Articles by Kate Phillips

From the sea to your skin comes the seaweed anti-aging serum from Cygalle Healing Spa at Casa de Campo. With just 2-3 drops smoothed over your skin, this intensive serum is said to target wrinkles, age spots and sun damage.

Roll out the red carpet – Deal Days, the Wellness Week™ is premiering September 20-26th in the star-studded city of L.A.! You don’t have to be a celeb – have your own starring role in Deal Days by getting in on the action and hitting up an array of L.A. spas that will leave you feeling movie-star special.

It’s a given in college that you’re probably going to be broke, but spas participating in SpaFinder Deal Days, the Wellness Week™ are offering discounts for so low, even a student can afford them! Get away from the books and hit the spa instead. These spas in your college town are offering deals at $50 prices or 50% off during the week of September 20-26th. Hurry now and register – spa-time sure beats a day of studying!

Serving up major deals Texas-style, tons of spas in the Lone Star state will participate in SpaFinder Deal Days, the Wellness Week™, September 20-26th. Pamper, get pretty, or just relax as you two-step into these spas offering $50 prices or 50% savings.

SpaFinder Deal Days, the Wellness Week™ isn’t just for the day spas in your area – dozens of getaway spas at hotels and resorts are joining the excitement too! Get away from the stresses of everyday life, and reward yourself with a visit to one (or two, or three, or more!) of the getaway spas listed below. Plan an overnight stay, or just indulge for a few hours. Some of these properties encourage access to hotel/resort amenities—be sure to check with each spa—so after a spa treatment, you can spend the day lounging by the pool, exercising in the fitness center, or enjoying a tasty lunch!

Suffering with a sore back from sitting at the computer all day? Maybe a nagging sports injury that won’t seem to go away? Almost all of us have some type, or assortment of, irritating aches and pains. (Mine? Tired soles from sporting stilettos too much.)

Extra, extra, read all about it! SpaFinder Deal Days, the Wellness Week™ , September 20-26th, is fast approaching, and this amazing event ($50 prices or 50% savings) is gaining a ton of press coverage. Check us out in media outlets nationwide, across the airwaves and in your favorite newspapers or magazines, when you tune in to top programs like the Real Housewives series, while you read your Wall Street Journal, as you surf the Internet, and everything in between. And, of course, be sure to sign up for a treatment at participating spas in your area!

The healing power of animals has been the subject of several studies, with results suggesting that they help reduce stress, depression, and heart risk levels in humans. This theory broadens beyond man’s best friend and even expands past households and hospitals—spas are also getting in on the act.

Summer may be winding down, but there’s still time to squeeze in a last-minute vacation retreat! With so many spa getaways offering amazing deals, you can save, spa, and celebrate the final days of summer. Enjoy SpaFinder’s North American spa getaway picks for your Labor Day weekend. Atlantic Hotel – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Save US$50 […]

Miami is hot, and so are its spa deals! The third annual Miami Spa Month (where participating spas showcase special spa treatments for $99) continues until the end of August, and many getaway spa properties in SpaFinder’s network are adding to the sizzle.

SpaFinder is pleased to announce two new getaway spa properties added to our network this week. Circle the globe and check out these overnight hotspots in Algarve, Portugal, for your next vacation or rejuvenating spa retreat. One of Portugal’s most sought-after destination sites, the Algarve is fêted for its beaches, rich architecture, and lovely Mediterranean climate.

Join Joan Lunden at her weekend girls’ getaway, Camp Reveille, on the shores of Long Lake in Naples, Maine, August 19-22. If you want to be pampered, feel inspired, challenge yourself, and laugh like a kid, Reveille, a unique summer camp for women, is for you! Lake cruises, massages and facials, hikes, campfire conversations, fitness classes, and time with Joan are bundled into one incredible price at this idyllic setting/retreat.

There are still a few more weekends to get away this summer and save at the same time! We’ve made it seriously easy for you – check out SpaFinder’s list of top 10 deals for August.

Enter the Advanced Daily Formula by GliSODin Skin Nutrients nutricosmetic line—you pop two soft-gel supplements per day, preferably in the a.m., and you’re on your way to glowing skin. How simple is that? Plus, I read that Gwyneth Paltrow and Drew Barrymore have tried them. (Sold! I‘ll have what they’re having, please.)

Deemed one of the hottest spa trends for 2010 (SpaFinder’s Susie Ellis even dubbed it the “Year of the Hammam”), this ancient ritual of cleansing is rising in popularity within the modern spa world.

The age-old ritual of hammams has been a centuries-old fixture on the spa circuit in places like Eastern Europe and the Mideast, and is now emerging across North America— from Winnipeg to Manhattan to Miami—even aboard cruise ship spas!

For its 10th anniversary, Kohler Waters Spa at The American Club in Kohler, Wisconsin, is tapping into the hydrotherapy healing traditions and invites guests to soak in the experience.

Eau Spa by Cornelia makes it oh-so-easy to beat the summer heat, with a selection of refreshing treatments listed on its Summer Cool Picks menu. Reserve one, two, or all and chill out even when it’s sizzling outside.

Looking for a little bit of luxury? Leading Spas’ property Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort, an ultimate Tuscan wellbeing destination spa celebrated for its sulfurous thermal waters, now offers a lot of luxe with its stylish Blackrose Spa.

If you’ve always dreamed about going to the famous Golden Door Spa, this is your chance! Share a week, and share the rate at Golden Door Spa. Sign up yourself and a friend for a weeklong stay this August* and split the summer rate!

SpaFinder is pleased to announce three new getaway spa properties added to our network this week. Circle the globe and check out these overnight hotspots for your next vacation destination or rejuvenating spa retreat.