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 […]
Medical Tourism in Spain: An Interesting Business Opportunity for the Spa Industry
The spa industry is evolving rapidly thanks to a changing scenario full of challenges and opportunities. This week, we would like to talk about medical tourism by bringing into discussion some of the insights provided by the journalist Reyes Rincon on her article ‘Need surgery? Come to Spain’ published in El Pais. While we […]
Essential Key Performance Indicators in the Spa Industry
In this series of posts dedicated to revenue management in the spa industry, we have talked about the importance of tracking occupancy figures, RevPath and establishing logical rate fences. We have also argued in favour of an integrated approach capable of providing spas with the ability to market and manage every available moment of […]
RevPATH and the art of understanding time to improve yield management in the spa industry
Last week, we introduced some of today’s most challenging issues surrounding yield management in the spa industry. Furthermore, we stressed the importance of bringing an integrated approach into revenue management capable of providing spas with the opportunity to measure time as a crucial variable to understand revenue-production performance. In our previous post, we briefly […]
Re-Defining Yield Management in the Spa Industry
In previous posts, we have discussed the importance of adopting effective yield management within the spa and wellness industries. There is little doubt that this is a crucial issue especially with the worldwide revenue our industry generates each year (over US$70 billion) and the ongoing challenges and opportunities we face. Our previous discussions covered […]
Hotel Spas and Revenue Management
This month, we would like to share some articles dealing with spas’ day-to-day operations and revenue/profit strategies. We would like to kick off this series with a post where we will take a look at the benefits that hoteliers can perceive if they add their spas to their revenue management system. In order to […]
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 […]