Growth has been attributed to the rise in revenue per visit which is now US$96.50 / puhhha/shutterstock
Spas across the US generated US$18.3bn (€16.3bn, £15bn) in revenues in 2018 and have grown steadily across key financial indicators in the last nine years.
This is according to data from the International Spa Association (ISPA) which released the 20th edition of its ISPA US Spa Industry Study in early August.
Revenues in US spas increased by 4.7 per cent between 2017 and 2018 and this has been attributed to a growth in revenue per visit which has gone up from US$93.70 (€83.50, £77.10) to US$96.50 (€86, £79.40) over the same time.
There’s been a boost in spa visits too with numbers rising from 187 million in 2017 to 190 million in 2018. Additionally, there were 22,160 spa locations in 2018, which is 1.8 per cent more than in 2017.
“We’re grateful to once again report record growth for the spa industry with 2018 marking a record high US$18.3bn in revenue,” says ISPA president Lynne McNees. “The spa industry continues to prove itself as a thriving market perfect for anyone looking to enter an industry with limitless potential.”
The ISPA Foundation commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct the study and Colin McIlheney, global research director at PwC, says: “The number of spas is at an all-time record. There are now more than 22,000 across the country [and the industry is] continuing to expand its footprint. The other notable statistic is that revenues are getting ever close to the iconic 20-billion-dollar mark. This remarkable threshold could be reached during 2020.”
He adds that the results “show the spa industry is still on the march to new highs”.
The complete study will be released at the 2019 ISPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas on 11-13 September.
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Growth has been attributed to the rise in revenue per visit which is now US$96.50 / puhhha/shutterstock
Spas across the US generated US$18.3bn (€16.3bn, £15bn) in revenues in 2018 and have grown steadily across key financial indicators in the last nine years.
This is according to data from the International Spa Association (ISPA) which released the 20th edition of its ISPA US Spa Industry Study in early August.
Revenues in US spas increased by 4.7 per cent between 2017 and 2018 and this has been attributed to a growth in revenue per visit which has gone up from US$93.70 (€83.50, £77.10) to US$96.50 (€86, £79.40) over the same time.
There’s been a boost in spa visits too with numbers rising from 187 million in 2017 to 190 million in 2018. Additionally, there were 22,160 spa locations in 2018, which is 1.8 per cent more than in 2017.
“We’re grateful to once again report record growth for the spa industry with 2018 marking a record high US$18.3bn in revenue,” says ISPA president Lynne McNees. “The spa industry continues to prove itself as a thriving market perfect for anyone looking to enter an industry with limitless potential.”
The ISPA Foundation commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct the study and Colin McIlheney, global research director at PwC, says: “The number of spas is at an all-time record. There are now more than 22,000 across the country [and the industry is] continuing to expand its footprint. The other notable statistic is that revenues are getting ever close to the iconic 20-billion-dollar mark. This remarkable threshold could be reached during 2020.”
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The complete study will be released at the 2019 ISPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas on 11-13 September.
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