trends

“A world filled with innovation capability and innovators is a much more hopeful world.” – John Kao Many have said that the spa and wellness industry is seriously lacking in innovation and needs some spark. So, the Global Spa & Wellness Summit would like to bring you a new – and hopefully innovative way – […]

Meet Brutus the Bull, who can at times, be brutal. Brutus lives in Austin, Texas, at Travaasa Austin, and his main purpose in life is to help guests develop a stronger core, and have some Texas-style fun while doing it. Likely to be unlike anything you’ve experienced in a fitness setting, this mechanical bull workout […]

We’ve shared with you some fantastic spa services tailored to ski lovers, but there’s another treatment we love that loosens the muscles pre-ski — plus, soothes the aches and pains après-ski: hot-cold contrast therapy.

Uniting both spa and gastronomy, the famous Beverly Wilshire Hotel has recently launched a new taste-based spa concept, A Taste of Beauty.

Before we leave our 2011 SpaFinder Spa Trend Forecast behind, let’s review  the “Hot/Getting Hotter” list.   We always have a lot of fun creating these as they become a short, handy way for people to get a sense of what’s in our trend report.  It also gives us a chance to throw in a few things that maybe […]

Last year was the first time I added a “counter-trend’ section to my annual trend report.  I felt it was important for people to understand that it is ok – even a good idea in some cases – to go against what is trending.  There is still value, however, in a person recognizing that this is […]

This was our 10th spa trend prediction for 2011 and while we are definitely seeing new and creative special events added to spa programs, I think we are also learning that if you get too narrow on a theme or topic, you might have a hard time attracting enough participants.  For example, while gluten free programs seem to be super […]

This, the 8th trend we identified in our list of the Top 10 SpaFinder trends for 2011, was all about the lengths people will go to (especially women) for beauty.  Rereading what we wrote a year ago, I was struck by our prediction that the use of the term “stem cell” would become huge.  How right we were.  In fact […]

The 5th spa trend we forecast was “Deals Gone Wild” and 2011 was clearly the year of the deal.  You’ll notice in the write up that our prediction was totally lined up with what Barron’s said recently “consumers who are bombarded daily with coupon offers from Groupon and its rivals could be coming down with “deal fatigue.”  So […]

Wellness Summit architecture, design and wellness experts detailed how everything in buildings will be rethought in the future: air, ventilation, water, light, sleep, and sound/acoustics – even designing “in” more human movement. THE TREND As Wellness Summit presenter, Whitney Gray, PhD, of Delos Living put it, “I’ve never met an architect or real estate developer […]

Perfect for frenzied New Yorkers who are constantly on the go, Caudalie gets a lot done — and done well — in true New-York-minute fashion. Here is the well-appointed spa’s new Under-an-Hour menu, so you can hurry up and get to it, too!

I have heard good things about juice cleanses, so a few weeks ago I decided to try one by Terri, a restaurant in Manhattan’s flatiron district. The eatery was launched by two vegan chefs, Craig and Mike, who wanted to provide “a respite for those looking for a healthy, organic meal…to find nourishing food quickly.”

The full title of this property is Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa and Cultural Hideaway. Normally I wouldn’t be crazy about having so many words in a name – however, it really does describe the property perfectly.

The research showed that spas fit perfectly under the umbrella of Wellness Tourism and by being distinct from Medical Tourism avoid the potential regulations.

here is a solution for those of us who are wishing we could recapture our eyebrows natural lushness or who weren’t working with much from the start: The Browhaus Brow Resurrection.

Yesterday, SpaEvidence.com was “officially” launched to the entire industry, to media, and to consumers.

Research has become a hallmark of the annual Global Spa Summit, and this year there was a lot of valuable research from a variety of sources.  Euromonitor, Horwath and Diagonal Reports presented in person at the Summit and an additional five reports were shared on a USB memory stick and are now available for anyone to access.  There is really […]

Laughter is the best form of medicine, right? Well, one spa is taking the saying to new heights with the world’s first tickling spa now open in Spain.

Beginning today, I will be sending you short emails that highlight some of the interesting and unique information that came out of the 2011 Global Spa Summit that was held in Bali in May.  All of the research, powerpoints and session summaries are now accessible on the GSS website.  Videos go up next week.  You can find everything here. Because […]

The farm-to-table concept is cropping up in spas around the country, as more and more spas incorporate ingredients grown from their own land into treatments and eco-friendly daily practices into their business – and we gotta say, this is one spa trend we’ve grown to love! On the menu? Spas are dishing up locally sourced […]