Even the smallest day spa has a dry room where massages, facials, and thermal heat treatments occur. But if you want to add treatments to your menu like Vichy showers, hydrotherapy, and messier body treatments like mud or seaweed, then you will need to install a wet room. If you are planning to remodel [...]

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As a progressive spa manager or health/wellness director, the next time you walk through the front doors of your spa, take a good look at what your reception area is saying to your clients. Is it saying come in, relax, we are here to serve or go away, time for stress, we don’t want [...]

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The spa industry is a people industry, yet many of the people who work in the spa industry seem to have forgotten this little fact. The main goal of any business is to make money and when you’re in the business of making people happy you have to remember that when they don’t [...]

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Institute of Spa Management announces online training for spa managers, spa owners and client service professionals in the spa industry.
Visit ISM online at http://www.spacollege.org to enroll.
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International SPA Association will build upon its reputation as the voice of the spa industry by debuting LiveSpa. To be published in June, this inaugural publication will focus on educating the spa consumer.

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For many spas today, space is something that is in short supply. To keep costs low, many spa owners buy smaller locations and try to make the most out of their cozy surroundings. This can make good business sense, but sometimes it can be a difficult call knowing what parts of the spa to [...]

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There are both pros and cons when it comes to renting or buying your spa equipment. So, before you make a decision either way, you should consider the following issues.
Buying spa equipment will obviously cost you more money upfront, but you will own the equipment outright. However, if your spa doesn’t succeed [...]

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Day spas and stay spas have been in existence throughout Europe for hundreds and even thousands of years. Europeans love their spas and they know how to create the perfect getaway for both healing and relaxation. So, mimicking the style and function of a European spa can be a great way to [...]

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During 11 years as a broker serving wealthy South Floridians, Nicole Oden made a lot of money, endured a lot of stress and spent a lot of time in spas getting rid of both. So when she became dissatisfied with the spas in her area, she decided to open her own.
In short order, she [...]

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The 2008 Global Spa Summit will build on the work which began at the 2007 inaugural gathering

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