by Susie Ellis | June 06, 2007
I just received a follow-up email from Dr. Swati, the Indian born doctor in Ayurveda, Natural Medicine, and Yoga Therapy who I met at Parrot Cay. Dr. Swati just joined the staff at Como Shambhala, and I must say she is a very impressive addition. She gave a presentation to our group, which was the […]
by Susie Ellis | March 13, 2007
Yesterday I attended the International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference in New York’s Jacob Javits Center. In the afternoon I spoke on the panel entitled “Residential Spa Market Update.” Andrea Foster, who is the director of corporate strategy for Miraval Holding, LLC/Miraval, Life In Balance, was the other speaker. I think Andrea and I both […]
by Susie Ellis | January 30, 2007
Peter just got off a Skype phone call he had this morning with our partners in Japan and Hong Kong. When it is 7 a.m. in New York, it is about 7 p.m. in that part of the world – a good time to schedule business calls. After his one-hour, three-way phone call, he walked into […]
by Susie Ellis | January 25, 2007
So many interesting international speakers at this conference – and what a great trade show. This is the first one I have seen to truly target a luxury niche. Every booth was exceptionally well designed, tasteful, elaborate…and the products featured – whether they were saunas, steams, massage capsules, or skin care lines – were all […]
by Susie Ellis | December 11, 2006
Just received an email from Lee Ann Correa who is the Executive Spa Director of the chain of 19 Metamorphosis Spas in the Dominican Republic (pictured at right: the Metamorphosis Spa at the Sunscape Casa del Mar resort) . On the last day of my visit, she very graciously gave me a tour of one […]
by Susie Ellis | August 22, 2006
Salon and Spa Bellagio had 19 stylists working in the salon the weekend I was there – all the girls have hair extensions. Beautiful girls and beautiful hair. Interesting to know that the salon at Bellagio does tons of hair extensions (at about $2,000 for the procedure). Seems popular with the Vegas crowd. While in […]
by Susie Ellis | February 20, 2006
Someone just called me from the West Coast and asked me if I thought the “metrospiritual” phenomenon will become a talked-about trend in the spa industry. Although I’ve been enjoying the break from “metrosexual” and “übersexual”, I must admit that the term “metrospiritual” did immediately resonate with me. After all, we’ve been talking about body/mind/spirit […]