Spa Balance

What is the reality of our spa management workforce and its educational needs?

  In today’s post, we’d like to address the more theoretical aspect of education within the spa industry. A report, commissioned by GSWS and conducted by SRI International, Spa Management Workforce & Education: Addressing Market Gaps is our focus. Spa management professionals are hard to find. With the growing global wellness tourism economy, the number […]

Wage differences among therapists around the globe

  As 2014 begins, the spa industry is trending upward and outward, across borders worldwide. One of the biggest factors that contribute to the success of a spa is the quality of its human capital. The cost for a well-qualified and skilled team of therapists can vary from country to country. The global spa industry […]

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 […]