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Lessons for Spa Industry from Clinton’s “Health Matters” Conference

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I got lucky. Then I got super-lucky.  I heard about the Clinton “Health Matters” Conference scheduled just prior to the Bob Hope  Classic Golf Tournament (now called the Humana Challenge Golf Tournament) that was going to be taking place in Indian Wells, CA just a week before it was actually going to happen. Then... »

Spa Trend Analysis 2011: Hyper-local Spas

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I was thinking the other day that the spa industry has done one thing exceedingly well – better than many other sectors such as hotels and restaurants for example.  Spas have from the very beginning – partially because of their nature – incorporated indigenous treatments, cuisine, and programming into their offerings. This has served the industry well and... »

Spa Trend Analysis 2011: Deals Gone Wild

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The 5th spa trend we forecast was “Deals Gone Wild” and 2011 was clearly the year of the deal.  You’ll notice in the write up that our prediction was totally lined up with what Barron’s said recently “consumers who are bombarded daily with coupon offers from Groupon and its rivals could be coming down with “deal... »

Spa Trend Analysis 2011: Salt Rooms and Salt Caves

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Salt Rooms and Salt Caves was the third trend we predicted for 2011.  I’m giving us a B grade for this one.  We are seeing more salt rooms being added to resort spas (which seems to be the most economically viable way to go) and since our prediction, the number of salt therapy spas in the... »

Spa Trend Analysis 2011: Salt Rooms and Salt Caves

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Salt Rooms and Salt Caves was the third trend we predicted for 2011.  I’m giving us a B grade for this one.  We are seeing more salt rooms being added to resort spas (which seems to be the most economically viable way to go) and since our prediction, the number of salt therapy spas in the... »

Spa Evidence Portal, www.spaevidence.com, is Live!

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Here is a letter I sent a few days ago to all those who attended the Global Spa Summit in Bali.  I thought you might enjoy it as well.  Dear Colleague,  To my surprise, there were tears.  I will explain in a minute. »

Round-up of Cool Online Fitness/Wellness Gadgets Spas Should Know About

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At this year’s Global Spa Summit in Bali, we were treated to several short social networking/technology talks from my favorite tech guru Marc Smith from Connected Action.  Marc is the only presenter I know in the technology space who might also make it as a standup comedian!  Click here  to access a short 10 minute video... »

Intro to Global Spa Summit 2011, Bali, Indonesia

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Well, the Global Spa Summit 2011 in Bali has concluded and happily it has gotten rave revie ws.  That’s quite an accomplishment since I think GSS 2010 in Istanbul was pretty spectacular.  Kudos goes to all the delegates who attended (we were sold out with 300 attendees), and the GSS board members who... »

Briefing Paper regarding the Spa Industry in Austria

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It’s interesting to see spa briefings from various types of delegates who will be attending the Global Spa Summit in Bali on May 16th.  This briefing is from a man named sha. »

Briefing Paper regarding the Spa Industry in Austria

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It’s interesting to see spa briefings from various types of delegates who will be attending the Global Spa Summit in Bali on May 16th.  This briefing is from a man named sha. (who spells his name with a small s and a period after).  He is CEO and Owner of sha. Vertrieb GmbH in Austria. »

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