SEPTEMBER 2005, Volume 1
September 5, 2005
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New Orleans
spa owners Keith and Andre West-Harrison talk about life after Hurricane
Katrina
An exclusive
intereview with SpaWire
KEITH AND
ANDRE WEST-HARRISON talk to SpaWire about the devastating impact of
Hurricane Katrina on their successful Olde Victorian Inn, Miss Celie's
Spa Orleans Day Spa, and VooBrew Coffee & Tea house in the French Quarter
of New Orleans, Louisiana.
"We started
our lives together 14 years ago with $97.39 in coins to open our first
bank account -- and look what we built in that time. . . We have yet to
even grasp the extent and impact of our loss. It's a shock. It is more
than we can mentally process at this point." -- Keith West-Harrison
Check Your
Calendars
2005-2006
Calendar Events for the Spa Industry
The following
evens are coming up soon ... mark your calendars. Additional events
scheduled throughout the entire calendar year are not listed here, and
may be read on our website.
September
30 - Oct 3, 2005: ISPA Conference & Expo
Gaylord Texan Resort and
Convention Center
Dallas, Texas, USA
The ISPA Conference & Expo is
the one must-attend educational and networking event of the year for spa
professionals. With a 15-year history, the expectation of Conference
attendees is to provide spa owners, directors, managers and suppliers
with cutting edge tips on where the industry is headed and how to ensure
that business is sustainable.
October 16,
2005: Ex-tracts 2005, Jacob
Javits Center, New York, NY
Ex-tracts is a trade show for aromatherapy, fragrance and personal care.
We offer spas buyers established personal care, beauty and wellness
brands along with promising new entries. Extracts also features an
educational seminar program where industry leaders share insider tips to
help boost your spa's image and drive sales.
October
28-30, 2005: Women in Balance Weekend
Turtle Cove Spa, Lake
Ouachita, Mount Ida, Arkansas
This two and 1/2 day retreat takes place
at Turtle Cove Spa at Mountain Harbor Resort, nestled in the beautiful
Ouachita National Forest on Lake Ouachita. Presented by ISPA Marketing
Committee member Debi Barnes of Turtle Cove Spa, join health and fitness
expert Sheila Cluff of the Oaks of Ojai, and other health and wellness
professionals, as they take you on a journey to better health and well
being. Register for Women in Balance Weekend by September 15th, and
your name will go in a drawing for one of two magnificent spa vacation
getaways—at either Mountain Harbor Resort & Spa or at Sheila Cluff’s,
The Oaks at Ojai outside Los Angeles. The getaway at Mountain Harbor
Resort will include two nights/three days in a luxury 2-bedroom, 2-bath
condominium or cottage plus a full day of pampering at Turtle Cove Spa.
The spa getaway to The Oaks also consists of a two-night/three-day stay
for TWO, meals and all classes (spa services are additional). Total value
of EACH package is over $1000!! Drawing will be held on Saturday, October
29th. You must be present to win. Certain restrictions apply.
November
5-8, 2005: American Association of Cosmetology Schools Annual
Convention and Expo Fontainebleau Hilton Resort, Miami, Florida Bring the
Elements Together. The AACS Annual Convention & Expo is where we bring it
all together - great educational sessions, social activities and an
exhibit hall with over 100 booths spotlighting the latest in products and
services for your school. Bring your managers and admissions staff to
beautiful Miami Beach and see why so many of your colleagues come back
year after year. This is the only national convention designed
exclusively for cosmetology school owners and their staff. Phone number
(800) 831-1086, Fax number (480)905-0993.
In Brief
Various
Sources
In these here
parts, we don’t often dabble in the spa game, because I’m just not that
secure in my sexuality. But a tipster points out a nicely centralized
resource — the SpaFlyer marketing blog, which though obviously
commercial, contains as its permanent top post a frequently updated list
of day-spa coupons and deals for use in cities throughout the United
States. Useful for knocking a few bucks off a treatment in whatever
metropolis you happen to be in today.
Read More
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces a long-term
agreement with The IVY Hotel + Residences, a luxury mixed-use
development with historic origin in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to join
Starwood's prestigious Luxury Collection portfolio of hotels and resorts.
The IVY Hotel + Residences, a Luxury Collection Hotel, will be built to
include three distinct structures - a high-rise residential tower and a
mid- rise hotel tower - surrounding the ten-story historic IVY Tower
landmark as the centerpiece of the project. Featuring 136 guest rooms and
suites and 88 luxury residences, the development will also include a
destination restaurant, 4,000 square feet of meeting space, a
17,000-square-foot resort-quality spa and wellness center, and upscale
retail space.
Read More
The latest spa
industry publication released by Intelligent Spas exposes key
differences between female and male spa consumers relating to historical
behaviours, current expectations and preferences, and predicted future
practices relating to spa visits.
Read More
Destination
Spas from around the world recently unveiled a new health tool, “Pieces
of You”, a Destination Spa Lifestyle Pyramid. “Pieces of You”
represents the Destination Spa Lifestyle formula for achieving a healthy
and happy life. The pyramid is the first of its kind that advocates the
spa lifestyle and incorporates the individual’s whole life – mind, body,
and spirit - as compared to focusing on just one aspect of health.
Read More
Recycled tires
and aromatherapy don't usually mingle, but both can be found at a new
environmentally conscious day spa in the Shops of Saddle Creek in
Memphis, TN. Natural Body Spa and Shoppe, a 16-store chain based
in Atlanta, opened its first Memphis area location this month.
