SpaWire: 04-10-06 Spa Index Media News Digest

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April 2006 - Vol 3, Issue 4

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	Our Sponsors for this Issue Calendar Events News Digest Our Spa Members in the News Vendor Spotlight Featured Job Openings The Hospitality Community Featured Advertisements

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SpaWire(tm) is a complimentary spa and salon news digest brought to you by Spa Index Media, LLC, and its sponsors. SpaWire connects you to the Spa, Salon and Wellness Industry with news stories, announcements, press releases, convention events, trends, and spotlights, and resources for education, training, and wholesale supplies.

Our Sponsors for this Issue

Intrinsics is a comprehensive line of single-use products superior in quality, function, and form. The Intrinsics line provides consistent integrity you can count on. In fact, salon professionals have been doing just that since 1930. Intrinsics Online Spas2b is a full-service Spa Development and Training Company, providing direction in the opening and operation of Health Spa and Beauty Salon Facilities. Spas2B will work with a team of professionals to provide expertise beginning in the formative stages, through to and well into the future of your spa business. Spas2b won Top Honours in DaySpa Magazine's "Real World Results" Business Class Survey. Spas2b Online

Calendar Events

Mark your calendars with the following events which are coming up soon. Additional details for these events, and many other events, trade shows and special programs scheduled for the 2006 calendar year, may be found on our website. May 7-8, 2006 Santa Barbara Beauty Expo Santa Barbara, CA, USA The Santa Barbara Beauty Expo's fourth year brings cutting edge beauty and wellness technology to the West Coast. May 20-21, 2006 Melbourne International Beauty Expo 2006 Southbank Victoria, Australia Visit and participate in our exciting showcase of the latest, biggest and best brands. Discover new ways to achieve rapid growth for your business. May 20-21, 2006 The Atlanta Spa Expo Atlanta, GA, USA The Atlanta Spa Expo is designed to educate consumers in search of a happier, healthier, more beautiful lifestyle derived from natural, surgical or cosmetic synthetic means by introducing the rapidly growing spa industry. May 30-31, 2006 Constructing your Business Plan Presented by Spas2b Inc. Ontario, Canada Your Business Plan should focus on potential and opportunity, while generating interest and excitement in those you are targeting. If you require outside financing; a lease agreement; if you are considering a partnership; or even looking for investors, this course will clear your head and save you countless hours and thousands of dollars. July 26-August 6, 2006 Manual Lymph Drainage Basic and Therapy Presented by: Beauty Kliniek Aromatherapy Day Spa & Wellness Center San Diego, California This course (over 40 hours) teaches the original Dr. Vodder method of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD). November 17-19, 2006 Aromatherapy Conference Tours Conference & Trade Show Santa Monica, California Aromatherapy Conference Tours (ACT) is a consortium of medical professionals participating in national educational aromatherapy conferences and free trade shows open to the public in select venues across the country. Each event features expert speakers as well as open panel discussions and hands-on learning workshops over a 3-day weekend. Go to the Full Calendar

News Digest

Note: For our readers who are prompted by various websites to create user names and log-in before reading online news articles and stories, and do not wish to do so (in order to avoid unwelcome marketing or maintain privacy), you may bypass compulsory subscriptions by visiting this website to choose from a list of openly available log-in accounts. Thailand to Offer World's First "Detoxotel" Phuket Gazette A consortium of international investors known as the Gastro Group has announced a 1.5-billion- baht investment in what is being billed as the world’s first “detoxotel” – a 150-room facility specializing in state-of-the-art detoxification treatments. Full Story Spa Lasers Could Post Dangers CBS The Early Show It used to be that people would go to a spa for a massage or facial. But these days, many spas have gone high-tech, offering the latest in laser treatments. Laser hair removal and skin rejuvenation is now a $2 billion a year business. That's big business but, for consumers, it could mean big problems, according to The Early Show consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen. Full Story Spa Traveller Study International Spa Association and Canadaian Tourism Commission On Monday, April 10th, 2006, the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) and International SPA Association (ISPA) will unveil recently completed research on Canadian and American spa consumers and their motivations for taking spa vacations. Full Story Spas resort to loyalty programs as competition stiffens Wall Street Journal Facing an industry slowdown after a boom that more than doubled their number since 2000, U.S. spas are vying for business with a host of new deals for consumers. They’re rolling out frequent-flier-style loyalty programs, calling former visitors at home to check on their weight-loss progress and offering discounts and other perks to guests who rebook their next visit while they’re still at the spa. Full Story More Spas Turning Attention to Tot's Toes The Canadian Press Dressing up in mom’s clothing has been taken to a more sophisticated level. It’s not unusual to find a young girl, or sometimes a little boy, face-first in the makeup bag of an older relative or guardian. But the days of amateur makeup and nail polish applications are over for some kids, as spas and salons across the country start offering their services to children as young three. Full Story Claremont Resort & Spa Employees Win Long Union Battle People's Weekly World After a long and sometimes bitter struggle, some 400 workers at the luxury Claremont Resort and Spa (Berkeley, California) have won a new, multiyear contract providing wage and benefit increases their union says will raise their overall pay to the area union standard. For the first time, most workers will be eligible for health coverage. Most significant for about 130 Spa workers — they have a union for the first time. Full Story

