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 …
Read moreHow 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 …
Read moreCannabis 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, …
Read moreGetting 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 …
Read moreExpert 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, …
Read moreExpert 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, …
Read moreGetting personal: Magdaleena Nikolov
We’ll be talking – and talking and talking – to leaders in the spa world about their careers, the paths they took to get where …
Read moreSonic healing: how to use sound in your spa
How much attention do you pay to your spa or salon’s sonic environment? Possibly not enough. Hearing is one of the five primary senses, but …
Read moreTrend watch: mental wellness
Mental Wellness was identified by the Global Wellness Institute as the biggest future trend – “period” – out of 8 Wellness Trends for 2017 – and beyond. …
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