news update
Alfredo Carvajal leaves WTS for Delos
Alfredo Carvajal has been appointed president of International and Signature Programs for Delos, the US-based company behind the Well Building Standard®
.
Previously he was COO of spa and leisure consultancy WTS International In his new role, Carvajal will be responsible for Delos’ Signature programmes in the hospitality and residential sectors, and for expand- ing Delos’ businesses globally. Read more:
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US spa industry back on track says ISPA study
The total number of visits to US spas was estimated at 164 million last year, according to the new ISPA 2014 US Spa Industry Study, which is the highest number its recorded since it started tracking the sector in 1999. Total revenues reached US$14.7bn (€11.6bn, £9.1bn), up 5.1 per cent from 2012 providing “the strongest indication yet that it [the industry] is fi rmly back on a growth trajectory”. In fact, it out-performed the wider US economy in 2013 where the growth in personal consumption on services was only 4 per cent in cash terms. Read more:
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Gharieni launches spa consultancy division
Spa equipment manufacturer Gharieni has launched a spa consultancy
division which will include services
such as space planning, renderings and access to its global contacts such as designers and other spa consultants. “I like working with customers and I want to help them by putting projects together piece by piece,” said owner Sammy Gharieni. Read more:
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Spas outpace global economic growth shows study The global spa industry is worth US$94bn and hot springs bring in revenues of US$50bn
Research revealed last month shows that revenue in the global spa industry reached US$94bn (€73bn, £57bn) in 2013, a 56 per cent growth from 2007, compared to only a 31 per cent change in world GDP over the same period. What’s more, the number of spa facilities
worldwide has increased by 47 per cent – from 71,762 in 2007 to 105,591 in 2013. These fi gures form part of the Global Spa & Wellness Economy Monitor, a study
GLOBAL SPA & WELLNESS ECONOMY MONITOR
conducted by SRI International on behalf of the Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) held in Morocco in September. When the global spa indus-
try is combined with wellness tourism, the thermal/springs sector and wellness life-
style businesses, SRI values the total market at US$3.4tn (2.6tn, £2tn). To read more about the research see page 94 and to fi nd out more about this year's GSWS read our review on page 88.
New Swiss hostel and spa target budget travellers
A youth hostel in the glacier village of Saas-Fee, Switzerland, opened in September with 1,900sq m (20,451sq ft) of wellness and sports facilities and declaring itself as the fi rst “wellness hostel” in the world. The 168-bed dormitory facility,
WellnessHostel 4000, is situated at the foot of Mount Dom – which goes up to 4,545m (14,911ft) and is one of the highest mountains on Swiss soil. Open for just over six weeks, it’s already attracted a varied clientele including ski teams, mature holidaymakers and young people searching for cheap accommoda- tion. Prices for beds at the hostel start at around CHF50 (US$53, €41, £32) a night. Massages at the Aqua Allain leisure centre start at CHF55 (US$58, €46, £36) for a 30-minute treatment and go up to CHF135 (US$142, €112, £88) for a 70-minute full-body hot stone massage.
A one night stay starts at CHF50 and the hostel is attracting a varied clientele
Facilities include a Finnish sauna, bio
sauna, herbal steambath, whirlpool, foot bath, an outdoor balcony overlooking the gorge, relaxation room, a phone/tablet-free area, a tea station and a 25m (82ft) indoor pool. There’s also a gym equipped with machines by Nautilus.
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