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Hotel Spa: Exclusive Hotels (UK), The Spa at Pennyhill Park Best
Destination Spa: Schloss Velden (A), Auriga Spa
Best
Thermal Resort: Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf (A)
Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Best Medical Spa: Gesundheitszentrum Lanserhof
Ges.m.b.H. (A), Lanserhof
Best Medical
Resort: VIVA - Das Zentrum für moderne Mayr Medizin (A), Viva - Mayr
Best Day Spa: Susanne Kaufmann Berlin
GmbH (D), Susanne Kaufmann Spa Berlin
Best
Body Signature Treatment: Haslauer GmbH (D), Permanent Contour
Best
Facial Treatment: Dr. Babor GmbH&Co.KG (D), baborganic
Best
Men Facial & Body Treatment: Vinoble Cosmetics GmbH (A), Vinoble Strahlend
& Vinoble Balance Best Technical Productinnovation:
Haslauer GmbH (D), Salve-in-terra
June 12,
2009 – In the context of the Spa Event 2009 in Zell/See, the European Health
& Spa Awards were granted for the first time on the ninth of June. The award
is the most distinguished honor of the industry; spas, treatments, and products
are critically and carefully examined, and undergo an extensive assessment involving
a catalog of criteria as well as a two-phase jury trial. The total value of the
awarded sum amounts to more than 30,000 Euro. The European Health & Spa Award
was awarded by the Agency for Health and Wellness. “The primary goal of the
European HEALTH & SPA AWARD 2009 is to highlight the possibilities and trends
in the wellness industry and to present the change as well as quality of spa and
wellness companies and product innovation.” notes organizer, Norbert Hintermayer. Winners
in 10 Categories
Isabella Krassnitzer, moderator from ORF, the leading television
company of Austria, lead the award ceremony with poise and charm as she disclosed
the secret of the white envelope with the names of the winners. The winner of
the evening was Paul Haslauer, who was able to go home with two of the glass accolades.
The Salzburg-Bavarian businessman won in the Best Technical Product Innovation
and Best Signature Body Treatment categories.
High Degree of Innovation and
Customer-Friendliness
The jury modestly declared his Salve-in-terra spa bed
as well as the newly developed “Permanent Contour” method (steam-heated
herb pouches) to have a high degree of innovation and customer-friendliness. Jury
member Roswitha Kliesch, long-time beauty consultant and cosmetics expert, said,
“The jury was convinced by the price-performance ratio, the highly-qualified
training program, and the sustainability and creativity of the product.”
Best Facial
Treatment
The winner of the award for Best Facial Treatment was “baborganic”
by Dr. Babor. The decision of the jury: the German company offers its target group
the LoHaS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability), an appealing ‘complete
package’ of products and treatments.
Best Men Face
and Body Treatment, Best Day Spa, and Best Medical Spa
The prize for Best Men
Face and Body Treatment went to Styria, to Luise Köfers Vinoble. Roswitha
Kliesch: “The uniqueness in the combination of the products made winning
customer loyalty easy for this professional.” Susanne Kaufmann of Voralberg
has lately seized the German capital. Her Berlin spa was honored as Best Day Spa.
Professor Andreas Wieser from Lanserhof in Lans/Tirol is pleased and excited about
receiving the award for Best Medical Spa as well as a laudation by Joachim Hallwachs
(star spa designer).
Best Destination Spa, Best Medical
Resort, and Best Thermal Resort
Maika Virgili from Auriga Spa in Schloss Velden,
was awarded for Best Destination Spa, and emphasized her philosophy to only hire
professionals to offer the guest an authentic feel-good experience. Gernot Deutsch
of Waltersdorf Thermal Baths is excited about the investments and improvements
that the title Best Thermal Resort has brought to his company. For Best Medical
Resort the jury turned to VIVA – The Center for Modern Mayr Medicine.
Internationally
top-ranked in the best discipline - Best Hotel Spa
The last category was truly
international! Nominated for the title as Best Hotel Spa were the SPA Hotel Jagdhof
(Austria), the AROSEA Life Balance Hotel (Italy), Kempinsky Grand Hotel des Bains
(Czech Republic), Traumhotel …liebes Rot Fühl (Austria), SenSpa at Careys
Manor (United Kingdom), Hotel Schloss Fuschl (Austria), and the MAVIDA Balance
Hotel & Spa (Austria). The victory went to Great Britain, to The Spa at Pennyhill
Park Hotel, nested into the lovely landscape west of London, not far from Windsor
Castle. Jury member Miranda Allard from Spa Austria.com was excited by all means
to be able to give a laudation to her fellow countrymen. “Today I am also
proud to be a Brit.”
Assessment in seven criteria
The
starting point for the jury review was a multi-faceted, comprehensive questionnaire.
The jury made the assessments according to six criteria and could award at most
five points in each category. Design and Technology, Offers and Service, Value/Benefit
(Productivity and Increased Efficiency), Cost Effectiveness, Sustainability, and
Creativity. Last but certainly not least, the personal impression and experience
in the spa, with the treatment or the submitted product - for which the jury could
award up to ten points - was of central significance.
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