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Delhi prepares for International Summit on Health & Wellness

Posted on April 17, 2013

The International Summit on Health & Wellness is set to get underway in Delhi, India on 26-28 April. The summit, which will follow the motto “Incredible India: The Scope of Wellness Tourism”, is being organised by Connecting Healthcare Group. It … Continue reading →

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Amber massages and smoke saunas – Estonia and Lithuania promote wellness tourism

Posted on March 12, 2013

Unspoilt nature is not the only thing that is supposed to attract holidaymakers to the Baltic region. This year Estonia and Lithuania are promoting themselves first and foremost as wellness destinations. Speaking at ITB Berlin, Tarmo Mutso, Director of the … Continue reading →

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ESI Las Vegas Introduces the 2013 Spa & Wellnesss Trade Show

Posted on February 19, 2013 | Comments Off on ESI Las Vegas Introduces the 2013 Spa & Wellnesss Trade Show

The Leading Educational and Experiential Trade Show for all Professionals and Owners in Esthetics and Spa

Las Vegas, NV , February 15, 2013

According to the Global Spa & Wellness Summit  the #1 problem in the spa industry is the lack of quality, affordable education. Leading spa trade show  Esthetique Spa International (ESI)  is proud to announce their upcoming educational spa show in Las Vegas February 24 – 25 at the  Venetian Hotel /Sands Expo. ESI provides the best education at the most affordable price in the industry for spa managers, estheticians and massage therapists for only $60 per person for two days.

The theme for this year’s show is The 6T’s of Success. Says ESI Founder Bernard Renaud, “In order to be successful in the spa and wellness industry, we need to deliver products and treatments. Therefore, we need to know about the latest trends, techniques, and technologies. With quality training and developing trust, together we can raise the bar across the industry.

The Education
The line-up of Pro-Educators includes top thought leaders and spa directors from some of the largest and most renowned spa and wellness resorts. Speakers include Jeremy McCarthy , Director of Global Spa Development at Starwood Hotels and Resorts; Ella Stimpson , Chairwoman of the International Spa Association (ISPA) and the Executive Director of Spa and Salon Operations at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas; Michael Tompkins , CEO of  Miraval Resorts  and  Sallie Fraenkel , Executive Vice President of SpaFinder Wellness, to name a few. Additional speakers are listed on the website.

New in 2013: Day Spa Panel Discussion
Day spas are key players in the growing spa and wellness industry. Listen to Michael Tompkins, CEO of Miraval Resorts; Blake Feeney , Director of Spa and Wellness at Terranea Resorts; and Ben Campsey , Director of Finance at the Umstead Hotel  and Spa will bring 55 years of combined experience to the panel discussion table.

New in 2013: Complimentary On-Site Spa Treatments During the ESI Experience, it’s the spa leaders’ turn to be pampered. Over 75% of attendee respondents from ESI’s 2012 survey reported they are “interested in experiencing a new product or service” during the trade show. The ability to see, hear, taste, touch and feel a product and/or service is crucial to business success. “This is the very reason why trade shows remain important,” says Renaud. “A personal experience with a spa product or service is what maximizes understanding, creates a memorable experience and helps foster relationships.”

ESI Las Vegas Mobile App & Giveaways
ESI partnered with GoMobileNow to provide up-to-the-minute information to attendees via a Mobile App. Features will include Conference Registration, Schedule of Events, List of Speakers, Floor Plan, List of Exhibitors and hundreds of giveaways.

Watch the 3 minute promo video

source: http://www.sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle  /Home> Business /

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Global Spa & Wellness Summit to be held in Delhi, India

Posted on February 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Global Spa & Wellness Summit to be held in Delhi, India

The 2013 Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) will be held in New Delhi, India, October 5-7. Previously planned to take place in Jaipur, India, the summit location has been changed in order to accommodate the hectic schedules of several of the summit’s high profile speakers.

