spa industry

“Hot” is the spa world’s age-old weapon to make people relax, sweat, detoxify and draw blood to the surface. But now spas are bravely stepping out into the cold.

2012 Spa and Wellness Trends preview.

Take a look at the bold design elements at the Atomic Spa Suisse, or “bubble spa,” in the Boscolo Milano hotel (Italy), where wild, LED-illuminated mirror bubbles rise to the top of the interiors of the treatment rooms, sauna and baths, like a frothing glass of champagne.

Another new study[10] finds that of the 41 million Americans that use mind-body therapies like yoga or tai chi, 6.4 million are now doing them because they were “prescribed” by their medical provider.

The coaching trend is a serious and welcome one for the global spa industry, and could ultimately prove the key to making the spa that true “third place” for many.

Kid-specific spas are on the rise, whether it’s the “Scoops Kids Spas” at ten Great Wolf resort locations, Florida’s “Nickelodeon Suites” and Keylime Cove, or numerous day spas like Connecticut’s “Sundae Spa”.

In honor of National Healthy Skin Month, we’re busting the lid on an in-spa service that you can and should do at home, too!

This month, we’re spotlighting the beautiful AYANA Resort and Spa, Indonesia, for its immersion in community outreach.

When I received the phone call telling me that I would be this year’s recipient of the ISPA Visionary Award, I was really moved. I hung up the phone and … tears came to my eyes.

Love living the green life, from the products you use to the spas you visit? Check out the 11 spa and product companies that were honored at Green Spa Network’s first-ever Sustainability Awards!

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Jonah Lehrer came under media scrutiny for including quotes in his book attributed to Bob Dylan that turned out not to be actual quotes.

This Olympic season, don’t just watch the Games on the telly – get into the spirit with a spa version of the Olympics, complete with treatments of gold medal caliber.

It’s that time again! The SpaFinder Wellness Readers’ Choice Awards voting is in full swing and this year, the prizes for four lucky voters are some of the best.

In many ways, this 2012 Global Spa and Wellness Summit – our 6th – was the most important one to date.

Everyone is born creative. However, for many of us – whether it is from a fear of failure or from past criticisms – our innate creativity goes dormant.

Sandhya Chilpalkatti’s perspective on innovation and imagination as editor and publisher of Spa Mantra magazine has drawn our attention – “reward the wackiest, out-of-box ideas.”

True innovation, rather than progressive improvement, in spa/wellness has been stagnant since 1957 when Harold Zinkin patented his “Universal Equipment.”

Thomas Steinhauer of Four Seasons answers our questions on the state of Spa in the U.S. and around the world.

Karl Lagerfeld goes from the runway to the hotel industry.