Equinox Hotels Announces Partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker to Advance Sleep-Focused Hospitality and Innovation

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Equinox Hotels Announces Partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker to Advance Sleep-Focused Hospitality and Innovation

2025-01-07 22:03 Last Updated At：22:21

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 7, 2025--

Equinox Hotels, known for its commitment to high-performance luxury hospitality and health, announces a pioneering partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker, renowned author, sleep scientist, and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. The introduction of this sleep innovation project with Dr. Walker deepens Equinox Hotels’ commitment to sleep-focused hospitality and takes the guest experience to new heights by integrating cutting-edge sleep science to further elevate health and performance.

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Recognizing sleep as the cornerstone of health and a driver of movement, nutrition, and recovery, the introduction of this sleep innovation project further advances Equinox Hotels’ existing sleep scientist-vetted guest rooms, AM + PM Rituals designed to optimize guests circadian rhythm, sleep-driven spa treatments, The Art + Science of Sleep program and recovery-focused RoomBar amenities.

By integrating Dr. Walker’s insights, this partnership will push the boundaries of sleep advancements within hospitality by encompassing further guest personalization around sleep, advancements in sleep technology, and a dynamic approach to in-room testing and evolving innovative solutions. Key initiatives include:

“At Equinox Hotels, we understand that sleep isn’t just a luxury—it’s essential to living a high-performance life,” said Chris Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels, “This partnership with Dr. Walker extends our leadership in the industry, reinforcing our commitment to delivering the highest-quality regeneration experiences to our guests and helping them perform at their best.”

Dr. Matthew Walker expressed his excitement about the partnership, stating, "Sleep is the foundation for everything we do—as expressed in one of the four pillars of Equinox Hotels. I’m thrilled to partner with Equinox Hotels to develop innovative sleep solutions that will revolutionize the guest experience in hospitality and empower travelers to achieve their full potential."

The partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker, also includes ongoing educational content curated by Dr. Walker, designed to engage and inform Equinox Hotels’ guests and digital audiences, sharing valuable insights into sleep science.

As part of Equinox Hotels’ commitment to sleep innovation, the second annual Equinox Hotels Global Sleep Symposium, taking place on May 1, 2025, will provide guests and industry leaders with the latest sleep science insights from Dr. Walker. Attendees will gain exclusive access to the Equinox Hotels Sleep Lab and other immersive programming designed to redefine the sleep experience. Through ongoing research, strategic partnerships, and a dedication to excellence, the symposium underscores Equinox Hotels’ position as the premier destination for transformative health and regeneration.

Equinox Hotels is advancing the future of sleep health by integrating cutting-edge science with luxury hospitality. With innovative initiatives around sleep projects, Equinox Hotels solidifies its leadership in sleep-led hospitality, offering an unparalleled experience that redefines how guests sleep, move, eat, and recover.

ABOUT EQUINOX HOTELS

Equinox Hotels is a rapidly expanding, global luxury hospitality brand and management company built off the evolution of Equinox. With a design-forward approach, our portfolio spans urban, resort, and destination locations worldwide, offering high-performance living in architecturally stunning spaces.

We redefine luxury hospitality by integrating the brand’s core pillars of movement, nutrition, regeneration, and community. Tailored for the next generation of travelers, our hotels empower guests to reach their fullest potential, combining holistic health into every aspect of the experience.

Our philosophy of "All. And Nothing." balances indulgence with simplicity, ensuring each guest thrives by amplifying performance and pushing limits, ultimately helping them achieve new heights in life.

For more information on Equinox Hotels please visit: www.equinox-hotels.com

ABOUT DR. MATTHEW WALKER

Matthew Walker, Ph.D., is a professor of neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. Walker is the author of The New York Times and international bestseller Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, which was recently listed by Bill Gates as one of his top five books of the year. Matt Walker’s TED Talk, “Sleep is Your Superpower,” has garnered more than 20 million views. He has received numerous funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. In 2020, Walker was awarded the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Achievements. Walker’s research examines the impact of sleep on human health and disease. He has been featured on numerous podcasts (e.g., Andrew Huberman, Joe Rogan, Peter Attia), television and radio outlets, including CBS’ “60 Minutes,” National Geographic Channel, NOVA Science, NPR, and the BBC. He is also the host of the 5-star-rated podcast, The Matt Walker Podcast.

California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up

2025-01-08 10:16 Last Updated At：10:21

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, some of whom abandoned their cars and fled on foot to safety with roads blocked.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was in Southern California to attend the naming of a national monument by President Joe Biden, made a detour to the canyon to see “firsthand the impact of these swirling winds and the embers,” and he said he found “not a few — many structures already destroyed.”