The new venue for the event will be the award-winning Oberoi Gurgaon, located a 15-minute drive from Delhi National Airport and voted World’s Leading Luxury Hotel in the 2012 World Travel Awards.
The theme for this year’s summit is A Defining Moment and one of the key issues addressed will be the global industry growth of the concept of wellness and wellbeing. The Indian authorities focus on wellness and wellness tourism is also one of the reasons the country was selected as the location for the 2013 summit.
Susie Ellis, chairman and chief executive of the GSWS explained that: “The Indian government has taken a leadership role by identifying wellness and wellness tourism as important contributors to a nation’s economy. As the birthplace of yoga, mediation, and Ayurveda, India is an ideal location to explore the historic roots of spa and wellness, as well as examine new global markets and revenue opportunities.”
For more information and to register for the 2013 summit, go to:  www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org
source: http://www.professionalspawellness.com / February 12th, 2013

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Bahamas Targets Wellness Tourism

Posted on February 6, 2013 | Comments Off on Bahamas Targets Wellness Tourism

HEALTH and wellness services could become a ‘niche’ tourism sector for the Bahamas, an industry executive telling Tribune Business that a local chapter of the Caribbean Spa & Wellness Association (C-SWA) is set to be formed this year. The move is designed to put the Bahamas on track to becoming one of the leading health and wellness vacation destinations.

Janette Martin-Isaacs, president of JEMI Health & Wellness Spa, and one of the directors of the C-SWA, told Tribune Business: “Tourists come here already to rest and relax.

“If we are a part of C-SWA and we form a local chapter, which we intend to work to complete this year, then we will reach out to all the spa and wellness owners here in the Bahamas so that we could compile our data and see what our indigenous products are, and how we could market that so that we become one of the leading destinations for spa and wellness vacations.

“That would bring money into our tourism industry and individual business as well. This could definitely be a niche for us. I think for the last few years there has been focus on the health industry, where persons came for medical services. With spa and wellness services it’s more than medical services; these are well people looking to have a well and healthy vacation.”

Mrs Martin-Isaacs said the health and wellness services sector could attract many European visitors.

“When you look at the European travelers they tend to spend a little more on themselves, on spa services,” she said. “Many Americans do as well. If tourists were looking to come to the Bahamas and stay in one of our hotels, and would want to tap into a service outside of the hotel, which would possibly be cheaper, they would have a different experience than that of a hotel.

“Some of our programmes were licensed by places in the US. You have some tourists who are looking for services they can get in the Sates from a licensed person in the islands. If they see you are licensed under a particular institute for wellness, then they are more likely to tap into your service when they come to the Bahamas.”

Mrs Martin-Isaacs said the C-SWA was working to standardise the Caribbean health and wellness industry so that Caribbean operators could market themselves to the wider world.

She said the Bahamas could continue to grow its health and wellness sector with the help of the C-SWA.

“We have a lot of indigenous spa and wellness products,” she added. “There are people making scented candles and hand lotions, for instance. So we do have some persons doing it now.

“I’m not sure if they are aware that the C-SWA is there to help them with training and technology, and that is why it’s important to form this local chapter in the Bahamas and other areas of the Caribbean.

“We have more than sun, sand and sea. We have aloe, for instance, growing wild here, while all over the world they are using aloe and why don’t we use it here? We don’t have the knowledge and wherewithal to package it for sale to the world. That’s the strategy of the C-SWA, to get people educated and bring up the training standards.”

Caribbean nations such as the Bahamas could capitalise on the $40-$60 billion global health and wellness market, with the C-SWA leading the push by aiming to increase the sector’s visitor arrivals and revenues by as much as 10 per cent by 2015.

The C-SWA, supported by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), recently launched its new website, marking the beginning of their plan make the Caribbean a leading spa destination by 2015. The proposed web portal will assist Caribbean Export and C-SWA in virtually promoting the region as a health and wellness destination.

source: http://www.tribune242.com / Home> Editorial / By Natario McKenzie, Tribune Business Reporter / nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net /

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