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Global Spa Summit Makes Presentations and New Research Available to All


Information industry


designed “Engage to help the the Change” and


tackle new markets, business models and technologies is now available online.


The Global Spa Summit reported that its recent conference in Bali, Indonesia from May 15-18 was sold out. The fifth- annual conference, held for the first time in Asia, attracted a record number of executives (275) from 35 nations. As the only industry conference that travels to a new global region each year,


strong Asian, and globally balanced delegacy: 46% of


the Summit attracted both a attendees


Under the 2011 banner of “Engage the Change: The Customer. The Money. The


Future,” dozens of delegates attended presentations and panels


exploring smart new ways to engage with consumers; enter new markets; embrace new technologies; implement new business, tourism and wellness concepts; and pursue new investments.


While the conference is designed as an


intimate, invite-only event, the


broader Summit mission is “Joining Together. Shaping the Future.” So, as an organization firmly committed to the collective growth of the 75,000- plus spas across the world, it was announced session


that notes from


presentations the


and three-day


agenda, along with ten new research reports, are now available online and free to all.


Presentations and Research can be ac- cessed via a link at:


www.spaprofessionalmexico.com A highlight of the 2011 Summit was www.spaprofessionalmexico.com


hailed


from Asia, 30% from the Americas, and 19% from Europe.


the unveiling of the world’s first online portal dedicated to the medical evidence that exists for 22 spa and wellness therapies, the most potentially “game-changing” undertaking in the organization’s invites


history. spa, The wellness and


Summit medical


professionals to start exploring this critical new resource at: www.spaevidence.com


“I’ve


the atmosphere has never been more electric, reporting


attended every with


so that many it represented Summit, and


delegates the


richest, most valuable and provocative slate of content in our history,” said Anne McCall Wilson, GSS 2011 Co- Chair and Board Member, and Vice President, Spas, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International Inc.


Day 1 – The Customer: Highlights Kate


Intelligence


Ancketill, GDR Creative - How brands


outside


the spa industry are most creatively deploying technologies like social networking, gaming, mobile apps and video.


Emmanuelle Linard, Edelkoort -


Forecast of lifestyle and design trends set to emerge in 2012.


Day 2 – The Money: Highlights Professor Mary Tabacchi - led panel on the investment landscape for spa/ wellness companies worldwide. Horwath


forecast” for the pan-Asian hotel, spa and tourism markets. John Hardy - on his


vision for his


cutting-edge, sustainable Green School project.


Day 3 – The Future: Highlights Dr. Kenneth Pelletier - the integrative medicine opportunity for spas Dr.


Daniel Friedland unveiling the Evidence-Based growing


tourism. Xellum’s


Medicine


for the spa industry. Medeguide’s Ruben


opportunities foundation


Toral - spas’ in


Laszlo Puczko -


medical new


research report on spas’ exciting new opportunities in Wellness Tourism.


The ten research reports now available to all are:


• GSS-sponsored “Wellness Tourism and Medical Tourism – Where Do Spa Fit?” • Coyle Hospitality Group: “Priorities of Today’s Spa Consumers” • Diagonal Reports: “Spa Market, USA”


• Euromonitor Int’l: “Consumer Mind- sets, 2011”


• Euromonitor Int’l: “Post-Recession Consumer Dynamics” • Horwath Consulting: “Global Hotel Market Sentiment Survey, 2011” • Horwath Consulting: “Hotel Year- book 2011: What To Expect in the Year Ahead”


• IDEA: “Fitness Programs and Equip- ment Trends” (Summary & Full Re- port) • IHRSA: “Global Report – “State of the Health Club Industry” • Smith Travel Research: “Global Hotel Performance, 2011”


Consulting’s “weather The event concluded with the


announcement that the next Summit would take place in Aspen, Colorado from June 4-6, 2012.


About the Summit: The Global Spa Summit (GSS) is an annual event that attracts top-level executives and leaders from around the world with an interest in the spa and wellness industries.


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