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 [...]
Basic Feng Shui For Your Salon
Posted in 1, Feng Shui, Spa, Spa Business, Spa Business Plan on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Whether it’s the colors chosen for the walls, the arrangement of the salon or thoughtfully placed water features, a more enlightened approach to business is no longer seen as weird – indeed some of the most successful salons in the country have looked to their spiritual side for inspiration.
Feng Shui Tips | True Colors
“We were [...]
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 [...]
LaserBodySculpting(SM) – Latest beauty trend in Canada
Posted in Body Treatments, Spa, Spa Business, Spa Products on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
LaserBodySculpting(SM) has created a whole new dimension to the Canadianbeauty industry. The revolutionary new procedure has given clinic owners and operators an exciting and unique new treatment to offer their clients.
Smartlipo(TM) works by delivering a proprietary pulsing format of laser energy thatliquefies localized deposits of fat and then is removed through a canola. The procedure [...]
Once serene spas invaded by high-tech noise
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Equipment on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As more hotels and resorts install Wi-Fi throughout their buildings, the workplace is increasingly invading the spa.
“Occasionally, I’ll see people with laptops or their BlackBerries working right up until the moment before their treatment,” said Heather Dominguez, spa director at the Renaissance ClubSport in Walnut Creek, Calif., which offers hotelwide wireless Internet access. “It’s not [...]
Massage Table Makes a Difference
Posted in Body Treatments, Massage Technique, Spa, Spa Equipment on September 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Would buying portable massage tables and using extra heated padding and plush blankets give the same feeling as buying stationary massage tables.
Thanks
Not all massage tables are built the same. Personally I prefer a hydraulic table. You never know the girth of the person who is going to be on the table. Having a hydraulic table [...]
Wants to Open a Japenese Themed Spa
Posted in Spa, Spa Business, Spa Business Plan, Spa Equipment on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am very new to the spa industry but would like to open my own day spa within the next 6 months. I would like to go with an Asian theme preferably japanese. Can you point me in the direction of Asian treatments and products and asian inspired designs for spas maybe in pictures. Also [...]
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 [...]
