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GSWS announces dates for 2015 Summit in Mexico
POSTED 11 Nov 2014 . BY Helen Andrews
The GSWS 2015 will be held in Mexico City, Mexico Credit: Alejandro Islas Photograph AC
The Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) has announced the 2015 event will run from 13-15 November in Mexico City.

The GSWS 2015 will be co-chaired by Gina Diez Barroso de Franklin, CEO of Grupo Diarq and Alfredo Carvajal, president of International and Signature Programs for Delos.

Delegates from over 45 nations gathered at the eighth annual Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) in Marrakech, Morocco at the start of September this year, to discuss the future of the US$3.4tn (€2.6tn, £2.1tn) global wellness industry.
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  Global Wellness Institute's branding structure revealed at GSWS 2014


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NEWS
GSWS announces dates for 2015 Summit in Mexico
POSTED 11 Nov 2014 . BY Helen Andrews
The GSWS 2015 will be held in Mexico City, Mexico Credit: Alejandro Islas Photograph AC
The Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) has announced the 2015 event will run from 13-15 November in Mexico City.

The GSWS 2015 will be co-chaired by Gina Diez Barroso de Franklin, CEO of Grupo Diarq and Alfredo Carvajal, president of International and Signature Programs for Delos.

Delegates from over 45 nations gathered at the eighth annual Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) in Marrakech, Morocco at the start of September this year, to discuss the future of the US$3.4tn (€2.6tn, £2.1tn) global wellness industry.
RELATED STORIES
Alfredo Carvajal joins Delos from WTS International


Alfredo Carvajal has been appointed president of International and Signature Programs for Delos, the US-based company behind the Well Building Standard® (see Spa Business 14/1 p36).
GSWS publishes its best practice manual for hydrothermal projects


The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) has published a standards guide for spa and wellness industry projects, the Guide to Hydrothermal Spa Development Standards.
Global Wellness Institute's branding structure revealed at GSWS 2014


Susie Ellis, chair and CEO of the Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS), unveiled the branding structure of new industry body the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) at the GSWS 2014, in Marrakech, Morocco, earlier this month.
Wellness Award winners announced at GSWS 2014


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