Davide Bollati, Comfort Zone and Davines Group
/ photo: Comfort Zone
What societal trends are having the greatest impact on the market? The lack of time along with the expectation of immediate, visible results is at the core of a revolution in our industry. It’s led to the creation of combo services happening alongside intensive manual and high-tech support. This convergence and dynamism are so intrinsically distant from the tranquil, meditative approach of the initial concept of spa. Consumers still need to escape, but what they look for today goes far beyond that.
Younger generations live in the public eye and require less disconnection – they want experiences that suit their frantic, intensive lifestyles.
What radical industry changes can we expect? We’ll see the creation and development of hyper-customised services which merge skincare, high-tech injectables and medical components. We think this convergence will be fully accepted for its efficacy and multilayer benefits and, we hope, for its focus on sustainability.
What do you still hope to accomplish? Our aim is to do our best for the world by creating a good life for all, through beauty, ethics and sustainability. As a B Corp company, we strive to embrace regeneration and revolutionise the way we formulate, select ingredients and design our lines. We hope many more spa businesses will share this goal in the future.
We strive to restore the resources of our planet that have been exploited for too long. That’s why in 2021, in partnership with the Rodale Institute, we founded the European Regenerative Organic Center (EROC) near our headquarters in Parma, Italy.
One of the goals of the centre is to study ingredients grown according to the principles of regenerative organic agriculture for our formulas. Working with EROC, we also hope to create a new supply chain in the beauty industry – and eventually other arenas such as the food sector – that positively impacts social and environmental practices.
In celebration of Spa Business’ 20th anniversary, industry leaders take a look at how far the sector has come since the magazine’s inception in 2003, share personal career highlights and reveal their plans and ideas for the future.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
View contents of Spa Business 2023 issue 3
Editor's letter: Reflection point
As Spa Business celebrates its 20th birthday, Katie Barnes pauses for thought and rejoices in the industry’s evolution
Spa People: 20th anniversary issue: Anna Bjurstam
The strategic senior advisor at Six Senses and Raison d'Etre on being initiated as a shaman, why psychedelics are here to stay and her bigger fear for the global spa industry
Promotion: Klafs: Relax into wellbeing
Klafs and Studio F. A. Porsche have combined their design and wellness expertise to create an oasis for total-body relaxation
News report: Eastern promise
Japan’s spa industry is valued at US$4.2 billion and is part of the world's third highest-performing wellness economy
Jeremy McCarthy: Theory of evolution
From spa to wellness and now leisure – Spa Business’ contributing editor looks at where hospitality experiences are heading
Promotion: Lemi: Built to last
Lemi is committed to leading with innovation to create
cutting-edge treatment room solutions that excel
in terms of performance and eco-credentials
Promotion: G.M. COLLIN: Collagen pioneers
GM Collin’s expertise in collagen research and product formulation has resulted in the creation of a new serum that combats age-related skin degeneration
Promotion: Comfort Zone: A brighter future
Consumers are increasingly interested in reducing dark spots and hyperpigmentation and a new line from Comfort Zone has been launched to address this emerging need
Promotion: Art of Cryo: Life changing experience
Vikki and Robbie are often exhausted after work. A visit to the spa to experience
the Art of Cryo Tech-Spa Module is a chance to re-set and rejuvenate together
Contrast therapy, based on the alternation of hot and cold rituals, has become one of the
most valued practices in the fields of wellness and recovery. [more...]
Davide Bollati, Comfort Zone and Davines Group
/ photo: Comfort Zone
What societal trends are having the greatest impact on the market? The lack of time along with the expectation of immediate, visible results is at the core of a revolution in our industry. It’s led to the creation of combo services happening alongside intensive manual and high-tech support. This convergence and dynamism are so intrinsically distant from the tranquil, meditative approach of the initial concept of spa. Consumers still need to escape, but what they look for today goes far beyond that.
