Spas of America’s Top 100 Spas of 2016
Santa Monica, California -- Spas of America, the No. 1 spa and wellness travel website, today unveiled its annual ranking of the Top 100 Spas of 2016, based on consumer behavior on its website.
Press Releases
Check In. Work Out. Element Hotels Strengthens Fitness Offerings
Life on the road has never been fitter. Marriott International, Inc.® (NASDAQ: MAR) today announces that Element Hotels, the company's eco-innovation lab, is planting new roots in the fitness space and promising guests even more ways to stay active, healthy and happy while on the road. While the game-changing brand already offers amenities like natural saline swimming pools and spacious fitness centers, Element is now upping their fitness game with partnerships with Your Trainer, MiiR Bikes as well as a re-launch of their beloved kinetic bikes, which allow guests to power their devices as they pedal!
Miraval Group to Develop its First Destination Wellness Resort in Texas
Miraval Group today announced it has acquired the 220-acre Travaasa Austin Resort in the Hill Country of Texas, which it will redevelop and expand into a 120-room destination wellness resort, its first in Texas and the South. The purchase, from a wholly owned subsidiary of Amstar Group LLC, closed today following the approval of Miraval's development plans. The project is expected to be completed by January 2019.
U.S. Hotel Spas - A Great Source of Revenue
In 2015, hotel spa department revenue grew at a faster pace compared to other sources of hotel revenue. According to the recently released 2016 edition of Trends® in the Hotel Spa Industry, U.S. hotel spa departments were able to increase their revenue by 5.6 percent from 2014 to 2015. This compares favorably to a 3.3 percent rise in rooms revenue for the properties in the survey sample, and a 5.5 percent increase in total hotel revenue. This is the first time since the 2007 edition of the publication that spa revenue growth surpassed rooms revenue growth.
Banyan Tree and AccorHotels announce strategic partnership
Banyan Tree Holdings today announces that it has entered into a heads of agreement with AccorHotels. Under a long-term partnership, both parties intend to collaborate to develop and manage Banyan Tree branded hotels around the world. Banyan Tree will also have access to AccorHotels' global reservations and sales network, as well as its loyalty programme Le Club AccorHotels.
Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa Opens Its Doors In Grand Cayman
"Grand Cayman was the perfect choice for Kimpton's first island resort, with an ideal location right on Seven Mile Beach," said Steven Andre, Seafire General Manager. "Seafire embodies the spirit and culture of the destination, and will allow guests the opportunity to truly immerse themselves in island life."
Leading Consulting Firm Merges with Resources For Leisure Assets (RLA) To Create A New Paradigm in Global Hospitality Wellbeing Asset Management In The USA
Resources for Leisure Assets (RLA), an international hospitality consultancy, has merged with Curry Spa Consulting (CSC), to form RLA USA LLC - A full service independent advisory that will pioneer the concept of wellbeing hospitality to the USA with a focus on optimizing the return on investment for the owner in addition to operations and development.
Luxury Hotels Group welcomes one of the world’s leading wellness retreats
Adding to its growing global portfolio of distinctive, one-of-a-kind properties, Luxury Hotels Group is delighted to announce its newest member this month.
Medical tourism industry valued at $439 billion
The global medical tourism industry is set to boom in the coming years, with a new report forecasting an annual growth rate of up to 25% over the next decade. The Medical Tourism Index (MTI), released this week by Visa and Oxford Economics, shows that the sector is already worth an impressive US$439 billion, and could soar to a staggering US$3 trillion by 2025.
Mandarin Oriental Launches Global Digital Detox Initiative
Mandarin Oriental will launch a Digital Detox initiative at all of its spas worldwide beginning September 5, 2016. The programme is designed to help guests find new ways to manage their relationship with technology and the stress that can come with a constantly connected digital lifestyle.
UNWTO/ETC Roundtable discusses wellness and medical tourism
The Roundtable 'Exploring Health Tourism' gathered a group of international experts in Budapest, Hungary, to better understand and explore the growing segment of wellness and medical tourism. The meeting was convened by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), as part of their joint research programme, with the support of the Hungarian Tourism Agency.
Miraval Arizona Upgrades Travel Agent Commissions and Offers Summer Bonus
Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa today announced it has upgraded its commission structure to ensure travel professionals are paid for the full value of every booking at the all-inclusive resort. The resort also launched a summer bonus to thank agents for their support.
