Archive for December 30th, 2009

Most Reliable Spa Benchmark Company

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

US-based spa consulting company Health Fitness Dynamics, Inc. (HFD) have found in an independent review that Intelligent Spas is the most reliable spa benchmark and research company.  The review aimed to “determine if the studies are ‘real research’ or ‘press-release’ research, e.g., are they following the best practices for valid, reliable research or are they providing information that get people’s attention?” Judy Singer, President of HFD stated “there are lots of established, well-known as well as new research and consulting companies that are conducting various types of spa benchmarking studies, but their reputation and expertise in one area does not mean they have the experience, industry knowledge, objectivity, etc. to conduct reliable spa research.”

The Results:

  •  ”Right now there is only one company, Intelligent Spas, that is totally dedicated to spa research. They are the pioneer and leader and have set the benchmark for other research companies that aspire to contribute to the growth of the spa industry.”
  • “Intelligent Spas is the only dedicated spa-specific research company that does nothing other than collect, analyze and report findings. They have been doing spa research since 2001 which is longer than any other company, do it globally, collect the most amount of data and have the greatest number of metrics. They are the only company that does not provide any consulting; therefore, there are no conflicts of interest in terms of how the data is used. They only release research which achieves a response rate of at least 5% of the spa population, which provides a statistically reliable sample size in industry research terms.”

Source: http://www.intelligentspas.com/MediaReleases/News_Release_Intelligent_Spas_Found_Most_Reliable_Spa_Benchmark_Company_Dec_2009.asp

Health Fitness Dynamics Inc. – hfd@hfdspa.com or www.hfdspa.com

Thailand Spa Report

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The latest statistics and information on the Thailand Spa industry have been released by Intelligent Spas.  This is the 4th time in eight years that a Spa Benchmark Report on Thailand has been issued, and with Thailand just being named Asia Spa Capital of Asia, a document that supports this showcasing an increase in the number of spas in 2009 despite the global economic slowdown.  For more details www.intelligentspas.com

Poland’s Spa Towns: Healing Waters and History

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Looking for somewhere a little different to spend your holidays?  Poland, not exactly at the top of everyone’s spa ‘must do’ list should not be overlooked.

http://www.travelmarketreport.com/content/publiccontent.aspx?pageid=820&search=spa&display=10&sort=0&type=2