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elcome to our biggest ever edition of European Spa, packed to the brim with wellness inspiration, design innovation and the very latest spa developments. Starting in this issue, the latest industry trends, news and product launches are presented in a new style that we hope you will fi nd refreshing and stimulating. To celebrate the arrival of Spring, we have been taking the
temperature of the industry across Europe and things are certainly warming up, with renewed spa investment evident, particularly in the hotel sector (News, p17). This is matched by the wealth of product and treatment innovations being launched, which we round up to help revitilse your spa menu (Menu, p68).
In this issue we take our focus on exceptional design outside, to discover how garden spaces can be used to enhance the spa guest experience, giving them room to ‘relax and roam’ (p54). Elsewhere, our globally inspired Design Insider series visits rural England, the Swiss Alps and downtown New York to tour three more exceptional spa locations (p101). Find out fi rst hand from spa designers Neil Howard, Heinz Schletterer and Anthony DiGuiseppe how their stylish, dramatic and sophisticated creations came into being. As always, we welcome advice from spa experts and in this issue
Ayurvedic Therapist and Founder of Tri-Dosha Sunita Passi encourages spa operators to be mindful of the growing trend for meditation offerings (p82), while the Founder of Private Label Music, Brad Pressman, makes a perfect pitch to persuade you that choosing the right sound palette can make or break guests’ treatment experience. So roam through our new-look pages and you are sure to fi nd something to help your business blossom.
ON THE COVER: the new Y Spa at Wyboston Lakes in Bedfordshire, England, designed by Melt Design Hub
CONTRIBUTORS
Sarah Todd Contributing Editor
As well as reporting on the latest industry news and developments (p17), Sarah visits the new £3m
Y Spa at Wyboston Lakes (p38). This issue also celebrates the arrival of Spring with our guide to creating stunning outdoor spaces, so prepare to ‘relax and roam’(p54)
Shirlene Campbell Ritchie Assistant Editor
Shirlene rounds up the very best new products and treatments for Menu (p68) and highlights
a selection of the most innovative designs and furnishings for Style (p86)
Sunita Passi Founder, Tri-Dosha
Ayurvedic wellbeing specialist and founder of the Breathe in Bliss Out contemporary
meditation programme, Sunita Passi considers the growing trend for meditation as an integral part of the spa menu (p82)
Brad Pressman Founder, Private Label Music
Music to their ears or a distracting sensory overload your guests can do without?
Hospitality and spa music veteran Brad Pressman joins us to explore the signifi cant but often overlooked role that music plays in setting the tone of spa journeys (p98)
Sarah Camilleri Editor-in-Chief and Publisher +44 (0) 115 950 4748
www.europeanspamagazine.com
sarah.camilleri@
spapublishing.com @eurospamag
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