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A defining moment
October will see spa and wellness leaders from across the world head to New Delhi, India, for the seventh annual Global Spa & Wellness Summit. GSWS president and CEO Susie Ellis gives us a sneak preview of the agenda
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Delegates can take the opportunity to explore the ancient roots of spa and wellness and, in one of the fastest-growing modern spa/wellness markets, discover hot, new industry revenue opportunities. The theme of this year’s meeting is one of a
‘defi ning moment’ because we feel that the industry is very much entering a crucial phase right now. The agenda has been carefully put together to explore pivotal new directions and emerging new players across the global industry. There will be many exciting ‘fi rsts’ for this year, including a Global Wellness Tourism Congress, dedicated global discussion forums on major industry sectors and an infographics competition. We are also confi dent that 2013 will offer the
‘heaviest’ of all the heavy-hitting speaker line-ups we’ve put together in the conference’s history.
Susie Ellis President and CEO, GSWS
Global Wellness Tourism Congress Wellness tourism is a fast-emerging travel category with explosive potential for the spa industry. On Summit Day One, the fi rst ever dedicated Global Wellness Tourism Congress will bring together ministers of tourism and industry thought-leaders
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s the birthplace of yoga, meditation and Ayurveda, India is the perfect location for this year’s Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS), which takes place from October
from around the world to shape the best strategies to promote and grow this tourism sector. The think-tank sessions will feature case studies
illustrating successful national wellness tourism campaigns, and the release of research organisation SRI International’s report, the fi rst to analyse the fi nancial impact of the wellness tourism economy.
India’s defi ning generation High-profi le forum speakers will include Jean-Claude Baumgartner, former president of the World Travel & Tourism Council; Josef Woodman, author of the popular Patients Beyond Borders book series; and Amitabh Kant, who not only heads up what has been billed as India’s most ambitious infrastructure project ever – the building of 24 cities from scratch – but also created the successful Incredible India tourism campaign and is considered to be the initiator of the wellness tourism category. We expect that the research and fresh ideas to come out of this event will reverberate with governments around the world, igniting further growth for this ‘tourism category of the future.’
Six global industry forums
Summit Day One will also feature six global discussion forums on the challenges facing key industry sectors, including: destination and hotel spas, natural springs, hydrothermal, spa retail, spa education
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