Younger generations live in the public eye and require less disconnection – they want experiences that suit their frantic, intensive lifestyles.
What radical industry changes can we expect? We’ll see the creation and development of hyper-customised services which merge skincare, high-tech injectables and medical components. We think this convergence will be fully accepted for its efficacy and multilayer benefits and, we hope, for its focus on sustainability.
What do you still hope to accomplish? Our aim is to do our best for the world by creating a good life for all, through beauty, ethics and sustainability. As a B Corp company, we strive to embrace regeneration and revolutionise the way we formulate, select ingredients and design our lines. We hope many more spa businesses will share this goal in the future.
We strive to restore the resources of our planet that have been exploited for too long. That’s why in 2021, in partnership with the Rodale Institute, we founded the European Regenerative Organic Center (EROC) near our headquarters in Parma, Italy.
One of the goals of the centre is to study ingredients grown according to the principles of regenerative organic agriculture for our formulas. Working with EROC, we also hope to create a new supply chain in the beauty industry – and eventually other arenas such as the food sector – that positively impacts social and environmental practices.
In celebration of Spa Business’ 20th anniversary, industry leaders take a look at how far the sector has come since the magazine’s inception in 2003, share personal career highlights and reveal their plans and ideas for the future.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
View contents of Spa Business 2023 issue 3
Editor's letter: Reflection point
As Spa Business celebrates its 20th birthday, Katie Barnes pauses for thought and rejoices in the industry’s evolution
Spa People: 20th anniversary issue: Anna Bjurstam
The strategic senior advisor at Six Senses and Raison d'Etre on being initiated as a shaman, why psychedelics are here to stay and her bigger fear for the global spa industry
Promotion: Klafs: Relax into wellbeing
Klafs and Studio F. A. Porsche have combined their design and wellness expertise to create an oasis for total-body relaxation
News report: Eastern promise
Japan’s spa industry is valued at US$4.2 billion and is part of the world's third highest-performing wellness economy
Jeremy McCarthy: Theory of evolution
From spa to wellness and now leisure – Spa Business’ contributing editor looks at where hospitality experiences are heading
Promotion: Lemi: Built to last
Lemi is committed to leading with innovation to create
cutting-edge treatment room solutions that excel
in terms of performance and eco-credentials
Promotion: G.M. COLLIN: Collagen pioneers
GM Collin’s expertise in collagen research and product formulation has resulted in the creation of a new serum that combats age-related skin degeneration
Promotion: Comfort Zone: A brighter future
Consumers are increasingly interested in reducing dark spots and hyperpigmentation and a new line from Comfort Zone has been launched to address this emerging need
Promotion: Art of Cryo: Life changing experience
Vikki and Robbie are often exhausted after work. A visit to the spa to experience
the Art of Cryo Tech-Spa Module is a chance to re-set and rejuvenate together
Preidlhof Luxury DolceVita Resort, a destination resort and spa in Naturno, South Tyrol in Italy,
will reveal a new spa in February 2027, which has been designed by wellness expert and
consultant Patrizia Bortolin.
Private hotel owner and developer HVL Hotels will open a new luxury resort and tourism
destination called Laval Hunter Valley in the second half of 2027 in Pokolbin, Australia.
The annual wellness festival dedicated to wellbeing, culture, longevity and human connection,
called Alma, will be hosted by Rocco Forte hotel, Verdura Resort in Sicily, Italy.
Capella Hotel Group has appointed Feisal Jaffer as chief development officer as the company
ramps up its global expansion of both its Capella and Patina brands.
People taking GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound
may be losing weight, but they’re also becoming less physically active, according to new
research presented at the ENDO 2026 annual meeting of the Endocrine Society
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed
€1 billion
offer to acquire Pierre and Vacances SA, the European holiday resort operator behind the
continental European Center Parcs business.
Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The
Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme.
Contrast therapy, based on the alternation of hot and cold rituals, has become one of the
most valued practices in the fields of wellness and recovery. [more...]
