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10 Sep 2025
The spa and wellness industry is mourning the loss of Sharilyn Abbajay, honoured industry veteran
01 Feb 2024
Wellness industry figure and CEO of Salt Chamber, Leo Tonkin, has launched a podcast to
11 Aug 2023
The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced Michael Tompkins – managing director and executive recruiter
09 May 2023
Arch Amenities Group (AAG) has announced the launch of its proprietary survey and salary benchmarking
06 Dec 2022
Hutchinson Consulting has been acquired by Arch Amenities Group (AAG), a global provider of hospitality
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CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
09 Nov 2022
Florida-based LaFlore Live Probiotic Skincare is the first probiotic skincare company to be Kind To
08 Dec 2021
Membership-based booking and scheduling software system Spa Space matches guest preferences to therapists best-suited to
24 May 2021
Lisa Starr, principal of Wynne Business and 35-year spa and wellness industry veteran, has launched
26 Mar 2021
Hospitality industry executive search and recruiting firm Hutchinson Consulting has joined forces with functional medicine
03 Sep 2020
Before the pandemic, spas were beginning to experiment with wellbeing-boosting arts-based activities – anything from
16 Apr 2020
Industry figure Ruth Stricker has passed away, according to a statement made by integrative health
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
04 Feb 2020
US-based wellness event Global Beauty and Wellness Exchange (GBWE) has announced a partnership with Hutchinson
01 Aug 2018
Hospitality and spa veteran Jean Kolb has joined Hutchinson Consulting as a member of its
04 Jan 2018
Michael Tompkins will head up a new leadership team at Hutchinson Consulting after Bill Hutchinson
21 Sep 2017
Three new board members have joined the International SPA Association’s (ISPA) board of directors and
08 Jun 2017
Executive recruiter Robin Stewart and associate Jennifer Copeland joined executive search firm Hutchinson Consulting, which
01 Mar 2017
The digital space is creating massive change and new challenges in the spa industry, according
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
26 Jan 2017
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, in collaboration with the International SPA Association (ISPA), has announced the speaker
10 Nov 2016
New board members have joined the 2017 ISPA board of directors, with their terms set
10 Aug 2016
Todd Shaw, director of spa, fitness and wellness at La Quinta Club and Resort, has
15 Apr 2016
Michael G. Tompkins, chair of the International Spa Association, has joined Hutchinson Consulting as an
25 Feb 2016
The 49th edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide, held in Bologna, Italy, this March, will feature a
13 Jan 2016
The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced the 2016 ISPA board of directors and officers,
11 Nov 2015
Michael Tompkins, chair of the International Spa Association, is joining Missouri, US-based Personalised Advanced Lifestyle
29 Oct 2015
The 25th annual ISPA Conference & Expo was held in Las Vegas last week, and
20 Oct 2015
The 25th ISPA Conference & Expo got underway in Las Vegas yesterday (19 October), and
27 Jul 2015
The International SPA Association (ISPA) will present a host of high-profile keynote speakers at the
13 Jul 2015
The International SPA Association (ISPA) will present a host of high-profile keynote speakers at the
01 Apr 2015
The International Spa Association (ISPA) will present Sharilyn Abbajay – senior vice president of operations,
19 Feb 2015
Michael Tompkins, CEO of Hilton Head Health and chair of International Spa Association (ISPA), discusses
06 Feb 2015
Michael Tompkins, CEO of weight loss resort Hilton Head Health and ISPA chair, has confirmed
03 Dec 2014
The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced its 2015 board of directors and officers. Their
28 Aug 2014
ISPA chair and former CEO of Miraval Resort and Spa Michael Tompkins, has told Spa
12 Aug 2014
Michael Tompkins, former CEO and president of Miraval Resort and Spa, is taking the reins
20 Jan 2014
Quoted exclusively in the latest edition of Spa Business magazine, Michael Tompkins, CEO of Miraval
02 Dec 2013
The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced the 2014 ISPA board of directors and officers
22 Oct 2013
Speaking at the opening of the ISPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas today (21
29 Sep 2010
The International Spa Association (ISPA) has unveiled its board of directors for 2011. Deborah Waldvogel,
03 Sep 2007
Michael Tompkins has been appointed as the general manager of the Miraval Resort in Tucson,
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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