TRADE ASSOCIATIONS POLAND
Association of Polish Spa Communities Ul Czarny Potok 27/25, 33-380 Krynca-Zdroj, Poland T: +48 18 477 74 50 E:
biuro@sgurp.pl www.sgurp.pl Country represented: Poland Description: This association is focused on the promotion of high-quality facilities, such as Polish health resorts. It supports, educates and protects Polish spa communities and has initiated the promotion of its spa tourism services throughout Europe.
PORTUGAL
Portuguese Spas Association (ATP) Av Miguel Bombarda, No 110, 2 Dt, 1050-167 Lisbon, Portugal T: +351 217 940 574/05 E:
geral@termasdeportugal.pt www.termasdeportugal.pt Country represented: Portugal Description: ATP was established in 1996 as a result of a restructuring of the National Association of Medicinal and Table Mineral Water Industries. With 38 associate members, it seeks to promote and develop the country’s thermal water sources and spas technically, economically and socially.
ROMANIA
The Organisation of Spa Owners in Romania (OPTBR) 2 Traian Street, Bl F1, 3rd District, Bucharest 030574, Romania T: +40 21 322 01 88 E:
optbr@bluescreen.ro www.romanian-spas.ro
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Country represented: Romania Description: OPTBR was set up in 1993 by representatives of the main health resorts in Romania in a bid to promote the spa and wellbeing sector to domestic and international tourists. The association has 62 members, representing almost all the spas in the country.
RUSSIA
National Guild of Spa Experts Ulischa Kamchatskaya 8/2/14, Moscow 107065, Russia T: +7 495 226 4289 E:
info@russiaspas.ru www.russiaspas.ru Country represented: Russia Description: This non-profit organisation was launched in 2004 to develop the spa industry in Russia. It has a committee that oversees training and courses cover spa management, spa administration, ayurveda, spa cuisine, therapist training and cosmetology. A second committee oversees marketing and promotes the guild and its members as well as publishing industry-focused books and magazines.
Spa & Wellness International Council (SWIC) 21-5 Krassina Street, Moscow 123056, Russia T: +7 495 764 0203 E:
elena@spapriori.ru www.1swic.ru Regions represented: Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States Description: In a major move the SWIC has worked to create state legislation for Russian spas that is now under the government’s consideration. Previously, spa treatments (hydrotherapy, thalassotherapy and massage) were viewed
as medicinal practice and by law even a day spa had to employ a medical doctor – it’s hoped that the passing of the new legislation will rectify this. With this work SWIC, which was formed in 2010, is already living up to its mission of promoting international standards in the region’s new spa and wellness industries. It has also just published Spa Red Pages – the first regional spa guide that lists over 300 health resorts in Russia, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia.
SERBIA
Serbian Spas Association Vrnjacka Banja 12A, Belgrade 36210, Serbia T: +381 36 611 110 E:
udruzenjebanja@gmail.com www.serbianspas.org Country represented: Serbia Description: The Serbian Spas Association was established in 2010 as a successor to the Association of Spas and Resorts in Serbia that had been in existence since 1970s. Banjas, traditional Serbian spa resorts based on spring waters, have been recognised as a critical economic and tourism asset and since 2008 many of these public medical-focused facilities have gone through privatisation and are being transformed into international wellness resorts. The association’s role is to oversee the improvement and preservation of the banjas. It also brings together local government and health institutions in spas and schools that educate in the fields of balneology, tourism and hydrogeology.
SLOVAKIA
Slovakian Spas Association PO Box 113, 810 00 Bratislava 1, Slovak Republic
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