spa industry

Is the U.S. Spa Industry Emerging, Growing, Maturing or Declining? Let’s Look at Day Spas, Resort Spas, Medical Spas, and more.By Susie Ellis The S-Curve was one concept I learned in graduate business school that has been a helpful tool since I was a student. There are lots of ways S-Curves have been explained and […]

The Spa Industry is More than just Revenues from Spas as Defined by the International Spa Association (ISPA)bySusie Ellis Box office revenues are not the entire movie industry.Cruise ship spa revenues are not the entire cruise industry.Spa revenues are not the entire spa industry. I am at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend. In addition […]

Defining Spa Differently Causes Fluctuations in Revenue Numbers: ISPA Studies Show Re-Weighted Figures. By Susie Ellis As noted from my previous blog, the first issue I would like to address, which will help all of us understand data in our spa industry more clearly, is the need for everyone to be aware of the parameters […]

This is an important topic, one that I have decided to tackle in small bits rather than in one large blog post. As many people know, ISPA had their media event in New York about three weeks ago and gave some preliminary results from their two upcoming research reports – one regarding the domestic spa […]

Spa Blog Results in Matrimonyby Susie Ellis This put a smile on my face. I received a happy email a few weeks ago from Anthony Lawrence who is the group director of marketing for Jumeirah. He credited my blog for having introduced him to his future wife. I was puzzled but went back through all […]

Qua Baths & Spa: a Las Vegas Day Spa or Stay Spa at Caeser’s Palace Featuring Unique Spa Treatmentsby Susie Ellis From the Qua Baths & Spa menu at Caesar’s Palace: Bath Liqueur, Sleep Health, Hypnosis for Wellness, Raindrop Therapy (registered), Morning Dew, Banana Leaf Body Wrap (with incense), Dilo Wrap (oil from Fiji), Volcanic […]

Sallie and I are in Las Vegas at Virtuoso’s Travel Mart where approximately 1,500 of Virtuoso’s top travel agents and 1,500 of their top resort and hotel property representatives meet yearly. It’s a time for agents to become more familiar with the products they book (cruises, properties, spas, etc.) and for strategic alliances to strengthen. […]

New York Spa Media Event: ISPA Presents their Latest Research – Caution AdvisedBy Susie Ellis The International Spa Association (ISPA) presented some of their new research data during their annual New York press event last week. Highlights were included from their soon-to-be-released 2007 Spa Industry Study as well as some data from their inaugural research […]

As promised here are my thoughts regarding the presentations by the various vendors at the ISPA media event. Tomorrow I will talk about the research that was presented. 25 spas had booths each showcasing something special. I think that 25 might be a tad too many as I wasn’t able to get around to see […]

Each summer ISPA has a media event in New York where 25 spas exhibit “what’s new” for the press and traditionally Spa Finder hosts a cocktail party the evening before for all the participants. The theme of our cocktail party this year was “Meet the Editors” and all attendees had a chance to meet with […]

Bikers Really Like Their Massages as Witnessed at the 2007 Sturgis Biker Rally My last day in Sturgis for the big motorcycle rally I thought I would check in with hubby and our travel companions Cassandra and Kevin (who are also our partners in SpaFinder Europe) regarding observations about our experiences and in particular what […]

I am writing this email sitting on the back of my husband’s motorcycle here in Sturgis, South Dakota. It is one of the concessions I make in the interest of having a good marriage. This year he is riding a Boss Hoss with some kind of a NASCAR engine. Why anyone needs a huge engine […]

Sleep Well, Siesta Time. That was the name of the class on the Rancho La Puerta schedule at 2:00pm on Monday and Tuesday. I was so glad to see it, since the issue of healthy sleep was one of the top trends we predicted for 2007. But what I liked about this class in particular […]

Despite rain and mud the Spa Soiree held at Glenda and Jerry Greenwald’s home the night before the Aspen Spa Day event was a lot of fun. Sallie Fraenkel, our COO, arranged a unique event twist for attendees to receive beautiful robes and slippers upon entry that they could wear for the evening. However, there […]

Right before I left for Rancho La Puerta last week, it was Harry Potter mania around here. The Barnes & Noble near my office had a line around the block with people (many in costume) waiting to get the first copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As I generally do, I wondered if […]

It’s rare to hit a home run the first time at bat, but that’s what happened at our first Aspen Spa Day. The plan was to add on an extra day to the Aspen Center for Integral Health’s (ACIH) Healthy Gourmet Food Festival in which we have participated for the past two years. This extra […]

I am currently at Rancho La Puerta for a few days. My plans included being here for the opening of their exciting new cooking school . However, as things generally go with construction, there is some delay and I will only be able to visit the cooking school on Wednesday – not experience a cooking […]

Rarely do I have a spa experience these days which amazes me. But the three hour Royal Sphatika Signature Experience at the pristine clean and inviting Sphatika Spa near Columbus Circle did just that. Afterward when I spoke to owner Janet League-Katzin, and her colleague Candace Darling, I learned that they have been working to […]

Continuing on with our theme regarding health care… You might want to check out this morning’s article in the New York Times entitled, “Surgeon General Sees 4-Year Term as Compromised”. Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona spoke to a Congressional panel, stating that during his four year term he had felt pressure to suppress public health […]

I spoke with my doctor over the weekend who very generously gave me plenty of time to go over the results of my annual physical. Other than higher-than-I-would-like cholesterol, I seem to be humming along pretty well. At the end of our phone conversation I decided to ask him if he has seen the movie […]