Officials did not give an exact number of structures damaged or destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire, but they said about 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures were under threat.

And the worst could be yet to come. The blaze began around 10:30 a.m., shortly after the start of a Santa Ana windstorm that the National Weather service warned could be “life threatening” and the strongest to hit Southern California in more than a decade. The exact cause of the fire was unknown and no injuries had been reported, officials said.

The winds were expected to increase overnight and continue for days, producing isolated gusts that could top 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills — including in areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months.

“By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods," Newsom warned residents, saying the worst of the winds are expected between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday.

As of Tuesday evening, 28,300 households were without power due to the strong winds, according to the mayor’s office. About 15,000 utility customers in Southern California had their power shut off to reduce the risk of equipment sparking blaze. A half a million customers total were at risk of losing power preemptively.

The fire swiftly consumed nearly 2 square miles (just over 5 square kilometers) of land in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in western Los Angeles, sending up a dramatic plume of smoke visible across the city. Residents in Venice Beach, some 6 miles (10 kilometers) away, reported seeing the flames. It was one of several blazes across the area.

Sections of Interstate 10 and the scenic Pacific Coast Highway were closed to all non-essential traffic to aid in evacuation efforts. But other roads were blocked. Some residents jumped out of their vehicles to get out of danger and waited to be picked up.

Resident Kelsey Trainor said the only road in and out of her neighborhood was completely blocked. Ash fell all around them while fires burned on both sides of the road.

“We looked across and the fire had jumped from one side of the road to the other side of the road,” Trainor said. “People were getting out of the cars with their dogs and babies and bags, they were crying and screaming. The road was just blocked, like full-on blocked for an hour.”

An Associated Press video journalist saw a roof and chimney of one home in flames and another residence where the walls were burning. The Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which borders Malibu about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of downtown LA, includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes along winding roads nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.

An AP photographer saw multi-million dollar mansions on fire as helicopters overhead dropped water loads. Roads were clogged in both directions as evacuees fled down toward the Pacific Coast Highway while others begged for rides back up to their homes to rescue pets. Two of the homes on fire were inside exclusive gated communities.

Long-time Palisades resident Will Adams said he immediately went to pick his two kids up from St. Matthews Parish’s school when he heard the fire was nearby. Meanwhile, he said embers flew into his wife's car as she tried to evacuate.

“She vacated her car and left it running,” Adams said. She and many other residents walked down toward the ocean until it was safe.

Adams said he had never witnessed anything like this in the 56 years he’s lived there. He watched as the sky turned brown and then black as homes started burning. He could hear loud popping and bangs “like small explosions,” which he said he believes were the transformers exploding.

“It is crazy, it’s everywhere, in all the nooks and crannies of the Palisades. One home’s safe, the other one’s up in flames,” Adams said.

Actor James Woods posted footage of flames burning through bushes and past palm trees on a hill near his home. The towering orange flames billowed among the landscaped yards between the homes.

“Standing in my driveway, getting ready to evacuate,” Woods said in the short video on X.

Actor Steve Guttenberg, who lives in the Pacific Palisades, urged people who abandoned their cars to leave their keys behind so they could be moved to make way for fire trucks.

“This is not a parking lot,” Guttenberg told KTLA. “I have friends up there and they can’t evacuate. … I’m walking up there as far as I can moving cars.”

The erratic weather caused Biden to cancel plans to travel to inland Riverside County, where he was to announce the establishment of two new national monuments in the state. He remained in Los Angeles, where smoke was visible from his hotel, and was briefed on the wildfires. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a grant to help reimburse California for the firefighting cost.

Some trees and vegetation on the grounds of the Getty Villa were burned by late Tuesday, but staff and the museum collection remain safe, Getty President Katherine Fleming said in a statement. The museum located on the eastern end of the Pacific Palisades is a separate campus of the world-famous Getty Museum that focuses on the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.

Film studios canceled two movie premieres due to the fire and windy weather, and the Los Angeles Unified School District said it temporarily relocated students from three campuses in the Pacific Palisades area.

Recent dry winds, including the notorious Santa Anas, have contributed to warmer-than-average temperatures in Southern California, where there’s been very little rain so far this season. Southern California hasn’t seen more than 0.1 inches (0.25 centimeters) of rain since early May.

Watson reported from San Diego and Har from San Francisco. Associated Press writers Christopher Weber and video journalist Eugene Garcia in Los Angeles contributed to this report.