news update DIARY DATES
12-14 NOVEMBER 2014 Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
More than 2,100 companies exhibited at Cosmoprof Asia 2013. The Asian business-to-business trade show covers the spa, beauty, haircare, natural health, perfumery and cosmetic sectors.
www.cosmoprof-asia.com
18-19 NOVEMBER 2014 Spa Life UK Center Parcs Woburn Forest, UK Spa Life UK includes a CEO Summit for operators, a buyer/supplier forum and a one-day conference.
www.spa-life.co.uk
10-11 DECEMBER 2014 Spameeting Middle East St Regis Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE A two-day forum of face-to-face meetings between spa suppliers and buyers from the Middle Eastern, Indian Ocean and Russian regions.
http://me.spameeting.com
23-26 JANUARY 2015 Les Thermalies Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France Les Thermalies, the French water and wellness show, has exhibits based on the thalassotherapy, thermal spa, balneotherapy, day spa and beauty sectors.
www.thermalies.com
6–8 FEBRUARY 2015 BeautyPro Event Molitor, Paris, France This new spa and beauty exhibition, by the organisers of Mondial Spa et Beauté, will be held at the exclusive Molitor hotel in Paris. Each exhibitor will have their own mini spa room and 8,000-10,000 industry professionals are expected.
www.beautypro-event.com
19-21 FEBRUARY 2015 ForumPiscine Bologna Fiera, Bologna, Italy Now in its seventh year, ForumPiscine is a specialised exposition of pool systems.
www.forumpiscine.it
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Thai spa industry research unveiled at WSWC 2014 Male consumers are more likely to visit a spa with their partner or spouse according to the data
Thai spa-goers visit facilities an average of seven times a year according to the 2014 Spa Industry Study which was revealed at the World Spa & Wellbeing Convention (WSWC) in Bangkok in September. The study of 295 Thai spa consumers and 115 managers by Stenden Rangsit University shows that the future looks good too. “This year we see that spa consumers are very positive about their experience and would continue to visit and spend more in the upcoming months,” says Stenden’s research co-ordinator Prantik Bordoloi.
Eighty-three per cent of spa consumers in the survey said they were likely or very likely to visit a spa in the next 12 months; and 49 per cent of spa-goers expected to spend more than THB1,500 (US$46, €36, £29) on average. Bordoloi adds; “We also see this year that spa operators actually rank the expa- triates and locals higher than tourists in terms of their importance [to business].” The study was conducted in collabora- tion with the Thai Spa Association and is in its second year (see SB13/4 p86). Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=s9R4n_S
First FRHI spa opens under Andrew Gibson’s control
FRHI Hotels & Resort’s Raffles Istanbul has launched on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, at the heart of the new Zorlu Center – a high fashion, perfor- mance, fine food and arts bazaar. The 181-bed hotel, with views over the Bosphorus, features a Raffles Spa – the first spa by FRHI to open under its new vice pres- ident of spa and wellness Andrew Gibson. Gibson joined FRHI in January (see SB14/2 p26) and was formerly group director of spa for Mandarin Oriental. He told Spa Business: “There are big dif- ferences in the way Mandarin Oriental and FRHI open hotels, but both have a very professional approach and a mark of luxury that is outstanding.”
The 2,300sq m (3,2292sq ft) Raffles Spa comprises seven treatment rooms
The Organic Pharmacy and Gazelli Skincare have been chosen as the product houses
and two couples’ suites in addition to two pools and three Turkish hammams. There are also male and female relaxation areas with saunas, steamrooms and whirlpools. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=c5e5D_S
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