According to the International Medical Spa Association there are over 1,000 open medical spas in the U.S. Jeff Russell, CEO of MedSpa Financing says, “Competition is definitely setting in, and it’s not only direct competition from other medical spas, but indirect competition from businesses that offer the same services. You have salons that offer hair [...]
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5 Ways to Increase your Medical Spa’s Revenues
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Business Plan, Spa Professionals on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Travel Reviews – Consumers Are Changing Your Brand And Reputation Online
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Business Plan, Spa Professionals on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While this Article is about Hotel reviews found on line by guests, the same philosophy and tactics apply to the Spa Industry.
Traveler reviews have become part of the daily dialogue of web travel shoppers. Millions of travelers log on daily and may experience a property through hotel generated photos and written text, but they find [...]
Lakeside Leisure New Resort Lake Arrowhead
Posted in Spa, Spa Opening, Spa Professionals on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A new resort spa in Lake Arrowhead, CA, draws on the healing practices of the area’s first settlers to offer a truly authentic and indigenous experience. An ideal retreat for those looking to escape the fast-paced life of Los Angeles, Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa (Lake Arrowhead, CA), located just an hour-and-a-half away, recently introduced an [...]
World Travel Market Massages Health
Posted in Spa Business, Spa Professionals on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A groundbreaking initiative that aims to make English the international language for the spa industry will be launched at World Travel Market as part of this year’s Spa, Health and Wellness focus.
Working with the British International Spa Association (BISA) and the Spa Research Fellowship, the focus will span all four days of the leading business [...]
Is Your Spa Theft Proof?
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Employment, Spa Professionals on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Newbury Street, Boston MA spa owner is still owed some $18,000
Joyce Hampers is still owed some $18,000 from a former receptionist who swindled $25,000 from her Emerge Spa & Salon last year by issuing store credits to her personal credit cards and then tossing out the receipts.
A spa manager “caught her because the same credit [...]
The $200 Pedicure
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Products, Spa Professionals on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What is it really? A $200 pedicure. It takes place at La Prairie Spa at the Beverly Hills Hotel. You slip into a terry robe and slippers and sip a cup of Introspection tea, then an attendant leads you into a candle-lighted massage room. Once you’ve disrobed (for a foot treatment?), you stretch out on [...]
Feel like royalty while you get new crowns
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Products, Spa Professionals on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Woodstock practice part of growing trend of spa, or concierge, dentistry A waterfall adorns the entrance and heated sidewalks lie underfoot. Leather couches, hardwood floors and free Wi-Fi await visitors.
Tischler Dental, a three-dentist practice, moved from an aging building two miles down the road and opened the $3 million, 10,000-square-foot office on Route 375 [...]
Spas- threat to Ayurveda
Posted in Ayurveda, Body Treatments, Massage Technique, Spa, Spa Business, Spa Professionals on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mushrooming of the so called Ayurvedic massage parlors and spas sans qualified Ayurvedic therapists is posing a threat to the health of customers as well as the credibility of the Indian stream of medicine, say experts.
During the past few years, a lot of centers have sprung up offering ayurvedic massages and therapies as part [...]
PCA SKIN(R) Forms Alliance With Renowned Dermatologist and Executive
Posted in Spa Business, Spa Products, Spa Professionals on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Leading Skin Care Line Undergoes Changes in Company Leadership and Product Branding
Jennifer Linder, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist, Mohs skin cancer surgeon, biomedical engineer and chemist, and Richard Linder, a Harvard Business School graduate, have joined PCA SKIN as Chief Scientist and CEO respectively. Dr. Linder’s extensive practice experience and commitment to clinical research will further develop
PCA [...]
Spas – How To Stay On-trend And Make Money
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Professionals on September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most popular marketing terms in the hospitality industry is the 3 letter word called “spa.” Other industries have since adopted this term as a marketing tool, e.g., auto spa, spa tea, spa shoes, spa pillows, spa music, spa candles, spa cuisine, spa lifestyle, etc. Spas have become an adjective as well as [...]