Read More
Who should
be a given a tip -- and how much? Nearly every deli counter, even
some fast food joints, in Seattle displays a jar or cup silently
requesting customers to deposit a few coins. Some cups are simply marked
"TIPS." Some are cleverly labeled "employee education fund." Then again,
"Emily Post's Etiquette," the American standard for good manners,
describes many tip jars as nothing but the "inanimate equivalent of an
outstretched palm." And there are places such as beauty salons, where
customers feel obliged to tip, but aren't sure how to and how much. "Some
places have envelopes, some you're supposed to slip it in the person's
pocket," said Colleen Stone, chief executive of Seattle-based inSpa,
where tipping is not allowed. "You end up feeling awkward or stupid
because you don't know the secret handshake."
Read More
Bill
Targets Nail Salon Outbreaks. Concerned that intense competition
among nail salons has prompted some businesses to cut corners on health
standards, state officials may require salons to post citations on their
windows similar to restaurant letter grades. The rules, contained in a
bill that has passed the Assembly and goes before the state Senate
Appropriations Committee in the next week, come after three mycobacterial
outbreaks at salons in Northern California infected more than 200 people
over the last few years.
Read More
For black
women, finding a hair salon can be difficult. Sheri Newbele-Dunn
searched almost nine years for a local salon where she could get a
satisfying relaxer and set. She finally found one - through word of mouth
- four months ago. "I used to fly back to Illinois to do my hair twice a
year," she said. "And, sometimes, I would do it myself using box perms."
Newbele-Dunn's troubles are typical for black women trying to find a
competent hair salon. And, even when they find one, as Newbele-Dunn
discovered during her search, it may have so many clients that new
customers will have to wait a long time.
Read More
Construction
is underway for the November opening of Chicagoland's first day spa and
club exclusively for men. Renovo for Men will combine professional
grooming services and treatments with a full-service club room with cigar
and non-smoking lounges, personal attendant service and business center,
offering true relaxation for men.
Read More
In an effort
to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, Life Time Fitness
Centers in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio,
Texas and Virginia will collect clothing and blankets in support of the
countless individuals affected by this natural disaster. Donated items
may be new or used, but must be clean and in good condition. All items
donated will be delivered to the American Red Cross.
Read More
Clients call
the shots in global spa consultant Terry Liew's therapy programs
Taiwan News
In Singapore,
mention the name Terry Liew and people will immediately think
"Shiatsu." Liew is the brains behind the city-state's world renowned The
Shiatsu School, and the esteemed "healing" guru who has been instrumental
in the success of spas in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and
England to name a few.
Rumored to be
earning at least US$1,000 a day, this global spa consultant has been
commissioned by top- end resorts and cosmetics giants to conceptualized
their holistic treatments. In 2002, Hong Kong-based Sanctuary Resorts
asked Liew to set up one its Phuket spas. The trial run was so successful
that his ties with Sanctuary Resorts turned into a partnership. The hotel
management company appointed Liew resident in-house trainer for all its
spa projects.
Some of the
spas that benefited from Liew's "rejuvenating touch" included Layana Spa
in Phuket, Shinta Mani in Cambodia, The Bale in Bali, Aisawan Resort and
Spa in Pattaya, Baan Saen Doi in Chiang Mai, Elements Spa in England, and
Four Seasons in Langkawi. He even worked with cosmetics companies for
their product and service launches including Helena Rubinstein, Chanel,
Nuskin, Biotherm, and Virgin Vie Cosmetics.
The spa craze
is on, but how can you ensure yours will be a success?
Robyn Taylor
Parets for Lodging Magazine
In the 1980s,
when the fitness craze was sweeping the nation, upscale hotels met
consumer demand by rolling out gyms. Many of these gyms, which started
out as unused guestrooms with treadmills and a handful of free weights,
have evolved into state-of- the-art fitness centers.
"A spa is now
instrumental in a luxury hotel or resort," says Cassandra Sessa, spa
director at Spa Conrad at the Conrad Miami hotel. "Years ago, hotels had
to have a pool, then tennis courts, then fitness centers. Now they have
to have spas."
In fact, many
resort operators say revenue goes way up once the property adds a spa or
expands its existing spa. "Any four or five-star resort needs to have a
spa. You need it to stay competitive, and the spa is a marketing tool to
sell rooms and conferences," says Judy Singer, president and co- owner of
Health Fitness Dynamics, a spa consulting firm based in Pompano Beach,
Fla. In addition, spas help resorts hold onto revenue that may have been
lost to outside activities in the past, says Ted Davis, area director of
sales and marketing at Wyndham Luxury Resorts. "In the resort business,
spas allow you to capture revenue within the organization," he says.
The challenge
for resorts, however, is figuring out how to best implement a spa
business so that each facility meets the needs of the particular hotel
and its guests. "Sometimes hotels build spas that are too big or don't do
a good job explaining the spa experience to guests," says Singer.
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Closing
October 1, 2005: Vinotherapy. If your spa or salon offers vinotherapy
treatments (spa treatments based on wine and/or inspired by grapes and
wine), please submit details, below.
Closing
September 15, 2005: Breast Cancer Awareness. If your spa or resort
offers programs, services, or charitable donations for Breast Cancer
Awareness, please submit details, below, for complimentary coverage in a
Breast Cancer Awareness at the Spa campaign.
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