Childhood obesity, schools and spas
Our next series of posts will be focusing on the positive impact that spas can play in the general wellbeing of a society. Considering the first most important step is to ensure that our future generation is healthy, this article explores the current epidemic of childhood obesity and the role of spas in educating […]
Emerging markets in the spa industry: China
In the next two posts, we would like to take a deeper look into the opportunities that two Asian giants offer the spa industry: China and India. We would like to start this week’s post by exploring the opportunities the rapidly growing Chinese spa industry promises. In a previous article we touched upon the […]
Healthcare and the search for new business models in a globalised world
At the beginning of this month, we spent some time talking about medical tourism and the potential business opportunities it offers for the spa and wellness industries. This week, we would like to look at this topic from a different angle, one more focused on the impact medical tourism is having on healthcare systems […]
Spa and wellness everywhere: A new way of living
Since we started our blog, we have extensively talked about how the spa industry is moving away from the idea of luxury and comfort in favour of a new business strategy focused on wellness and health. This week, we would like to further discuss this idea by taking a look at some of the […]
The Chinese traveller: A new business opportunity for the spa industry?
In our previous post, we spent some time talking about medical tourism and the opportunities it offers for the spa industry. Although this week’s topic is slightly different, it also connects our field with the travel and hotel industries. In this article, we take a look at the trends and business opportunities offered by […]
Healthcare Systems Fighting Obesity: The Spa Industry a Perfect Ally
This month, we have been discussing some of the trends that are set to define our industry in 2013. In one way or the other, every single post we have shared with you this year includes a reference to one of the most challenging health issues of our time: Obesity. Whether we talk about […]
The Fragmentation of Healthcare: Continuing Business Opportunities for the Spa Industry
We started this year with a look at the trends our industry consolidated in 2012 and those we are expecting to see evolving in 2013. This week, we would like to show you that our trend prediction for 2013 is already unfolding. In particular, we would like to discuss how the current demand for […]
Top Readers’ Favourites in 2012
As the year comes to an end, we would like to unveil our most popular posts of 2012. It is interesting to note that our top four articles are closely related to the increasing cohesion of the synergies between the spa and wellness industries and the health field. We have also noted that the […]
New Horizons in Asia Pacific
A note from Spa Balance´s founding director, Sonal Uberoi. At the end of September 2012, I stepped down from the day-to-day management of Spa Balance to exclusively join French luxury hotel chain, Sofitel Luxury Hotels, as their Regional Director of Spa Asia Pacific. I will now be based out of rapidly developing Macau […]
Revisiting the Spa Concept
Should the spa industry get rid of the word spa? This challenging question, which ignited a very interesting discussion on The Weekender, the blog for the Global Spa & Wellness Summit, is the one we would like to address in the following lines. The idea of shaking the foundations that have shaped our core […]