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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Author: Spa Executive
Five-star spa spotlight: Meadowood Spa
A unique, all-suite concept, Napa Valley’s Five Star Meadowood Spa features eight treatment suites (six singles; two couples), each offering stunning leafy, forested views and …
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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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Five Star Spa Spotlight: The Ritz-Carlton Spa Shanghai, Pudong
According to The Forbes Travel Guide, the spa at the Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai, Pudong – a recent recipient of a Forbes Five Star Rating — “looks …
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Five Star Spa Spotlight: Spa Botanico at Dorado Beach, a Ritz Carlton Reserve
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve is an intimate refuge offering a true sense of barefoot elegance, tucked away on 1,400 acres of the former Laurance …
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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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Science says “text neck” is a real affliction
The evidence that all that staring at screens we’re doing these days might have a negative impact on our health keeps piling up. This month …
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SolTec: a transformational experience in a chair
Things we think are cool: The SolTec Lounge. What is it? More than just a chair, the new SolTec lounge purports to be the seat of …
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Natura Bissé debuts VR facial inside a bubble
Barcelona-based Natura Bissé recently rolled out the Mindful Touch: Your Mindfulness Spa Experience. The goal of this “360° protocol” is to relax your body and …
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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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