The dryness of the airline cabin saps the body of fluids and for those with a fear of flying, anxiety also causes the body to dehydrate. This can be countered by drinking plenty of water during the flight and, as Diana Fairchild writes, a long bath in your hotel room will help return your body moisture level to normal. Bangkok's new Oriental Hotel offers a full spa treatment to help cure jet lag that includes hydrotherapy, a papaya body polish and a massage, to unknot muscles cramped from hours in an airline seat. Finally, spa cuisine replaces lost body vitamins in gourmet style. The Oriental hotel is not the only hotel addressing jet lag in a variety of ways.
Numerous hotels offer rooms designed to combat jet lag.
These circadian suites are enormously complex involving timed blackout curtains full spectrum artificial lighting to simulate day and room service that provides meals for all times of day that are available round the clock. You can order steak dinner at seven a.m. or a full breakfast at nine p.m. Circadian Travel Technologies has designed rooms for fine hotels including the Tudor in New York, the Grand Hyatt in Taipei and the Rembrandt in London. For more information contact Circadian Travel Technologies at 800 538-4843. Walk around the cabin during your flight.