Our Spa Members in the News

Los Angeles, California based Le Petite Retreat Day Spa Nationally Recognized As Leader In Eyelash Extension Treatments by USA Today. Los Angeles Spa Le Petite Retreat day spa is known for their holistic, therapeutic couples treatments, including couples facials and couples hot stone massages. The spa is reminiscent of a luxurious French - Asian island retreat, complete with glowing fireplace, copper Hydrotherapy bath and outdoor garden massage cabana. Le Petite Retreat is now a Lavish Lashes certified provider. More Hour Detroit Magazine featured the Spa Index Premiere Spa for Michigan, Spa Julianna, in its December 2005 issue -- "Hydration Heaven" by its "Spa Spy". Select quotes included "Spa Julianna may be the quietest spa in metro Detroit. After entering the airy lobby, there's a churcly silence broken only by a trickling fountain." ... "Nothing beats the delicious watermelon water at Spa Julianna. By the end of my appointment, I'd drained four glasses." ... "There's a lot to like about Spa Julianna, which ... offers a wide selection of hydrotherapies." Spa Julianna was also recently chosen by the readers of Allure Magazine as Best Day Spa in Michigan for 2006. Visit Online MedSpas combine two of humankind's most powerful urges: vanity, and the quest for immortality. Wrap those two in a franchising model and you have a recipe for success. Just ask Jim Amos. With more than 30 years in franchising, this former IFA chairman and Mail Boxes, Etc. CEO helped get the Sona MedSpa franchise concept off the ground. Full Story The U.S. Small Business Administration will honor the nation's most outstanding entrepreneurs, and announce the National Small Business Person of the Year for 2006, during National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 2006. Among the state winners vying for the National award will be Spa Index member Patricia K. Owen, Owner, Faces Day Spa and Boutique, Hilton Head Island, SC. Full Story

Vendor Spotlight

Nectarine, manufacturers of the popular TerraNova line of fragrances, also provides premium private label bath, body and skin care products to retailers, wholesalers and spa professionals. With over 250 highly effective, luxury formulations — plus exquisite perfume and essential oils — creating your own signature line has never been this easy. Familiarize yourself with Nectarine's top of the line products before your first order with an easy- to-order Sample Kit which contains over 50 of Nectarine's most popular formulations and fragrances. The price of only $50.00 (excluding shipping and handling) will be credited back on your first order. Visit Online Because You're a Stylist; Not a Geek! What started as a favor for a friend has turned one stylist into a Guru, and salons and spas everywhere onto a new phenomenon called Salon Geeks. "I was sitting behind the reception desk of my friend's salon when I saw the problems just glaring at me," says Anthony Angell, stylist turned geek. "Their computer was old, the salon software needed to be upgraded, they didn't have Wi-Fi, so I asked if I could give them a geeky makeover." Press Release Sanitary Nail Solutions from Poshe Every day, thousands of women get pampered with a manicure and/or pedicure hoping to walk out with beautiful nails, but instead some leave with fungus, mold, or bacteria which can cause major health issues -- and even death. That's why professional salon brand, Poshe, created consumer- friendly Anti-Microbial Cuticle Oil and Anti- Microbial BaseCoat, FDA registered to prevent and treat fungus, mold, and bacteria. Press Release Vendor Spotlights Chosen from our SpaWire Vendors Section

Featured Job Openings

The Sawgrass Marriott Resort, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Now hiring Massage Therapists, Front Desk Receptionists, Estheticians, Nail Technicians, Fitness Instructors (Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics, Fitness Attendants, Spa Attendants). Job Post Nailphoria, Oakland, California Now hiring skincare and waxing professionals. Bart access, paid parking. Job Post Savannah Day Spa, Savannah, Georgia Now hiring Nail Technicians, Massage Therapists, Yoga Instructor, Receptionist, Licensed Estheticians, Hair Stylists. Job Post Frederic Fekkai Salon & Spa, NYC Now hiring salon and spa floor manager and manager of education and events. Job Post Browse All Job Posts

The Hospitality Community

5 Women Seize Opportunities at Resorts Scottsdale Republic Hotels are the lifeblood of Arizona's tourism industry, raking in about $1.7 billion annually and employing more than 42,300 people. Women make up a huge share of hotel employees, and although very few hold the top post of general manager, a growing number are moving into top executive positions. Meet five women in top positions at Valley hotels to get a look at their jobs from the inside. Full Story

Featured Advertisements

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