Happenings
June 1, 2009 By: Nicole Palmieri American Spa
Best Spas in Asia Announced
At the recent Asia Spa & Wellness Festival Gold Awards ceremony at the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok, 28 spas and wellness centers in Asia were honored. The winners were selected from a pool of more than 200 nominations and were judged by a panel of independent judges, including travel writers and tour planners. In choosing the winners, judges considered ambience, design, equipment, therapist skills, treatment menus, and service quality. Winners include:
- Best New Spa: Spa Cenvaree, CentralWorld (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Best Spa Ambience: The Barai Spa, Hyatt Regency Hua Hin (Thailand)
- Best Spa Experience: Mogambo Springs, The Spa at Plantation Bay (Cebu, Philippines)
- Best Day Spa: Evian Spa by Three (Shanghai, China); Tirta Spa (Boracay Island, Philippines); The Retreat Spa (Singapore); RarinJinda Wellness Spa Resort (Bangkok, Thailand); Sense of Touch (Hong Kong)
- Best Wellness Centre: Kenko Reflexology & Spa (Singapore); Song Spa, Hyatt Regency Dongguan (China)
- Best Traditional Treatment: Manda Snana by Jiva Spa at Taj Tashi (Thimphu, Kingdom of Bhutan)
- Best Signature Treatment: Chocolate Wrap by M-Spa & Fitness (Genting Highland, Malaysia)
- Best Resort Spa: The Barai Spa, Hyatt Regency Hui Hin (Thailand); Spa Village, Pangkor Laut Resort (Malaysia); Kaya Kalp at The Royal Spa, ITC Mughal (Agra, India); Health Club & Spa at Rasa Sentosa Resort (Singapore); Regalia Resort and Spa (Suzhou, China)
- Best Destination Spa: Spa Indochine (Siam Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia); The Spa at The Nam Hai Resort (Hoi An, Vietnam); Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa (Hainan, China); Thermes Marins Bali (Indonesia)
- Best Hotel Spa: The Spa at Crown (Macau); Plateau Residential Spa at Hyatt Pure (Hong Kong); Heavenly Spa by Westin (Beijing, China); The Asian Spa, Spacare International (Singapore); Zen Serena Spa at The Metropolitan Hotel (New Delhi, India); The Spa at Mandarin Oriental (Tokyo, Japan)
- Best Spa Group: Hyatt Pure
 Spa Cenvaree received the prestigious honor of Best New Spa. |
SpaFinder Reveals the Strength of Spas
SpaFinder released the findings of its Spa Performance and Strategies in the Economy surveys, which were created to track the performance of resort and hotel spas in this uncertain economy. The surveys, which were conducted with more than 500 spas in February, reveal the resiliency of the industry. Here's a look at some of the key findings:
- Revenue: 51 percent of day spas reported revenue gains in 2008 over 2007. While 54 percent of resort and hotel spas reported revenue declines in 2008, their spa facilities are generating a rippling profit effect. They report that guests using the spa tend to spend more in other areas of the resort than non-spa guests.
- Staff: 60 percent of day spas report they will maintain staff levels in 2009, and only 20 percent report that they will cut personnel, while 55 percent of resort and hotel spas will maintain current staff levels.
- Promotions: 66 percent of day spas plan to increase deals and promotions in 2009 rather than decrease treatment prices, and 76 percent of resort and hotel spas plan to increase deals and promotions, because they report that discounts are the best way to attract new customers.
- Internet Marketing: 82 percent of day spas and 83 percent of resort and hotel spas plan to increase or stay the same with their web marketing in 2009.
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