaching Concepts
Lesson 2: Six Core Coaching Skills
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Module 3: The Wellness Travel Wheel and Coaching Techniques
Lesson 1: The Wellness Travel Wheel
Lesson 2: Mapping Awareness with the Travis Illness-Wellness Continuum
Lesson 3:Â Guiding Change with the Transtheoretical Model (TTM)
Lesson 4: Gain Clarity with Appreciate Inquiry (AI) and the 5D Framework
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Module 4: Health & Wellnes Practices and Considerations
Lesson 1: Holistic Wellness Practices & Benefits
Lesson 2: Tailoring Wellness Practices
Lesson 3: Health Considerations for Travel
Lesson 4: Facing the Unexpected
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Module 5: Travel for Mental, Physical and Emotional Wellness
Lesson 1: Mental Wellness
Lesson 2: Physical Wellness
Lesson 3: Emotional Wellness
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Module 6: The Coaching Process
Lesson 1: Creating a Coaching Agreement
Lesson 2: Discovery Call & Closing the Sale
Lesson 3: Initial Client Assessment & Effective Questioning
Lesson 4: Structure of a Coaching Session
Lesson 5: Pre-Trip Coaching & Getting to Know Your Client
Lesson 6: During-Trip Coaching
Lesson 7: Post-Trip Coaching
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Module 7: Building a Wellness Travel Coaching Brand & Business
Lesson 1: Setting Yourself Up for Success
Lesson 2: Finding Your Niche
Lesson 3: Setting a Solid Foundation
Lesson 4: Branding
Lesson 5: Designing your Revenue Streams
Lesson 6: Getting Visible and Creating your Marketing Plan
Lesson 7: Designing your Signature Travel Coaching Program
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Module 8: Implementing the Travel Coach Approach™
Lesson 1: Transformative Travel
Lesson 2: Intuitive Travel
Lesson 3: Human Connection
Lesson 4: Travel Storytelling
Lesson 5: The Benefits and Power of Travel
Lesson 6: Redefining Personalization
Lesson 7: Empowerment
Lesson 8: Improving the Traveler’s Mindset
Lesson 9: The Traveler’s Journey
Lessson 10: Mindful Travel
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WTC 2-Part Final Assessment
Part 1: Written Assessment Portion
Part 2: Multiple Choice
(Optional) Apply for the TCN Pitch Competition
Join our TCN Hire a Travel Coach Database
Certification mark Usage Standards
TCN Membership Clulb
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Upon Completion of the Program, You Will Receive:
- Certified Wellness Travel Coach Certificate (digital and printable)
- Certified Wellness Travel Coach Badge to put on your website, email signature, social media, etc.
Meet your Instructors
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Hi, I’m Sahara Rose!
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Travel is my therapy.
Being by the ocean is in my Aquarius nature which is why after graduating with a degree in tourism, I was feeling anxious, confused, and unfulfilled. Settling for just any job, climbing the corporate ladder, and doing what was expected after college never felt right for me.Â
I have always struggled with an anxiety disorder and in my last few years of university, I was experiencing bouts of depression.
I wanted so much more out of the life. I wanted to explore, find myself, and be happy. I didn’t know what that looked like or how it could happen so I decided to physically go away.
That’s when I decided to pack a backpack and set off on a decade-long adventure of traveling the globe to over 84 countries by the time that I was 30. I soon realize how much traveling was helping and healing me yet, for years I still struggled to figure out what career I wanted in the travel industry. I believed that my travel experiences and knowledge was more valuable and lucrative than just travel blogging and booking trips.Â
I wanted to make an even bigger impact on the lives of others through my passion for travel I believed in the healing power of travel and that we all travel for deeper reasons.
In 2018, I started my own Wellness Travel Coaching Business that focuses on the various mental, emotional, physical, social, professional, and over wellness benefits of travel for business traveler and in the corporate world. I spent years getting paid to travel and speak on stages about what it was that I believed in about wellness and travel and what I had found through research.
