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Issue 4: Do you have a favorite TED talk?
This issue is all about TED. Spafinder attended the 2012 TED conference this past week in Long Beach – one of the most fertile grounds for discussion about imagination and innovation.
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Medical Tourism Taking a Back Seat to Wellness Tourism
In the Philippines, Medical tourism is likely to take a backseat to health and wellness programs.
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Lessons for Spa Industry from Clinton’s “Health Matters” Conference
I got lucky. Then I got super-lucky. I heard about the Clinton “Health Matters” Conference scheduled just prior to the Bob Hope Classic Golf Tournament (now called the Humana Challenge Golf Tournament) that was going to be taking place in Indian Wells, CA just a week before it was actually going to happen. Then I found
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Impressed with..Surprised by..Suggestions for Schloss Elmau and Spa, Germany
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.
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Latest Spa News from Germany and Austria
I was impressed with the famous Lanserhof program of Lans near Innsbruck, Austria and especially its founder and visionary, Andreas Wieser.
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Is Wellness Tourism on your Country’s Radar?
The research showed that spas fit perfectly under the umbrella of Wellness Tourism and by being distinct from Medical Tourism avoid the potential regulations.
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Spa Evidence Portal, www.spaevidence.com, is Live!
Yesterday, SpaEvidence.com was “officially” launched to the entire industry, to media, and to consumers.
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Advice for Spas When Faced with a Crisis
The recent headline, “Norway Shooting” reminded me of the “Managing through Crisis” panel at this year’s Global Spa Summit.
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Round-up of Cool Online Fitness/Wellness Gadgets Spas Should Know About
At this year’s Global Spa Summit in Bali, we were treated to several short social networking/technology talks from my favorite tech guru Marc Smith from Connected Action. Marc is the only presenter I know in the technology space who might also make it as a standup comedian! Click here to access a short 10 minute video of Marc
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Anne McCall Wilson Addresses Delegates Opening Global Spa Summit 2011 in Bali!
INTRODUCTION I am so honored to be Co-Chairing the event this year with Susie Ellis and Jeff Mathews. This has been an exciting and busy year and I have a new appreciation for the work and commitment of Susie and Dulcy Gregory and others who have worked so hard on the Summits before this one.
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Let the Spa Research begin! (Guess what…it already has.)
Let the Spa Research begin! (Guess what…it already has.) When it comes to Evidenced Based Medicine (EBM) research studies that support many spa and wellness modalities (such as massage, exercise, meditation, yoga, Reiki, and the like) we need not wait to create them – they already exist. In my previous blog post I wrote about the two Global Spa
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2) SpaFinder Spa Trend 2010: Year of the Hammam – Revisited
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