SUMMIT REVIEW: GSWS 2014
Inside the industry Each year, the GSWS sets aside time for sub-sectors of the spa industry – from education to hot springs facilities – to group together and discuss ways to tackle obstacles and to further growth. Where necessary, task forces are set up to work on points of action in between the summits to make change happen. The focus of the Hydrothermal Spa
Forum was the launch of the Guide To Hydrothermal Spa Development Stand- ards which outlines health, safety and development guidelines of hydrothermal areas: one of the most technically complex elements of any spa. Top equipment sup- pliers including Design For Leisure, Barr
Delegates said ‘yes’ to Global Wellness Day, an initiative started by Belgin Aksoy (back centre), to encourage people to lead a healthier/better life
+ Wray and Thermarium all share their knowledge in the book which was edited by Cassandra Cavanah and is available via
www.globalspaandwellnesssumit.org. The Hot Springs Forum was buzzing
from SRI’s research which includes the fi rst ever benchmarking of the worldwide thermal and mineral spring industry – a sector that’s worth US$50bn (€39bn, £31bn) spanning more than 26,800 facilities (see p94). It was agreed that the next move should be to measure how much money thermal/mineral spring treatments can save national health
services as this is what governments and the medical sector will take most note of. In the Corporate Wellness Forum,
delegates spoke about a desire for spas to come together to develop an industry-wide ‘best off er programme’ outlining the unique elements it can bring to corporate wellness. A relaxing environment and specialism in rejuvenation are two particular USPs that should be highlighted, they argued. The talking point in the Destination
Spa & Wellness Retreats Forum was a call to get behind Global Wellness Day, an initiative started by forum facilitator Belgin Aksoy who owns the Richmond Nua Wellness destination spa in Turkey. Launched two years ago, Global Wellness
We need to keep spreading the word about wellness tourism agreed delegates in the Wellness Tourism Roundtable Forum
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