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.