spa industry

The Whisper Lounge: a Perfect Place for Pre-and Post-massage RelaxationBy Susie Ellis One of my favorite places at Woodloch is the Whisper Lounge. John and Ginny Lopis who created Woodloch did something that very few spas do (because it is very expensive). But it was really smart. They created a special lounge for pre and […]

Peter and I just arrived at the Lodge at Woodloch, a Destination Spa this afternoon. We drove up from Manhattan and arrived exactly five minutes before my Astara facial was to begin. What a delight to see how everything has come together. Woodloch opened a year ago this summer and we were part of their […]

Steven and Dorothy Purdew: as talented at hospitality as a massage therapist is with gifted hands! By Susie Ellis I visited Champneys Tring during my UK trip. They won our 2007 Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite Spa in the UK, so I wanted to tour the new multi-million dollar make-over. Quite impressive! Here are several […]

Spas Refurbish For a More “Now” Lookby Susie Ellis As promised, a few insights from my spa-focused trip to the UK. Someone once told me that in fashion and in decorating, after about seven years, no matter how great and fresh a design was, it’s going to begin looking tired and out-of-date. At the time […]

Spas in the UK: Spa Illuminata, Champneys, Center Parcs, and Thermae Bath Spa. All in one week!By Susie Ellis Had a whirlwind trip to the UK last week and packed in was:1. A day at our SpaFinder Europe office2. A myriad of media appointments in London3. A press reception hosted for us by David Lieber, […]

A Week with the SpaFinder Europe Team By Susie Ellis Flew to London late Sunday evening to spend a week with our SpaFinder Europe team. Victoria Fuller (Founder and Director of PRCo) and IndigoPR (a subsidiary of PRCo and our PR agency in Europe) had set up 2 days of media appointments for me. I […]

The Chocolate Spa at Hotel Hershey: Chocolate Baths, Massage, and of course, Hershey Kisses! By Susie Ellis On the way back to Manhattan after spending a few nights at Bedford Springs Resort and sampling the Eternal Springs Spa, Peter and I were driving close to Hershey Pennsylvania so I asked him to stop so I […]

I have received this email from Nancy Griffin http://www.spatrade.com/ and also Julie Register http://www.discoverspas.com/ and would like to pass the message further to any who have not yet received it. It is good to know that at a time like this there is a spa family who can pull together. Since Peter had a motorcycle […]

  I had to cancel my trip to the European Spa Summit and Beyond Beauty show held in Paris this week. Bummer, I really don’t like to be a “no show” for something I had planned. But I am also trying to be less intense about work and more flexible when it comes to family […]

Powerful Spa Trio: Schweder Joins Forces with Fenard and Dusseau to Bring Spatality to the World Stageby Susie Ellis In the world of spa consulting, this is big news. Ingo Schweder joins Spatality. Spatality is part of Spa Strategy, a consulting firm specializing in creating spas around the world, whose portfolio of completed projects is […]

Need Information on the latest Day Spas, Resort Spas, and Spa Events? Spa Opportunities has it!By Susie Ellis If you are a spa lover and enjoy the global view – as I do – the very best way to keep up with what is going on I think is through Spa Opportunities (which is free) […]

Before leaving Utah, I wanted to take a quick look at Fitness Ridge which was the spa featured in the USA Today article in which we were also quoted (In particular they listed our top 10 Readers’ Choice winners for Most Affordable Spas.”) The story was titled “Fit & Frugal – Affordable spa resorts promise […]

Day Spa Owners at a Destination Spa: Massages, Facials, and Fun with Education Sprinkled In at Red Mountain Spa in UtahSusie EllisI hadn’t been to Red Mountain in over 4 years and was happy to experience it again. Milana Knowles, our VP Day Spa Sales and Marketing, held a Day Spa Retreat there with 35 […]

Nap Spa, Sleep Spa, Yelo Spa: Napping in New York City – $24 for 40 minutes by Susie Ellis Ever since SpaFinder and Yelo were mentioned in the same New York Times article, I have been wanting to give Yelo – the nap spa – a try. Late last year when we came out with […]

Pure Food and Wine Satisfies the Well Traveled Spa Professionalby Susie Ellis Where do you take a group of spa professionals (from Hong Kong, Bangkok, Sweden, Canada, and from various cities around the U.S.) to dinner? These men and women travel the world several times a year to visit great spas, so my husband and […]

Eco-Coach. Good Idea for Businesses, Spas, and SpaFinder!by Susie Ellis Eco-Coach. I love that name! At the end of this week, four members of the Spa Finder staff met with Anca Novacovici (pictured) and Alexandra Marchosky, the proprietors of a company called Eco-Coach. I was introduced to them by Alex von Bidder who is co-owner […]

This article in the NY Times yesterday introduced more information about the spa lifestyle community concept that I am so fond of. Although they quoted me as saying “there is nothing like it” that wasn’t exactly what I said, because indeed there are other great wellness living concepts (like Canyon Ranch Living, Miraval Living, Cliffs […]

“Silent Havens for Holistic Solutions” – The Perfect Description for Sacred Spas Created by Christina Ongby Susie Ellis I can only imagine how long it must have taken to come up with this spot-on perfect tag line: “Silent Havens for Holistic Solutions.” The other evening Peter and I attended a cocktail reception given at Donna […]

Creative Ideas to Re Energizer a Day Spa: Budget Massages, Express Massages, Yoga & Spa, Medical & Spa, etc.by Susie Ellis OK…one last blog about the recent research data and then on to more fun things…like meeting Chrisina Ong last night at a cocktail party at Donna Karan’s….but first: Let’s take one last look at […]

The destination spa, day spa, resort spa, medical spa and spa lifestyle real estate categories. Where they fall on the S-Curve.by Susie EllisOK, let’s talk about where we think the spa industry falls along the S-Curve. (see previous post for a graph) To start with, let’s look at some of the different spa segments individually. […]