Last year at this time we predicted that there would be more need in the real world and more emphasis in the spa world on…stillness. Well, the former has definitely happened however the latter has a ways to go. After you re-read our #10 trend prediction for 2010, I will grade myself and comment once again
Rereading our Diversity Trend from last year’s trend report it strikes me that the statement, “Spa-going has become so mainstream that the face of the spa-goer will now continue to reflect the wider global population” pretty much sums it up. And I think we gave a fair amount of good examples that were on the radar.
When we predicted this trend last year we decided to draw attention to the scary and silly spa stories to make the case for ‘evidenced based medicine’ (EBM) to begin being associated with spa modalities. We considered using the term ‘evidenced based medicine’ in the title of the trend but then decided that it was likely
Is northern Michigan the next place to spa? A coalition of eight spa resorts in the area says yes. Midwestern charm and hospitality is at its best this month as the Northern Michigan Spa Tour, a collaboration of spa resorts from Thompsonville and Traverse City to Mackinac Island and Bellaire and beyond, preps
Reviewing this trend prediction for 2010 makes me smile. That’s because I think we were right on; in fact, this trend exceeded our expectations! That has some very important implications for the future of our spa industry. Go ahead and reread what we wrote about Wellness Tourism a year ago and then at the end I will
The Spoil Me Spa & Salon in Mountain View, California, will play host to a ladies-only Spa Day Benefit November 7. Proceeds will go to nonprofit organizations such as the American Red Cross, Humanity First, and Islamic Relief to assist victims of the recent flooding in Pakistan. Spoil yourself with one (or both!) spa packages
We’ve tallied the votes, we’ve notified the winners, and now it’s time to present to you (drum roll, please)…the winners of SpaFinder’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Grading our prior year’s predictions.
So let’s take a look at our 5th spa trend prediction for 2010 called “The Hybrid Spa” and see how we did. (Hint, my grade is lower than the first four trends on this one.) Last year at this time we were noticing a movement toward fusing several concepts together. For many years we had seen
Reviewing our spa trend prediction for 2010, “The Online Spa,” I think it is pretty clear that this did in fact happen during an unprecidented year of advancements and adoption of everything virtual. If anything, I would say there have been some things that became big news in the tech world this year that we didn’t mention. More on that in a bit.
Continuing on with my review of SpaFinder’s 2010 Top 10 Spa Trends (and then evaluating how the trend actually developed), let’s looks at #3: Not “Going to” But “Belonging to” a Spa. This trend has been huge for 2010 and, in some ways, even exceeded our expectations; there has been a significant effort to create this “belonging” aspect
Continuing on with my review of SpaFinder’s 2010 Top 10 Spa Trends (and then evaluating how the trend actually developed), we predicted an increasing popularity of hammams. Admittedly this trend took many people by surprise, in fact, I don’t think anyone really saw this one coming! (I love it when that happens!) Our research, however, put this one on our radar. Having the chance