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7 Editor’s letter

Spa can change your genes

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

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20 Letters

Looking at why capture rates are key

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22 Spa people

Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump creates spa concept for the Trump Collection

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24 Spa people

Christine Hays

Sets up Eastern Vibration with her son

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26 Spa People

Kathryn Moore

Tackles spa staff shortages head on with new company

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27 Spa people

Ajit Madan

Camellia’s Tea House co-founder becomes master tea sommelier

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30 News

Rocco Forte reveals spa brand; GOCO buys Glen Ivy; and major hotel spa mergers planned

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40 Interview

Kenneth Ryan

Marriott’s global head of spa talks exclusively to Katie Barnes about the new ‘game-changing’ Ritz-Carlton Spa brand and market domination

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50 Top team

Marriott International

News and insights from the Spa Global Leadership Team at Marriott

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56 News report

Bain on Japanese spa chain acquisition

The private equity firm shares its plans for hot spring operator Ooedo Onsen

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58 Promotional feature

Steve Kass Consulting

Steve Kass, founder and former CEO of American Leisure, has launched a new business, Steve Kass Consulting. The global leader explains his goals as an innovative concept and design creator

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60 Research

Work it out

Ophelia Yeung gives a sneak preview of a new study on workplace wellness that debuts later this month

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64 Ask an expert

Attracting investment

Katie Barnes investigates what spa operators can do to secure funding

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68 Summit review

A wider lens

Highlights and takeaways from the 2015 Global Wellness Summit in Mexico City. Katie Barnes reports

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On the cover | Ivanka Trump: Launching her spa concept in Washington DC

78 Tribute

Geraldine Howard

Remembering a much-loved spa leader

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80 Promotional feature

Massage Heights

Could you lead a revolution in the delivery of spa services in the UK?

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82 Spa Franchises

Chain reaction – part 1

The latest news on US spa franchises

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88 Training

Beauty from Bhutan

Judy Chapman talks to Oberoi about its tie-up with a therapist programme funded by the Bhutanese government

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92 Thermal Spa

Taking the waters

Magali Robathan visits the new thermal spa at Gainsborough Bath Spa, UK

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100 Fitness

Competitive edge

Could a touch of rivalry help spas to engage more people in fitness? Niamh Madigan finds out

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104 Promotional feature

Ojmar

A growing number of spa operators across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions

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107 Spa software

Tech talk – part 1

News and views from software firms

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113 spa-kit.net

Product innovation

Suppliers tell us about their launches

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124 Research

Happy talk

Japanese scientists use MRI to find the source of happiness in the brain

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SB 2016 issue 1

Download PDF

View digital edition

Magazine archive

7 Editor’s letter

Spa can change your genes

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

View in digital edition
View online

20 Letters

Looking at why capture rates are key

View in digital edition
View online

22 Spa people

Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump creates spa concept for the Trump Collection

View in digital edition
View online

24 Spa people

Christine Hays

Sets up Eastern Vibration with her son

View in digital edition
View online

26 Spa People

Kathryn Moore

Tackles spa staff shortages head on with new company

View in digital edition
View online

27 Spa people

Ajit Madan

Camellia’s Tea House co-founder becomes master tea sommelier

View in digital edition
View online

30 News

Rocco Forte reveals spa brand; GOCO buys Glen Ivy; and major hotel spa mergers planned

View in digital edition

40 Interview

Kenneth Ryan

Marriott’s global head of spa talks exclusively to Katie Barnes about the new ‘game-changing’ Ritz-Carlton Spa brand and market domination

View in digital edition
View online

50 Top team

Marriott International

News and insights from the Spa Global Leadership Team at Marriott

View in digital edition
View online

56 News report

Bain on Japanese spa chain acquisition

The private equity firm shares its plans for hot spring operator Ooedo Onsen

View in digital edition
View online

58 Promotional feature

Steve Kass Consulting

60 Research

Work it out

Ophelia Yeung gives a sneak preview of a new study on workplace wellness that debuts later this month

View in digital edition
View online

64 Ask an expert

Attracting investment

Katie Barnes investigates what spa operators can do to secure funding

View in digital edition
View online

68 Summit review

A wider lens

Highlights and takeaways from the 2015 Global Wellness Summit in Mexico City. Katie Barnes reports

View in digital edition
View online

On the cover | Ivanka Trump: Launching her spa concept in Washington DC

78 Tribute

Geraldine Howard

Remembering a much-loved spa leader

View in digital edition
View online

80 Promotional feature

Massage Heights

Could you lead a revolution in the delivery of spa services in the UK?

View in digital edition
View online

82 Spa Franchises

Chain reaction – part 1

The latest news on US spa franchises

View in digital edition
View online

88 Training

Beauty from Bhutan

Judy Chapman talks to Oberoi about its tie-up with a therapist programme funded by the Bhutanese government

View in digital edition
View online

92 Thermal Spa

Taking the waters

Magali Robathan visits the new thermal spa at Gainsborough Bath Spa, UK

View in digital edition
View online

100 Fitness

Competitive edge

Could a touch of rivalry help spas to engage more people in fitness? Niamh Madigan finds out

View in digital edition
View online

104 Promotional feature

Ojmar

A growing number of spa operators across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions

View in digital edition
View online

107 Spa software

Tech talk – part 1

News and views from software firms

View in digital edition
View online

113 spa-kit.net

Product innovation

Suppliers tell us about their launches

View in digital edition
View online

124 Research

Happy talk

Japanese scientists use MRI to find the source of happiness in the brain

View in digital edition
View online

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Comfort Zone's latest initiative, the Stand for Regeneration campaign, consolidates its position as a pioneer in the cosmetics business. [more...]

Spa and wellness industry to reunite at Forum HOTel&SPA 2024

The 16th edition of the esteemed international spa and hospitality industry event, Forum HOTel&SPA, is rapidly approaching, promising an immersive experience for attendees. [more...]

+ More featured suppliers

COMPANY PROFILES

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Devin Consulting, an international pool & spa engineering consultancy, founded by Tom Devin in 2000. [more...]

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CATALOGUE GALLERY

Cariitti product catalogue 2022..

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