Traditionally spas have been marketed primarily towards women and beauty. They all continually have the same goal: to help people relax, rejuvenate, relieve stress, improve self worth and look their absolute best. Nowadays, men are becoming more open-minded to the whole spa experience. They are appreciating how beneficial spa treatments can be and recognizing the importance of investing in their own health. Spas are welcoming this rising trend by including the male perspective in their marketing strategies to help draw men through the door. READ MORE

The wellness trend can't be ignored; it's a $500 billion dollar business that has taken root and continues to grow and flourish. In 2013, wellness tourism grew by a whopping 12.7 percent, surpassing 2012's growth rate of 9 percent, according to the 2014 Global Spa and Wellness Economy Monitor. Clearly, incorporating a wellness program or improving upon an existing one is an opportunity not to be missed. Courting the health and wellness-savvy consumer not only makes guests feel great, it has the potential to reinvigorate the bottom line, oftentimes without heavy capital investment. READ MORE

If we step back and review what the term "wellness" means to business or leisure travelers, we will see that many "wellness" activities involve little to no investment on the part of a hotel, in order to accommodate guests' interest. Whether the guest is a boomer or millennial, interested in philanthropic giving forward or taking care of oneself with spiritual or physical aids to the body, mind and spirit - it is only with a bit of creativity that a hotel's programming can be developed to improve its "wellness profile" with minimal cost. READ MORE

The time for the passionate and compassionate therapists and healers has arrived, and they are reshaping the wellness and spa enterprises around the globe, as all vanity treatments and superficial skin rubs no longer serve the requirements and demands of the future guest and client. The 80's, 90's and the early 00's have bombarded the industry with plenty of fake make-up treatments and quick fix Botox schemes, bargaining on the false assumption that life ends in a matter of days or months. These centuries with the erratic and psychotic “Me-First” mentality has left most with emptiness, low self-esteem, frustration and disillusion. READ MORE

The global spa and wellness industry has made career wellbeing part of its mantra with the completion of the first-ever global mentoring pilot program. The idea was launched at the 2012 Global Spa & Wellness Summit in Aspen, Colorado, and has been spearheaded by a team of spa and wellness experts from around the world. Co-leaders of the Global Mentorship Pilot Program are Jean-Guy de Gabriac of the French training and consulting firm, Tip Touch International, and Deborah Smith of the Smith Club & Spa Specialists, a US-based wellness consultancy. READ MORE