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The Kao Kamasa Spa at the Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort in Honduras has partnered with
19 Aug 2025
Ingo Schweder, founder and CEO of GOCO Hospitality, will be joined by wellness professionals for
13 Mar 2025
Thailand’s wellness economy surged to an impressive US$40.5 billion (€37.2 billion, £31.2 billion) by the
07 Aug 2020
Spa and wellness businesses have a long history of using hydrotherapy to deliver curative benefits
16 Jun 2019
The EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) hosted the first Swiss Medical Spa
18 Apr 2019
The agenda for the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Wellness Symposium at the 2019 Arabian Travel
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12 Dec 2017
After 18 years as group spa director for Danubius Hotels Group, Michael Wallace has left
31 Jul 2016
It’s been a busy week in the spa and wellness world, with major openings, plans
27 Jul 2016
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), recently gathered a group
20 Apr 2016
Spa consultancy Soul House is creating a 1,500sq m (16,146sq ft) spa for Time Hotels
24 Mar 2016
The developers of Dubai Healthcare City – a health and wellness destination occupying over four
13 Jan 2016
Spafinder Wellness 365 announced its 2016 Spa & Wellness Top Ten Trends Forecast in a
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28 Oct 2014
Spafinder Wellness 365 will lead a wellness tourism programme in association with the Global Wellness
29 Sep 2014
Susie Ellis, chair and CEO of the Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS), unveiled the
13 Aug 2014
One of Romania’s prime natural healing facilities – the Techirghiol Spa and Sanitorium mud-bathing facility
01 Aug 2014
Malaysia is seeking to overtake its neighbours Singapore and Thailand as the prime destination for
30 Jul 2014
Major stakeholders at the Medical & Wellness Tourism Summit 2014 in New Delhi, India, discussed
24 Jul 2014
Horwath HTL, the global hospitality consulting brand which joined forces with GOCO in 2013, has
15 Apr 2014
A rapidly ageing Chinese society could be a new growth engine for health tourism in
04 Feb 2014
Spa Opportunities can exclusively reveal plans for an ambitious US$3m (€2.22, £1.84m) wellness retreat in
04 Feb 2014
Spafinder Wellness 365 is to organise a three-day programme focusing on the growing wellness tourism
17 Apr 2013
The International Summit on Health & Wellness is set to get underway in Delhi, India
14 Dec 2012
India has announced plans worth Rs 1,000 Crore (US$183.6m, 140.3m euro, £113.9m) to develop 20
14 Dec 2012
India has announced plans worth Rs 1,000 Crore (US$183.6m, 140.3m euro, £113.9m) to develop 20
08 Jun 2012
The Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Bali, Indonesia Bali, Indonesia-based BIMC Hospital Group has teamed
20 Mar 2012
The Thai government has announced plans to establish Thailand as a leading destination for wellness,
02 Mar 2012
A new independent report carried out on behalf of the States of Guernsey has uncovered
19 Jan 2012
The European Spa Convention 2012 is back at London's ExCeL on 4-5 March 2012 and
28 Sep 2011
New research by the Global Spa Summit (GSS) has found that conceptual issues and weak
31 May 2011
A record 275 delegates from 35-plus countries gathered for the fifth annual Global Spa Summit
16 Nov 2010
The regional government of Himachal Pradesh in India is planning to set up an ayurveda
25 Oct 2007
A new survey commissioned for the medical website TreatmentAbroad.net has found that, in 2006, more
27 Apr 2007
Cyprus is reportedly experiencing a boom in medical tourism. The Cyprus Mail claims that a
14 Mar 2007
According to the Thailand-based independent online travel company Agoda.com, one of the fastest growing segments
03 Nov 2006
A focus on healthy sleep and detox solutions are expected to be the major spa
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