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Global Spa trends predicted
SpaFinder has released its forecast for the top ten global Spa trends for 2012 that it believes will reshape Spa and wellness in the coming 12 months.
The predicted global trends are:
• Healthy Feet Treatments • Cold and Ice Treatments •Wellness and Beauty Coaching
• OnlineWellness Gaming, such as meditations
• Spa,Wine and Dine Packages
• Vibration, Sound,Music, Light and Colour Therapies
• The Glam Factor, such as high-impact beauty ‘fixes’
• Spa Evidence • Spas Become a FamilyAffair • SpasAim for the ‘Wow’ Factor
Now in its ninth year, the influential annual report is based on analyses from SpaFinder Research and its team of experts who visit hundreds of spa and wellness businesses around the world every year, as well as interviews with leading industry analysts, and data and feedback collected from SpaFinder’s partnership with over 15,000 Spas, yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, wellness practitioners and salons worldwide.
Leeds Spa recognised for customer care
The Potting Shed Spa in Leeds has been recognised by the Customer at the Heart initiative with their inaugural Customer FirstAward.
Customer at the Heart has been designed to encourage and reward small andmediumsized UK enterprises in the retail and service sectors, for their treatment of, and positive attitude towards, their
customers.The Potting Shed Spa was chosen for its uplifting ambience, friendly and intuitive staff and
little points of difference, such as the retroTVs coupled with a DVD of choice when having a pedicure.
SamPearce ofThe Potting Shed Spa commented: “We are delighted to be the first recipients of an award as part of the 'Customer at the Heart'
initiative.An acknowledgement such as this demonstrates the teamis delivering a premium service and that our clients are embracing our ethos
Discovering
Italian skin care Grafton International, distributors of luxury Italian skin care brand Comfort Zone, recently held a series of ‘Discovery Days’where delegates were invited to attend a selection of seminars and networking with fellow Spas and salons.
Discovery Days were held in London, Tamworth andManchester and speakers fromComfort Zone UK and Italy delivered presentations to inspire and motivate delegates. Guest speakers included HotelVerta SpaManager KarineVeniere, Chair of British International SpaAssociation Berni Hawkins and Rockcliffe Hall Spa Director Liz Holmes.
Karine Veniere and guest.
KarineVeniere commented: “It was a great pleasure to be asked to speak at the Comfort Zone Discovery
Day.The day was informative, fun and a great way to share successes with other likeminded operators.”
PaulHawco. LindsayMadden-Nadeau. NewTaliseDirectors
Luxury hospitality company Jumeirah Group has appointed two new Directors for two of itsTalise Spas in Dubai.
LindsayMadden-Nadeau is the newly appointed Spa Director of Talise Spa inMadinat Jumeirah, joining fromRaffles Dubai and having 14 years’ experience in hospitality including a full licence in registeredmassage therapy.
Paul Hawco recently joined Jumeirah Zabeel Saray as the Spa Director ofTalise Ottoman Spa fromtheWillow StreamSpa at the Fairmont Pacific RiminVancouver, Canada. Paul graduated with honours fromthe Canadian College ofMassage and Hydrotherapy in 2000 and has 16 years’ experience in the Spa and wellness industry.
TeesValley Spa opens
Wynard Hall in theTeesValley has unveiled its new Spa, following a £500,000 investment.
Nestled on the edge of a lake overlooking private parkland, the Spa features four treatment rooms, a nail bar and a relaxation roomas well as a Rasul Mud Chamber, Salt Inhalation Room, Herbal Sauna and an outdoorVitality Spa for ultimate relaxation.
AllisonAntonopoulos,Managing Director of Wynyard Hall, told GN: “Guests come to Wynyard Hall to experience opulence and luxury and to be pampered and cared for and the Spa will take that to a whole new level.”
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