Articles by Susie Ellis

Shorter Spa Weeks Available Now (“Spa Interludes”) at the Golden Door Spa. By Susie Ellis Well, I never thought it would happen. But alas….it did and I suppose it had to. The Golden Door Destination Spa in Escondido, California is introducing “Spa Interludes” which give guests the option, several times a year, to check in […]

Hot Spas in LA: Century City Fitness Club & Spa, Obagi Skin Health Institute and Voda Spa – One is Extremely Hot! By Susie Ellis After the ALIS event (American Lodging and Investment Summit), I had just enough time to visit three spas in the LA area before my flight back to New York. The […]

Day two of the American Lodging and Investment Summit (ALIS) here at the Hyatt Century Plaza in LA. There are great speakers and mostly business topics – economics, research numbers, forecasts, etc. I found the following comparison a good way to summarize what I have been hearing here. Headwinds for the U.S. (things slowing us […]

Spa Talk (very little so far) at the Lodging and Investment Conference Here in LA By Susie Ellis A sea of blue suits….that’s what this American Lodging and Investment Conference looks like here in LA. I flew in for the conference a few days ago and just completed day one. People had recommended I attend […]

Can the Spa Industry Learn Anything from the Conversation Going on in Davos? by Susie Ellis The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is always an exciting “happening.” This year’s Forum is January 23rd through 26th so I have been following their website, blogs and YouTube videos. It is amazing how involved one can get […]

Club Spa’s Q&A; is For Bloggers Too!By Susie Ellis SpaFinder sends out an email newsletter, about special discounts and happenings, once a month to all of those who have signed up as Club Spa Members. This year we changed the format of the e-newsletter and begin with a Q & A and “quick Poll,” both […]

Are Spas a Necessary Evil? Impressions of the Monaco Spa Event By Susie Ellis Just returned from the Monaco Spa Event. With such a jam-packed schedule of symposium sessions, meetings and exhibits to see, there was little time for plugging in and writing on my blog.The hotel’s charge of 20 euros ($30.00) for connecting to […]

Flight Delays? Try out an Airport Spa!by Susie Ellis I had my first airport spa experience. Not because I haven’t tried before. When I have stopped at one of these places for a quick manicure or foot reflexology, they have always been totally booked. But finally on my way to catch a flight to San […]

Based on initial reactions to this year’s top ten list, it appears that the Fertility Tranquility trend has sparked quite a bit of interest.

Power Plate Fitness Equipment in Spas and Clubs. Hype or Hot? By Susie Ellis During my vacation I got to spend a bit more time at the gym and decided to try out a new piece of equipment they just added – the Power Plate! I have seen the Power Plate at many trade shows […]

No Spa, No Massage, No Facial but a Cool New Year’s Eve! Report Card: Dinner and Nightclubbing in Las Vegasby Susie Ellis On the plus side: My sunless tan lasted and looked pretty darn goodI made it all the way until 5:30 a.m. with only a short nap on the flight back.Got a taste of […]

Believable Tan from a Sunless Spray-Tan Salon or Spa? by Susie EllisSo we are heading into New Year’s again and hoping to eradicate memories of last year’s disastrous New Year’s Eve festivities. We went to a country club party here in Palm Desert after which Peter went into severe depression. He thought the whole event […]

Massage Prices at Spas Compared to my Recent Visit to the Medical Eye Doctor.by Susie Ellis Wow…already post Christmas. Hope everyone had a good week. I am enjoying some time off here in California and just now getting around to thinking about what I would like to share on the blog. While it isn’t directly […]

Monaco Spa Event and Monaco Spa Symposium – Expect to be Dazzled! by Susie Ellis I spent some time this afternoon studying the brochure for the Monaco Spa Event and the program for the Monaco Spa Symposium. Since I attended last year I thought I would share some things I learned in case anyone is […]

The Monaco Spa Event: My First Spa Trip in 2008 By Susie Ellis Now that our major trend predictions for 2008 have been announced, I get to spend some time looking ahead to 2008 in terms of my travel schedule. One of the most exciting trips looks like it will be right in the beginning […]

SpaFinder’s Hot Spa Trends for 2008! By Susie Ellis Buzz Words: New Spa Gyms, Star Therapists, Wellness, Luxury Detox, Spa Real Estate, Sleep, Spa and Weight-loss, Fertility and Spa, Hydro and Thermal Spa Experiences, Urban Ethnic Spas, Spa and Technology. This week is Trend Week at SpaFinder! We released the findings of our year-long studies […]

Received this article from Jacqueline Swartz who had just returned from Vichy, France. I am familiar with the Vichy shower but have never been to Vichy. Since she has done such a great job of describing her experience there, I thought I would include it for you to enjoy as well. She promised another installment […]

I posted the Retail Sales post which follows last week and soon after the post went live, I received an email from someone suggesting that it wasn’t a good idea for me to post it because spa consumers – not just spa industry professionals – might read it. In the post I was talking about […]

Received this email from Debra Locker at ISPA helping clarify the question I had about “male visits on average” Hello Susie – we hope you are enjoying a lovely holiday season! Thanks for your comprehensive coverage of ISPA’s 2007 Spa Industry Study on your blog. We wanted to clarify one of the questions you raised […]

A Helpful Explanation of the 2007 ISPA Spa Industry Study in Regards to “Male Visits on Average” and the “Number of Men going to Spas”by Susie Ellis Received this email from Debra Locker at ISPA today. She helped clarify the question I had in my recent blog about what “male visits on average” meant in […]