Hotel
Spa Survey Indicates 1 in 3 Guests Spend More
on Spa Treatments than Hotel Dining
- Hospitalitynet.org - April, 4 2005
2005
Spa Industry Survey Looks into American
Spend on Spa Services - Spa
Travel News - July 25, 2005
Spa
Trends - Staying On Course For 2005
- Spa 20/20
Around
The World In Eighty Minutes: Spas Offer
a Chance To Experience Exotic Locales Without
A Passport - SpaFinder.com
Industry
Associations
International
Spa Association (ISPA)
Official Web site of the International SPA
Association. ISPA is recognized worldwide
as the professional association and voice
of the spa industry, representing more than
1,900 wellness facilities and providers
from 55 countries.
Spa
Association
The Spa Association is a resource
for information, resources, education, and
community in the spa industry that unites
medi-spas, dayspas, resorts, hotel spas,
and wellness centers.
Day
Spa Association
The Day Spa Association website will guide
you to day spa facilities that take their
business seriously, and are committed to
bring you the best services and products
that the spa industry has to offer. The
Day Spa Association has established a set
of guidelines to help you recognize what
to expect from a day spa. The website provides
these guidelines, as well as other helpful
reference information to the spa-goer.
Beauty
Industry West (BIW)
A west coast-based trade organization serving
the cosmetic industry. The west coast is
known to be the leader of novel product
development in the US. While many of the
company's based in the west may be small
in size... their creativity to market is
magnificent.
Society
of Cosmetic Chemists
Dedicated to the advancement of cosmetic
science, the Society strives to increase
and disseminate scientific information through
meetings and publications. By promoting
research in cosmetic science and industry,
and by setting high ethical, professional
and educational standards, we reach our
goal of improving the qualifications of
cosmetic scientists. Our mission is to further
the interests and recognition of cosmetic
scientists while maintaining the confidence
of the public in the cosmetic and toiletries
industry.
American
Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
The mission of the AMTA is to increase awareness
of massage for health and well-being. Extensive
information for practitioners as well as
anyone interested in the practice of massage.
A massage therapy research database provides
the latest information on the efficacy of
massage and specific techniques. An online
job network is provided for members, with
information for nonmembers to subscribe.
Links to information about the workings
of the Association, board of directors,
standards of practice, lists of schools,
and much more.
National
Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage
and Bodywork
The mission of the association is to "foster
high standards of ethical and professional
practice in the delivery of services through
a recognized credible credentialing program
that assure the competency of practitioners
of therapeutic massage and bodywork."
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