Welcome to DiscoverSpas.com! I'm Julie Register, and I've provided information to spa consumers and spa professionals on the Internet for over 18 years. I invite you to explore the site by clicking on the links to the left www.tripster.ru. You can read about my experiences at resort, hotel and day spas across the globe in Spa Reviews. You will also find reviews of a number of destination spas including:

• The Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley, PA
• The Oaks at Ojai in Ojai, CA
• Red Mountain Resort in Ivins, UT
• Mii amo at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, AZ
• Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico
• Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires in Lenox, MA
• The Body Holiday at LeSPORT in St. Lucia
• Chiva Som in Thailand
• The Hills Health Ranch Spa Resort and Guest Ranch in British Columbia, Canada
• SpaFinder Readers' Choice Award Winners
• Four Favorite Spas in Tuscany
• Developed an exceptional collection
• Most Luxurious Spas In The U.S.
• Spas in St. Martin & St. Maarten

as well as a number of natural springs spas including:

• The Roosevelt Baths & Spa in Saratoga, NY
• The Spa at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA
• The Spa at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV
• The Jefferson Pools in Hot Springs, VA
• The Bathhouse at Berkeley Springs State Park in Berkeley Springs, VA
• Thermae Bath Spa in Bath, England
• Toskana Therme in Bad Sulza in Germany
• Tabacón Grand Spa and Thermal Resort in Costa Rica
• Blue Lagoon in Iceland
• Banff Upper Hot Springs in Banff, Alberta Canada
• Radium Hot Springs in Radium, British Columbia, Canada
• Healing Springs Spa at Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia, Canada
• Temple Gardens Mineral Spa Hotel Resort in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

and thalasso spas including

• Gurney's Inn on Long Island, NY and
• Thalasso Center at Paraiso de la Bonita near Cancun, Mexico.

The US and global spa directories can help you find your next spa experience. I share my thoughts on a variety of topics in On My Mind Articles such as:

• Gratuities at Spas
• Spa Sanitation
• The Problem with "No Problem"
• Which Type of Massage is Right for You
• Controlling Noise at Spas
• Cancellation Policies at Spas
• Microbeads, Pollution and a Call to Action
• Upselling at the Spa
• Paying the Spa Staff - Employee vs. Independent Contractor
• The Survival Rate of Spas
  and much more.

You can also find information on how my other company, SpaQuality LLC, and our SpaExcellence^SM program has helped spas improve. Examples include:

• how one spa achieved a 22% annual revenue growth (4x the industry average!) with outstanding leadership and empowered teamwork deeply rooted in a SpaExcellence^SM quality sytem (read more) and
• how SpaQuality LLC Consulting guided the first US spa to ISO 9001:2008 certification (read more).

SpaQuality Articles offer insight on spa leadership, document management, actionable feedback and more. Finally, you can learn about our publication, The International Standards of SpaExcellence^SM2014, 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 SpaExcellence^SM 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 SpaExcellence^SM2014, 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.

Happy reading!

Kind Regards,
Julie Register (click here to learn more about me)
Owner/Editor
DiscoverSpas.com