Sofitel Tamuda Bay Beach & Spa opened on Moroccan Riviera
May saw the launch of Sofitel's new 5 star beachfront hotel in Morocco. Stunning architecture, award-winning contemporary design and Arty-Chic atmosphere are set to make Sofitel Tamuda Bay Beach & Spa undisputed leader in the Kingdom's most exclusive coastal resort.
Wellness tourism: in search of the self
Is wellness tourism a pleonasm? Few people go on holiday to suffer, unless they're devotees of adventure tourism or endless treks! But some push the limits of wellness. Spas, body treatments and hot-spring cures have become draws that can entice tourists to travel across the world. Women have already been won over, and a rising number of men are going to saunas. Even children are entitled to a massage before going back to school.A healthy industry
HFTP to Assist Open Travel Alliance with Hospitality and Travel Object Oriented Platforms
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced today that they will assist the Open Travel Alliance with their new 2.0 Object Oriented Platform in the lifestyle development areas of golf and spa. These development areas have been prioritized by the Open Travel Alliance for development during 2016.
Spafinder Wellness 365 Releases the 2016 Global Spa & Wellness Trends Forecast
Spafinder Wellness 365™ released its 13th annual Global Spa & Wellness Trends Forecast, the definitive guide to the top ten trends poised to shape the wellness, hospitality, travel and spa industries and chart new territory in wellness for consumers in the new year. The 2016 Forecast is unique for taking a detailed look at not just what, but why, where, and how, new directions in wellness will evolve in the year ahead. The full report can be read here.
2016 Opening - Miraggio Thermal Spa & Resort
2016 brings with it the opening of the extraordinary Miraggio Thermal Spa & Resort, set to be this year's most exciting new addition to the world of wellness and luxury. Promising to be one of the world's top thermal spa resorts and Greece's first thermae retreat, Miraggio Thermal Spa & Resort is perched majestically at the southernmost up of the Kassandra peninsula in Halkidiki, surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Aegean, and rests on a long stretch of sandy white beach.
Spa industry goes high-touch with first high definition website
Spas of America, the #1 spa and wellness travel website today launched a new online experience featuring 500 of the best resort, hotel and health spas in high-definition (HD) quality.Spas of America's new online experience provides a more powerful search function that allows consumers to search for spas by name, keyword, geographic location and type of spa and wellness experience. A partnership with Google allows spa-goers to browse spas on a map. The site also features original content on healthy living and product news from the industry's leading companies including Bellicote Paris, Beauty Through Balance and Caviar of Switzerland. Visitors will also find the latest spa specials, industry news and events."Spas of America's mission is to inspire healthy living and travel," says Spas of America founder and president Craig Oliver. "Our goal is to become the leading resource for consumers seeking helpful spa and wellness travel information, and a valuable marketing medium for wellness companies seeking to connect with a very targeted audience.""The spa industry continues to evolve and grow," says Michael Tompkins, co-CEO of PALM Health. "Consumers today have a wide selection of health and wellness experiences to choose from. Consumer-focused websites like Spas of America help connect consumers with the spa experiences they're looking for."The growth of wellness travel has also been identified as one of the top ten wellness trends for 2016 by the Global Spa Summit. Omer Isvan, president of Servotel Corp., says, "Wellness will only become a bigger player in the destination resort space, while resorts without wellness and 'purpose' will decline." According to the International Spa Association, consumers made 176 million visits to spas in the United States in 2014, generating an estimated $15.5 billion in revenue."We wanted to create an online experience that wasn't available just a few years ago," says Oliver. "Consumers today want the freedom to access travel content across all platforms and wireless devices. The growth of technology and increased bandwidth allows us to feature images of resort, hotel and health spas in HD quality, helping inspire consumers on their next spa and wellness travel destination."
Colliers International Launches Dubai Spa Benchmark Report
Colliers International, a global leader in real estate advisory, today launched the inaugural Dubai Spa Benchmark which points to the strength of the Dubai Resort Spa market which has witnessed a 6% y-o-y increase in treatment revenue (H1 2014-H1 2015), while also increasing its share of in-house guests to 74% up from 67% in H1 2013.
Wellness Innovator Canyon Ranch® Debuts First International Resort In Kaplankaya, Turkey
As a founding voice in the world of holistic wellness, Canyon Ranch® has the wisdom and expertise of spending nearly 40 years helping its guests achieve well-being. Now, the life-enhancement brand that's built a devoted global following, is finally going global itself.