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International Standards of SpaExcellence(SM)2014
 A Quality System Approach for Spa Businesses
 Available as an electronic book (82 pages) for $35 US.
 Please note that the EXE file is not automatically delivered. The EXE file is emailed individually by me (Julie Register) as soon as I am notified of the order by PayPal. Click on the button below to order your copy.
       
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Spa Places in the News  2014 SpaFinder Wellness 365TM   Wellness Travel Award WinnersSpafinder Wellness 365™  2014 Wellness Travel Awards have been announced. The awards "honor spas, hotels, resorts and retreats around the globe that leave guests healthier when they check out than when they checked in. Awards are given to the top properties on six continents, in 41 countries/regions and in 18 special categories. A panel of Wellness Travel experts nominated 373 nominees for the awards and over 14,000 consumers voted for the winners." The following is a list of the Crystal Award winners - top spas, hotels/resorts and retreats that offer exceptional wellness experiences on six continents.  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    North America: Canyon Ranch  (brand-wide) in the United States of America
    
   For the list of winners in 41 countries and 18 categories, click HERE. | http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=*EJTVpauQ/0&offerid=61746.10000013&subid=0&type=4 
  
    
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           Just Released!In The Grand Spas of Central Europe,  historian David Clay Large follows the grand spa story from Greco-Roman antiquity to the present, focusing especially on the years between the French Revolution and World War II, a period in which the major Central European Kurorte (literally, “cure-towns”) reached their peak of influence and then slipped into decline.
 
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            Spring Fling Wellness Weekend
 at 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel
 in Clayton, NY
 April 22-24, 2016
 Join authors Liz Price-Kellogg and Kristen Taylor, for a weekend of yoga, meditation, cooking instruction paired with mindful eating practices and more $376 for single occupancy and $519 for double occupancy includes:
 2 nights’ accommodations, 
          an autographed copy of their book, For the Love of Food and Yoga: A Celebration of Mindful Eating and Being,           a personal journal, and 
          all meals and activities (excluding spa services.)
 Reservations: 315-686-1100 ext 7012.
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