It's
a spa owner's worst nightmare. You're at Cosmoprof in Europe. The first day at
the expo is tremendously successful. You've found a new massage table from Italy
and placed an order to refit all of your massage treatment rooms. Before the expo
starts on the second day, you get a phone call. There's been a devastating fire...
This sad event happened to Luda Conti, owner of Avanti Day Resort in Manalapan,
New Jersey in March 2007. Read how Luda turned disaster into opportunity, read
about my recent experience at Avanti Day Resort, and see the photo
gallery.
After
listening to two excellent talks about greening the spa industry, Greening
Your Spa by Implementing Sustainable Practices and From
Green to Gold: How Sustainability Can Translate into Spa Profits at the ISPA
Conference last fall, I wanted to see how the suppliers at the Expo were filling
the demand for green products. I have to admit it was a confusing task. I found
clothing, skin care and body products, supplements, jewelry, packaging, furniture
and spa interiors. I also found it difficult to distinguish marketing hype from
true eco-consciousness due to my limited knowledge on the subject. So what this
article has is a sample of 20 expo vendors, in no particular order, that specifically
used the terms "green," "organic," "sustainable"
or "natural" in their booth martketing.
RARE2B
Organic, Vegan Skin Care Line Selected to Help Raise Funds for Elite Eco-Conscious
Organizations
Protect
the Environment, Protect Your Skin with Naturopathica
Environmental Defense Mask - Naturopathica will donate a portion of sales from
their Environmental Defense Mask to Stop Global Warming.org.
Events
for Spa Consumers
MedSpa
Month May 1-31, 2008 Medical Spa services for $99 at select US Medical
Spas
Click on a photograph to see a larger image and purchasing
information
I am happy to make the Spa Photography of artist Linda
Troeller available to the readers of DiscoverSpas.com. Linda is an award-winning
photographer who has been featured in the New York Times, Marie Claire Magazine,
Healing Retreats and Lifestyles, GQ Magazine, Forbes Magazine and a number of
publications for spa professionals. She is the creator of Spa
Journeysand Healing
Waters. Troeller's style captures the fluidity of water and the luminosity
of physical shapes in spa settings. I had the pleasure of spending time with Linda
at Toskana Therme in Bad Sulza, Germany
where many of her photographs adorn the walls. You can purchase one of three sizes
of the giclee print signed by the artist. All prices include FEDEX shipping in
the United States.
Multi award-winning global
resort and spa operators Six Senses, announces the promotion of Naim
Maadad from Area Director to Managing Director - Middle East, Six Senses Resorts
& Spas
The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa Appoints Brandi
Annice Byrd-Lavertu Director for Heavenly Spa by Westin
A New Role
for ISPA Chairman Jim Root - President of
Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa in Corona, CA
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International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM2008 are a business framework
that describes the essential elements of a complete spa quality management system
in four key areas: Spa Management, Spa Guest Experiences, Spa Operations Support
and Spa Improvement. Spas all over the world have purchased The Standards since
the first edition was published in 2004. Now in its fourth edition, The International
Standards of SpaExcellence(SM)2008 include insights on how to apply The Standards
with detailed guidance. Tools and examples illustrate the practical application
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