Highlights of the new additions to DiscoverSpas.com since the last newsletter include an article about the importance of Document Control in spas; a spa review; two new top spa lists; over 100 additions to the DiscoverSpas.com’s spa directory; new sweepstakes; a report on the recent ISPA conference in Dallas and more. As always, I hope you find the information valuable.

On a personal note, congratulations to my son who just received a massage license after completing over 1,100 hours of training at The School of Shiatsu and Massage at the Harbin Hot Springs Watsu Center to become an Advanced Bodywork Therapist and Watsu Practitioner. He gives a fabulous massage. If you are ever in Delaware, make an appointment with him at Riverfront Massage . One of his specialties is Lomi Lomi.

Wishing you health, happiness and prosperity...

Julie Register

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This article provides an example of a spa with no document control. Information on its web site was not current and multiple versions of the printed spa brochure were available to its customers. There were different prices for the same service and some services were available on one brochure but not the other. The result was a poor customer experience.

So how exactly does a spa ensure this kind of experience doesn’t happen (or fix it if it has)? With a process called Document Control. Document Control is one of the processes that SpaQuality LLC recommends a spa define early in its journey for SpaExcellenceSM Certification. Even if a spa is not interested in certification, it is a process the EVERY spa needs. Read on to find out exactly what Document Control is and the eight (8) Basic Steps to Creating a Document Control Process.

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Two new best spa lists appeared this month:
• Forbes - 2005 World's Best Weight-Loss Spas
• SpaAsia Crystal Awards 2005

Find out which spas are on the lists...

Read about my visit to the Spa at the Harbour Inn Marina & Spa in the charming village of St. Michaels on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Highlights include my treatments (Skinceutical Deep Pore Cleansing Facial, Pedicure, Naturopathica Body Polish, and Naturopathica Wild Lime Scalp & Body Massage ) as well as my mother's first-ever spa treatment.

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Over 100 spas in 28 US states were added to The Spa Register, DiscoverSpas.com's spa directory, since the last newsletter. Among them were a number of spas in New York including:
• Spa Ja in Midtown Manhattan
• Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, a resort spa in Kerhonkson
• AmorePacific Beauty Gallery and Spa, a day spa in downtown Manhattan

More Spas in New York...

Be sure to enter the seven contests that end soom for a chance to win:
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• A Four Night Ultimate Spa Package for Two at Lake Austin Spa Resort worth $6,722 from Healing Lifestyles & Spas Lake Austin Getaway Sweepstakes;
• Attaché magazine and the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau $1,400 "Indulge & Escape" Sweepstakes which includes spa services courtesy of Honeydew Day Spa;
• A full service spa treatment at Bayside Spa and Fitness during a 2-night stay at the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott Hotel in Texas Hill Country from VacationFun.com;
• A free trip to Hosteria Las Quintas Eco Spa in Cuernavaca, Mexico from Spa Week;
Spa treatments at the InnSpa during a 3- night stay at the WaterColor Inn from Southern Accents Great Escapes Sweepstakes;
• A luxury 5- night stay for 2 at Kupu Kupu Barong Villas & Tree Spa in a beautiful Ayung River Villa with pool with Daily Spa treatments (90 minutes per day per person) at the Kupu Kupu Barong Villas & Tree Spa.

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The four-day ISPA Conference and Expo held September 30 - October 3, 2005 was over all too soon. While the theme of the conference was Passion, I look back on my experience there and realize my own personal theme was Relationships...meetings, Professional Development Sessions, Generals Sessions, the Expo and more.

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