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This article in the NY Times yesterday introduced more information about the spa lifestyle community concept that I am so fond of. Although they quoted me as saying “there is nothing like it” that wasn’t exactly what I said, because indeed there are other great wellness living concepts (like Canyon Ranch Living, Miraval Living, Cliffs […]

Sallie and I are in Las Vegas at Virtuoso’s Travel Mart where approximately 1,500 of Virtuoso’s top travel agents and 1,500 of their top resort and hotel property representatives meet yearly. It’s a time for agents to become more familiar with the products they book (cruises, properties, spas, etc.) and for strategic alliances to strengthen. […]

Early this week I attended the New York Spa Promotion Alliance Inc. (NYSPA) meeting held at the Mohonk Mountain Resort. Professor Mary Tabacchi, from Cornell, organizes the yearly gathering for NYSPA and puts a lot of energy and enthusiasm into getting spa industry professionals from all over the state of New York together. I thought […]

It’s Labor Day Weekend, which always signals the end of summer and the coming of a new school year. In the spa world, we see an increase in spa-going in September and October, usually because when kids are back in school, parents have a bit more time to take care of themselves. But there is […]

I’m back in New York after my whirlwind trip to LA. Just a quick recap of that press breakfast and the LA Spa Expo. For the press I reviewed the top 10 spa trends for 2006 that we announced at the beginning of the year. (I decided to give them catchy names this time – […]