2009 International SPA Association Spa Trends
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- From customizing your style, to customizing your car - we all want services tailor made to our busy lifestyles. This is why, as the voice of the spa industry, the International SPA Association is forecasting customization as one of the hottest trends of 2009.
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NEW YORK—Fifty hotels made their debut on Travel + Leisure magazine's annual list of the 500 best hotels in the world.
The list, which appears in full in the magazine's January issue, is based on ratings from the magazine's annual readers' survey.
Despida el 2008 renovándose en un `spa' - Agenda del andarín: Termina el año con todas las tensiones acumuladas y es hora de regalarnos un poco de relax y bienestar. Para eso están los spas, oasis de paz y belleza para los cuerpos cansados y las mentes agotadas que buscan un merecido descanso.
Stress-relieving gifts may provide needed break - With the high cost of gas and food, the mortgage crisis and new bank troubles, more people are feeling the crunch of financial stress.
So why not give a gift to those burned-out friends and family to help relieve them of their worries?
Kandra Ayotte-Foster, spa manager at the Senator Inn & Spa in Augusta, offered some great last-minute ideas for gifts that appeal to the senses and comfort people.
Medical and Spa Communities Unite on '09 Health Resolutions - BoardCertified.com, the largest global online community of certified physicians, and Le Jardin Day Spa and Salon, the most award-winning and credentialed day spa in the Philadelphia-area, have teamed up to offer ten ways to achieve better health in 2009.
In:Spa Tuscany - USP Travel company In:Spa organises retreats throughout Europe, as well as UK weekend breaks, taking over luxury villas in sunny locations as a temporary base. But don't be fooled by the word "spa" - forget pampering, and think about kickstarting a healthy lifestyle instead. I spent a week at their new destination, Villa Ferraia, in the Tuscan hills south of Siena.
Spas, wellness centers to focus on quality - Spas and wellness centers would focus on quality service and a combination of wellness services to maintain its hold on captive clientele, attract more clients and stave off competition from non-spa establishments.
Spa Zen ofrece bonos especiales, el mejor regalo para la Navidad - Nada mejor para estas Navidades que regalar salud y bienestar a los seres más queridos. Ahora es mucho más fácil con los cheques de regalo que ofrece el balneario urbano Spa Zen, donde en cualquier época del año pueden encontrarse servicios de aromaterapia, cromoterapia o músicoterapia.
Bourbon Atibaia terá Spa by L'Occitane - O resort Bourbon Atibaia prepara-se para inaugurar seu Spa onde os tratamentos serão assinados pela marca francesa L'Occitane. O empreendimento é uma parceria entre a L’Occitane e o Resort, que por suas características tem o aval e o perfil para trabalhar com as melhores técnicas dos spas da prestigiada marca francesa.
Olímpia Spa apresenta: Banhos de Bem-Estar - Depois de um dia estressante, o que mais se deseja ao chegar em casa é um bom banho. Mais do que a higiene e o prazer de estar limpo, um banho pode aliviar tensões musculares e dores de cabeça, renovar as energias e deixar um novo astral. Seja no chuveiro ou na banheira, a ordem é relaxar.
New Spa Textbook Released - Massage therapy has long been the most utilized service at spas, and spas are the largest employer of massage therapists.
In fact, 31 percent of people received their most recent massage in a spa setting, according to a 2008 report by Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals, the nation's largest membership association for massage therapists.
A new textbook provides introductory information on the $250-billion global spa industry.
Hotelier Steven McLeod has lodged plans with Falkirk Council to build a 220-bedroom hotel and spa complex in Larbert.
The development at Glenbervie will also feature detached homes and apartments.
Mr McLeod, from Raploch, said if given the go ahead, the plans would generate £15m a year for the local economy and create hundreds of jobs.