Now, as the Founder of The Travel Coach Network and the creator and instructor of our popular flagship Travel Coach Certification Program, I help other travel experts pioneer their own path to having a travel-centric business that aligns with their authentic travel experiences and how they make an impact in the lives of others through travel.
As the wellness travel industry grows and we realize just how powerful travel is on us for our overall wellbeing, I have partnered with one of my TCN members to develop and provide a unique wellness version of our ICF-accredited certification program.
I have been mentioned and featured for my travel and business expertise in 250+ media outlets including Forbes (twice!), Skift, CNN Travel, Fodor's Travel, Travel Weekly, CNBC, and Conde Nast Traveller's Women Who Travel.
I am a TEDx Speaker, published author, global speaker, Startup Investor, was named one of 2023's Most Influential Women in Travel by TravelPulse, and appeared on Season 8 of the TV show Project Pitch It.
I can often be found building my business in my hometown of Milwaukee with my baby boy and adopted pup Sophie.

Meet your Instructors
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Hi, I’m Tracy Hook!
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Wellness travel changed my life.
After college, I spent nearly three decades climbing corporate ladders, building businesses as an entrepreneur, and raising two kids—all while putting myself last. On the outside, I looked successful. But over time, I became exhausted, uninspired, unhealthy, and completely out of alignment with my authentic self. Somewhere along the way, I lost connection with my health and myself.
Despite my accomplishments, I silently struggled with chronic stress, anxiety, postpartum depression, and health issues. A divorce at 40 and becoming a single parent only added to the emotional weight. Eventually, burnout became my wake-up call.
Looking for a reset, I did something I’d never done before—I solo traveled to a wellness retreat with the intention of reconnecting with myself. The combination of holistic healing practices, meditation, one-on-one coaching, and deep self-reflection gave me something I hadn’t felt in years—if ever: space to just be. Time to breathe. Time to reconnect. Time to ask what’s next for me.
That trip lit a fire inside me and inspired a new, purposeful direction.
I didn’t come home with all the answers, but I returned with a renewed sense of self—and the realization that there’s so much more to life than an overworked, joy-starved existence. I wanted to reclaim my health, travel more, live with purpose and joy—and more than anything, help others do the same.
That became my mission: helping others pursue whole-person wellness—mind, body, and soul—by blending coaching, science, holistic healing, and the power of intentional travel.
I went all in, ultimately earning my National Board-Certification as a Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), in addition to earning multiple certifications including Integrative Health Coach (IIN), Total Well-Being Coach (IIN/Chopra), Meditation Instructor (IIN/Chopra), Ayurvedic Lifestyle Instructor (IIN/Chopra), Reiki Practitioner, and Wellness Travel Coach (TCN).
But I always return to the spark that ignited my transformation: wellness travel. That single week away gave me the space I needed for clarity and to begin my healing journey. From that moment on, I knew I wanted to help others discover the same life-changing experience.
After completing my certification with The Travel Coach Network™, I partnered with Sahara Rose to develop the Wellness Travel Coach Certification Program™—a first-of-its-kind, wellness-focused version of TCN’s ICF-accredited program. As more people seek meaningful, health-driven experiences, this certification fills a unique gap by blending the science of behavior change, holistic wellness principles, and the transformational power of intention travel.Â
 As co-creator and instructor, I guide students through the evidence-based coaching tools I've studied across multiple certifications–helping coaches, travel professionals, wellness practitioners, and soul-driven entrepreneurs use wellness travel as a catalyst for real, lasting change.
I see midlife not as a crisis, but as a powerful turning point–a chance to redefine what's possible.
I believe that real transformation starts from within.
And I believe when you combine intentional travel with evidence-based coaching practices, it becomes one of the most effective catalysts for healing and personal growth.Â
These days, I wake up excited to help others transform their lives just as I did—through the combined magic of transformational coaching, soul work, and wellness travel.
When I’m not coaching or building my business, you’ll find me golfing, traveling, spending time with my family and friends, or dreaming up new ways to empower others to live the joyful, aligned life they truly deserve.


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