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The
International Standards of SpaExcellence(SM)2014 A Quality System Approach for Spa Businesses
Available as an electronic book (82 pages) for $35 US.
Please note that the EXE file is not automatically delivered. The EXE file is emailed individually by me (Julie Register) as soon as I am notified of the order by PayPal. Click on the button below to order your copy.
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SpaQuality Articlesoffer insight on spa leadership, document management, actionable feedback and more. Finally, you can learn about our publication, The International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM2014, A Quality System Approach for Spa Businesses, which outlines the essential business elements necessary to establish and manage an excellent spa quality system that has integrity and which results in:
Satisfied and loyal Guests,
Engaged and dependable staff,
Reduced risks,
Smooth operations every day, and
Financial success.
The International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM has been sold to spas and spa professioals in over 40 countries. Click HERE for details about the book's contents, the Model of a Process-Based Spa Quality System and The Table of Contents. The International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM2014, A Quality System Approach for Spa Businesses (82 pages) is available as an electronic book for $35 US. Please note that the PDF file is not automatically delivered. The file is emailed individually by me (Julie Register) as soon as I am notified of the order by PayPal. Click on the button below to order your copy.
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In The Grand Spas of Central Europe, historian David Clay Large follows the grand spa story from Greco-Roman antiquity to the present, focusing especially on the years between the French Revolution and World War II, a period in which the major Central European Kurorte (literally, “cure-towns”) reached their peak of influence and then slipped into decline.
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March 7-11, 2016
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prices from €930 (approx. US$1,063)
• Two nights' in a Corrib Standard Room
• Breakfast in the George V dining room
• Bottle of Champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries in room on arrival
• One dinner for two in the George V dining room
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• Healthy post-spa lunch in the Drawing Room
• Access to the relaxation pool, steam room and gymnasium
