We’re standing on the edge of a revolution. Imagine your spa, salon, or wellness business being housed in a responsive, living building. Imagine guests coming …
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Mandarin Oriental’s Jeremy McCarthy on the place of psychology in spas
Jeremy McCarthy is well known in the spa world as the Group Director of Spa & Wellness at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, overseeing 29 spas …
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Special report: the spa of the future & how wellness is going to change the world
Technology is changing the way we do everything at breathtaking speed, and the spa experience is no exception. But tech is not the only thing …
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Five cardinal qualities of successful spa directors
Spa directors and managers are a special breed. Spa is an industry built on wellness, compassion, beauty, and relationships – and successful leaders in the …
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Gordon Tareta of Tareta International on what makes a successful spa
Gordon Tareta is the area director of spas for Marcus Hotels and the founder of spa consulting firm, Tareta Group International. Over the past thirty …
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How to get a Forbes Five-Star Rating for your spa
Forbes Travel Guide is the global authority on luxury travel, and earning a Forbes Five Star rating for your spa ranks you among the most …
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Cannabis in the spa and wellness industry
Cannabis — marijuana, dope, hashish, weed, grass, etc.– is one of the most controversial substances on Earth, but it hasn’t always been that way. Smoked, …
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Getting personal with Turning Stone’s Shane Bird
We’re talking, in an ongoing series, to leaders in the spa world about their careers, the paths they took to get where they are, and …
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Expert insight: the greatest challenges facing spas right now (part I)
We asked industry experts what they would say are the biggest challenges the spa sector is currently facing. Here is what they said. Daniel Poulin, …
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Expert insight: the greatest challenges facing spas right now (part II)
Jeff Matthews, Managing Director, Spa Foundations Around the world, we’re all facing the same problem and that’s a shortage of qualified staff. In North America, …
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