In 2009, Thailand took out 5 of AsiaSpa awards, including Asia Spa Capital. AsiaSpa have just announced that they will be accepting nominations in the 2010 awards from 28th June – 29th August 2010. With a total of 27 categories, these prestigious awards will be presented in Hongkong in November.
For category details http://www.asiaspaawards.com/pdf/ASA2010_Categories_Description.pdf or just log onto www.asiaspaawards.com
Thailand did very well in the recently announces Travelers Choice2010 Awards, taking out three of the Top 10 Relaxation & Spa Destinations in Asia http://www.tripadvisor.com/TCDestinations-cRelaxation-g2
In the same awards, Bangkok came in 9th in the Top 10 Food & Wine Destinations in Asia http://www.tripadvisor.com/TCDestinations-cFoodWine-g2 and also 9th in the Top 10 Nightlife Destinations in the World http://www.tripadvisor.com/TCDestinations-cNightlife-g1
Talk about ‘spa’ and invariably everyone today adds in ‘wellness’ somewhere into the conversation. So is ‘wellness’ the new ‘spa’ or is it just the latest marketing pitch? For a completely different slant on the world of wellness, there is now the World Wellness Project (WWP) with their inaugural event in November 2010. For more details www.worldwellnessproject.com or www.thewwproject.com
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has joined the Water Footprint Network as its hundredth partner. Partners of the network subscribe to the need to have a globally shared water footprint standard. A shared standard is crucial given the rapidly growing interest in companies and governments to use water footprint assessments as a basis for formulating sustainable water strategies and policies. The Water Footprint Network has produced the Water Footprint Manual as the current standard. The manual is freely available at the www.waterfootprint.org website.
End 2010, the Water Footprint Network will present the Water Footprint Manual version 2010 to serve as the updated standard for Water Footprint Assessment. In the process of developing the Water Footprint Manual 2010, the Water Footprint Network closely collaborates with a wide variety of stakeholders from six continents and spanning international institutions, civil society organisations, government, different business sectors and academia.
For more information please contact derk.kuiper@waterfootprint.org
Thursday 11th March, ITB, Berlin
And scroll down to page 17 for all the details.
24th – 26th March, 2010 @ Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
What will ‘Wellness’ look like in the Year 2020? - Who will our customers be? What needs will they have? How should we as an industry respond?
As the Asia-Pacific spa industry passes through its most challenging of times, we have a unique opportunity to refine and re-shape our industry in the process. To ensure that we emerge in a manner that is best for both our business and our clients, APSWC invites you to join us in taking the long term view. Over two days, we engage with experts in a number of fields to see how current trends and technology are shaping our future.
As per APSWC tradition, this is a highly interactive forum dedicated to creating a vision and plan for the region, therefore all delegates should expect to play an active role throughout the two days. Attendance is strictly by invitation only. For more details or to request an invitation, please visit http://www.apswc.org/forum2010_Invitation.html or contact secretary@apwsc.org. Media enquires please contact info@apswc.org
Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition – www.apswc.org
The fourth Global Spa Summit, “Bridges Worth Building” will be held on 16th – 19th May, in Istanbul, Turkey at the historic Çırağan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul. Invitees include top spa, hospitality, and wellness executives from around the world. This invitation-only Summit is expected to attract a record number of delegates, representing 40 countries. www.globalspasummit.org
Admissions dates announced as 19th – 30th April 2010
Persons wishing to take the exam should register with the Ministry of Public Health, Tel: 02 951 0792 – 94.
For updated details visit http://www.thaispa.go.th or http://www.thaispa.go.th/CMS/CMS_Show_Content.aspx?cid=102
Applications close 15th February 2010
Organised by The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), to promote and sustain the Thai tourism industry with an international standard, this is the opportunity for all Thai spas to apply for this prestigious award. For more details, contact TAT Tel: 02 250 5500 ext. 4495-98 or spdiv@tat.or.th To download the entry form: http://www.tourismthailand.org/tourismawards/ (Application form only available in Thai language)