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Understanding the Global Spa Industry

Author : Gerard Bodeker

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 493 pages

File Size : 48,59 MB

Release : 2010-08-20

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1136351256

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Book Description

• Spa services and the development of the spa business from its historical beginnings to the size of the market today. • Business development and planning, spa operations and business models. • Spa products and technologies, retailing and the application of branding and marketing strategies. • Infrastructure, design and environmental issues including sustainability and social and environmental benchmarking. • Human resources issues from education and training to professional and regulatory issues and professional and corporate ethics and values.



Understanding the Global Spa Industry

Author : Gerry Bodeker

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 494 pages

File Size : 41,70 MB

Release : 2010-08-20

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1136351248

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The spa industry is currently the fastest growing segment of the hospitality and leisure industry with revenues exceeding those from amusement parks, box office receipts, vacation ownership gross sales and ski resort ticket sales. Understanding the Global Spa Industry is the first book to examine management practices in this industry and offers a groundbreaking and comprehensive approach to global spa management, covering everything from the beginnings of the industry through to contemporary management and social and ethical issues. With contributions from internationally renowned business leaders, practitioners and academics, this unique book is packed with case studies, examples and advice for all those working in, and studying, the international spa industry. Understanding the Global Spa Industry brings an analytic lens to the spa movement, examining past, current and future trends and the potential for shaping wellness and health services in the 21st century.



Understanding the Global Spa Industry

Author : Marc Cohen

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 494 pages

File Size : 15,16 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 075068464X

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The spa industry is the fastest growing segment of the hospitality and leisure industry. With contributions from internationally renowned practitioners and academics, this book methodically looks at the whole industry, from its historical beginnings onwards, typologies, marketing, branding and business models.



International Spa Management

Author : Sarah Rawlinson

Publisher : Goodfellow Publishers Ltd

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 48,77 MB

Release : 2017-02-28

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1910158712

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Book Description

a sound and though guide for all future spa managers looking at all aspects on the successful running of a spa facility. Divided into four parts it discusses the following: • The spa industry • The spa consumer • The business of spas • Future directions



Health and Wellness Tourism

Author : Melanie K. Smith

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 32,87 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0750683430

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Health and Wellness Tourism takes an innovative look at this rapidly growing sector of today¿s thriving tourism industry. This book examines the range of motivations that drive this diverse sector of tourists, the products that are being developed to meet their needs and the management implications of these developments. A wide range of international case studies illustrate the multiple aspects of the industry and new and emerging trends including spas, medical wellness, life-coaching, meditation, festivals, pilgrimage and yoga retreats. The authors also evaluate marketing and promotional strategies and assess operational and management issues in the context of health and wellness tourism. This text includes a number of features to reinforce theory for advanced students of hospitality, leisure and tourism and related disciplines.



Health and Wellness Tourism

Author : Patricia Erfurt-Cooper

Publisher : Channel View Publications

Page : 377 pages

File Size : 16,26 MB

Release : 2009-07-27

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1845413636

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Geothermal springs constitute a major tourism resource, providing spectacular settings, recreation facilities, a recognised value in treatments beneficial for health and wellness, a sense of heritage and adventure, and links with the natural environment. Health and wellness tourism accounts for a significant proportion of the world’s tourism consumption, with components ranging from hot spring bathing for leisure and recreation, through mineral water use in health treatments under the supervision of highly specialised medical professionals, to water treatments in the wellness and beauty therapy sector and the use of mineral water for drinking purposes. This makes it an economically and socially important area of tourism demanding in-depth analysis. This book explores health and wellness tourism from a range of perspectives including usage, heritage, management, technology, environmental and cultural features, and marketing.



Spa Management

Author : Mary S. Wisnom

Publisher : Prentice Hall

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 47,22 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Health resorts

ISBN : 9780135039441

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SPA MANAGEMENT: AN INTRODUCTION provides a contemporary look at the spa industry, and the unique aspects of spa operations, and management. Complete with photos, tables and figures, it addresses spa industry basics, how to establish a spa business, operations and management, business skills and knowledge, and future trends in the industry. Each chapter includes a realistic view of operations and is accompanied by creative exercises and assignments. An appendix of industry resources and robust online resources help readers understand what it takes to manage a spa and succeed in this evolving industry.



The Spa Manager’s Essential Guide

Author : Mike Wallace

Publisher : Goodfellow Publishers Ltd

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 23,13 MB

Release : 2020-09-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1911635212

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Book Description

The Spa Manager’s Essential Guide contains all the basic day to day information on how to run a wellness, beauty or thermal spa operation successfully. It focuses on those areas that industry leaders have identified as critical and missing in today’s spa leaders, combined with advice from over 40 spa experts.



ISCONTOUR 2014 - Tourism Research Perspectives

Author : Roman Egger

Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand

Page : 325 pages

File Size : 14,44 MB

Release : 2014-05-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3735776515

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Book Description

Proceedings of the ISCONTOUR The aim of the International Student Conference in Tourism Research (ISCONTOUR) is thus to offer students a unique platform to present their research and to establish a mutual knowledge transfer forum for attendees from academia, industry, government and other organisations. The annual conference, wich is jointly organised by the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, will take place alternatively at the locations Salzburg and Krems. The conference research chairs are Prof. (FH) Dr. Roman Egger (Salzburg University of Applied Sciences) and Prof. (FH) Mag. Christian Maurer (University of Applied Sciences Krems). The target audience include international students (also PhDs), graduates, teachers and lecturers from the field of tourism and leisure management as well as companies and anyone interested in the conference topic areas. Issues to be covered at the conference include the following areas within a tourism context: Marketing & Management Tourism Product Development & Sustainability Information and Communication Technologies



Handbook of Research on Global Hospitality and Tourism Management

Author : Camillo, Angelo A.

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 654 pages

File Size : 43,11 MB

Release : 2015-08-17

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1466686073

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The tourism industry is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, with more people from all cultures and nationalities choosing to spend their leisure time traveling and visiting new locations. To exploit this burgeoning market, tourism agencies must carefully consider the desires and goals of travelers from around the world. The Handbook of Research on Global Hospitality and Tourism Management contributes to the body of knowledge on travel and tourism by presenting a global view of the hospitality industry, including theoretical research into industry trends as well as case studies from around the world. This handbook provides travel agents, owner-operators, and students and researchers in the hospitality industry with the latest research, findings, and developments in the field. Within this handbook of cutting-edge research, readers will find chapters and cases on topics such as travel and tourism in a global economy; local, glocal, and international hospitality; challenges in environmental management; cultural cuisine; and destination management, among others.