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DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com Summit Forums are catalyst for change cont’d


Continued from cover Six Senses’ Anna Bjurtsam, who led the Global Spa Education Forum, said they’ll be focusing on selling the ben- efits of spa careers to entice more people into the industry, as well as on spa management mentor and internship pro- grammes. Whether there’s a need for management certifi- cation will be further explored. Speaking on behalf of the


Hydro-Termal Forum, Don Genders of Design for Leisure said it’s important to establish an independent set of quality standards for hydrothermal spa design to educate archi- tects, interior designers and hotel engineers about technical specifications. Te design of spa retail areas is not work-


Te forums gave industry leaders the chance to participate in the debate


ing, said Mandara’s Jeff Matthews following the Global Spa Retail Forum. Operators should engage more with product houses on retail train- ing and staff incentive programmes; and reduce the number of products staff are trained in. Representing the Global Destination Spas


Forum, Sharon Kolkka from Gwinganna announced the formation of the an alliance of


destination spa operators – oſten viewed as the keepers of wellness wisdom – to educate con- sumers about wellness (see page 4). Finally, Peninsula Hot Springs’ Charles


Davidson for the Global Hot Springs Forum, advocated the creation of a logo to identify and create awareness of real hot springs. He also called for existing operators to come together to help establish hot springs in developing nations. Read more here: http://lei.sr?a=u9Q3y


India: challenge and opportunity


From the Spa Business Blog Although the wellness and spa sector in India is forecast to grow from inr700bn in 2012 to over inr1 trillion in 2015, this number hides a plethora of variables, many of which have been thoroughly laid out by a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report on the Indian well- ness economy Imperatives for growth: the wellness industry – an invaluable document for those considering investing. Te report shows strategic


deals with partners are driv- ing much of the growth: up to 65 per cent of all deals since 2009 have been of this nature. International operators targeting India, ini-


Te growth of the Indian spa market has been analysed by PwC PwC says the market has been characterised


tially aiming for the 15 bigger cities, are now going into second and third tier locations to maintain growth. In hair and beauty they include Dessange, Saks and Toni & Guy, in fitness, Fitness First and Anytime Fitness and in the spa market, global operator, Six Senses.


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by small businesses, but the arrival of corpo- rate players will drive investment as they look for funds to fuel expansion. Te greatest con- sumer demand has been found to be in three


areas: hygiene, curative and enhancement... l To continue and read the report, click here


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