CLICK HERE TO READ SPA OPPORTUNITIES MAGAZINE Many spa managers lack training


The Spa Management Career Trends Survey has been released in response to a Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) report which raised issues around a lack of trained spa managers, spa specific training courses and investment into training. Te initial report, released at the


2012 GSWS, entitled Spa Management Workforce & Education: address- ing Market Gaps, said that there are currently 4,000 students worldwide enrolled in spa management degree programmes. However there are 180,000 spa man- agers working in the industry worldwide, and this figure is growing, indicating the number of spa management degrees available are not meeting the industry’s needs for well-trained personnel. Te follow up survey, carried out by a sub-


committee led by vice president of spa & wellness at Six Senses Hotels, Anna Bjurstam, came to several conclusions aſter surveying 548 partic- ipants of whom hold various managerial roles in the spa industry. Te findings of the non-scientific survey sug-


gested that spa associations from around the world should have a hub for mentor/mentee con- nections, which are severely lacking at present.


Tere are 180,000 spa managers, yet only 4,000 students in training When asked about formal training, 32 per cent


of respondents said they had not taken a single spa specific management training course and 37 per cent said they felt the majority of their spa manage- ment education came from on-the-job learning. Fiſteen per cent felt that education came from con- ferences and association membership. Respondents deemed financial management


most important for a successful spa career ahead of understanding spa treatments, leadership and HR aspects, but ranked themselves below those three aspects on skill attainment, indicating a huge gap between what spa managers know is impor- tant and what they feel they have actually attained. Details: http://lei.sr?a=e9s4j


Historic hotel to undergo £7m renovation


A historic Scottish hotel is to undergo a £7m renovation in order to create a leading hospitality centre with 40 four-star hotel rooms, as well as spa, conference and events facilities. Royal Deeside’s former Potarch


Hotel in Aberdeenshire is to be devel- oped by Ballogie Estate Enterprises, which will apply for planning per- mission in February 2014. If permission is granted, work on


the Ballogie Hotel & Spa could begin midway through next year. Te developers hope that the hotel


will open in the autumn of 2015, with the potential of creating around 40 jobs during the hotel’s peak periods. Te centre will cater for 200 people attend-


Te hotel will gain 40 four-star hotel rooms and a new spa


ing receptions, or around 150 people coming to partake in weddings and conferences, among other events to be hosted at the site. Te Ballogie Hotel & Spa will also feature an


informal bar-style area and a more formal bis- tro section with seating for 60 people. “We looked at a number of options for devel-


oping the hotel and surrounding area. We are passionate about Ballogie and this part of


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Scotland and we want the new hotel to be a principal attraction for people in the north east, as well as providing a unique destination experience which will attract more visitors to Royal Deeside,” said Randall Nicol, partner in Ballogie Estate Enterprises. Te Aberdeenshire area is famous for hous-


ing hospitality and events facilities, with more than 1,220 people getting married in the county each year. Details: http://lei.sr?a=T5M2f


Twitter: @leisureopps Te hotel will be built on the Salomon estate


Plans revealed for five-star hotel and spa in Tunbridge


Plans have been lodged to create a new five- star hotel and spa on the Salomons estate in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Te 56-bedroom complex would be sited


towards the back of the 36-acre estate and, if planning permission is granted, two existing buildings, built in the 1970s will be demolished, with the hotel replacing large greenhouse. Te three storey building will have three


floors but due to height limitations of the boundary wall around the estate, two of the storeys will be built underground. Salomons CEO Louise Clark has said


the new design will include glass frontage, inspired by the old green house and that included would be a spa, gym and restaurant. A decision on planning permission is


expected to come in April 2014 with a com- pletion date of the first quarter of 2016. Details: http://lei.sr?a=X5N4S


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New members of ISPA board announced for 2014


Te International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced the 2014 ISPA board of directors and officers with five new members joining. Newly elected board members include;


Noel Asmar, president and CEO of Noel Asmar Uniforms; Ben Campsey, director of finance for Umstead Hotel & Spa; Blake Feeney, director of spa and salon opera- tions for Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa; Julie Oliff, spa director for Remede Spa at St.Regis Aspen; and Todd Shaw, director of fitness, tennis and spa for Las Campanas Spa & Tennis Centre. In addition to the new members, the


2014 board will be led by elected chair Michael Tompkins, CEO of Miraval Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona, US. Te application process for the 2015 ISPA


board of directors will begin in mid-2014 when a call for candidates will be emailed to all ISPA members. Details: http://lei.sr?a=G8E5d


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