21 Dec 09 Spa: What’s Up In 2010?

It’s a fact - the spa is a big industry and is still booming. And there’s no stopping it. Sometime in November this year, the International Spa Association (ISPA) released its 2010 Trend Watch report, identifying several fascinating craze for spas in 2010:

Customer Service. Great customer service is always the best! You could throw the most expensive spa treatment, but when the client isn’t happy with her spa experience, it’s tantamount to nothing. “In fact, 87 percent of ISPA member spas are using customer feedback mechanisms to ensure they’re meeting consumers’ wants…” Spas should adopt improved ways then to give the clients a more satisfying spa experience.

Spa Sampling Menus. This is a strategic way to let spa clients get a form of “preview” of the different treatments thatthey would like to try on.

Spa Partnerships. This permits spas to broaden their reach by forging partnerships with local businesses that may also gain from them. In this way, spas are able to promote their business and grow the number of clients by taking the spa closer to the clients. Various schemes can be tried on like discounted prices with partner hotels or resorts. And who doesn’t like a bargain?

Social Media. From tweeting to blogging, and everything in between, it’s forecasted that in 2010 social media will remain powerful in helping spa-goers make decision from what to where of spa. Needless to say, spas should make the most out of social media to gather clients.

Beauty Rest. Not yet very popular, but teasing choice like this can surely increase the number of spa visits. This merely means giving that spare time at the spa to get some forty winks while enjoying a restful massage. Or rather more appealing is to just reserve a room in a spa filled with calming aroma to catch up with your sleep.

These are just few of the exciting trends that the spa industry is eyeballing for 2010. Now, there are a plenty of greater things to be excited to for your 2010 spa excursion.

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