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December 5, 2005
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December
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Holiday
greetings! This newsletter is filled with personal gift ideas for the holiday
season spa gift certificates, spa gift baskets, spa books and a spa calendar.
If you are a spa professional, youll find gifts for your business, too updated
spa quality management standards that every spa should follow and instant gift
certificates you can add to your website in time for the holidays. Additionally,
there is a new spa review, a new best spa list, six new spa sweepstakes, 160+
additions to the DiscoverSpas.com spa directory, and more. And these are only
the highlights of the changes to
DiscoverSpas.com since the last newsletter!
As always, I hope
you find the information valuable.
Wishing you health, happiness and prosperity in this holiday season and the new
year...
Julie Register
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| | SpaQuality
LLC Announces the Release of
The International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM2006 |
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Updated
Standards Offer Spa Owners and Managers Valuable Business Framework 
The
2006 version of The International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM is now
available for purchase. The Standards have been updated and expanded based on
the feedback SpaQuality LLC received on the 2005 Standards. The 2006 Standards
were reviewed by spa professionals worldwide representing destination spas, hotel
and resort spas, day spas, medical spas, spa consultants, spa assessors, spa publications,
spa authors, spa practitioners and spa insurance companies. The final result is
a quality management framework that every spa should follow.
Here are a few comments by the reviewers:
"This is a very useful document
and one I wish I had in my hands 20 years ago when we started our spa. It would
have spared us a lot of painful lessons and allowed us to reach the level of quality
we aspire to much more quickly."
"You have thought of everything, including
a graduated program for spas to achieve an ever higher level of quality. Overall,
I wish you the best of success with this certification program -- you're filling
a much-needed niche in the market!"
"I am incredibly impressed by The Standards.
They are very well thought out and incredibly detailed."
"Improving our
standards and quality of service is paramount! I'm pleased to see this plan!"
"I found the sections engaging, detailed and precise in its information on performance
standards."
"It is great to watch this significant project unfold I wish
you great success with everything."
"I've reviewed the info several times
and find it to be very thorough. I must say - these documents are impressive."
To order a copy of The International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM,
mail a check for $95 to:
SpaQuality LLC
1024 Oriente Avenue
Greenville,
DE 19807
Be sure to include the shipping address. | |
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Great Holiday Gift!   A spa spectacular with tremendous "presents"! This beautiful ribboned burgundy
fabric-covered gift box is even a gift itself. Gift Box contains: Rich Ghiradellis
dark chocolate and white tea indulge, while ginger body lotion and shower gel,
exfoliating bath proof and a hand-held wooden massager soothe. A set of nine glittered
golf pine cone candles set the mood for relaxation.
Free shipping on
gift basket orders of $150 or more.
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DAYSPA
Magazine Reveals DAYSPA Honors 2005 
In
the December 2005 issue of DAYSPA, 12 spas were honored for demonstraing excellence
in the following 10 areas: DAYSPA Diamond, Top Medical Spa, Top Hotel/Resort Spa,
Top Day Spa / Medical Spa Chain, DAYSPA Rising Star, Top Employer, Top Spa Design,
Top Spa Boutique, Top Package, and Top Media Kit.
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| | Vivienne
O'Keefe Distinguished as First SpaQuality Certified Consultant |
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Vivienne
O'Keefe of Vivienne O'Keefe and Associates, Inc. has become the first SpaQuality
Certified Consultant. Ms. O'Keefe has completed coursework in both the 2005 and
2006 International Standards of SpaExcellenceSM as well as accompanied
SpaQuality on an on-site SpaExcellenceSM certification assessment.
Since 1994, Vivienne OKeeffe has offered professional consultation services to
the spa industry in North America, Europe and the Far East in all aspects of spa
development and operations. She specializes in developing unique, market-specific
concepts for spas and spa products. Vivienne O'Keefe and Associates, Inc. is located
in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
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Over 160 spas were added to The Spa Register, DiscoverSpas.com's spa directory,
since the last newsletter. Here are a few of the new additions:
Body Blitz in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ,
Escape Medical Spa and Salon in Greenbay, Wisconsin,
The Spa at the Crestwood Inn in Blowing Rock, North Carolina,
Villaggio Day Spa in Fishers, Indiana , and
Karavida Spatique in Yakima, Washington
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Be
sure to enter the six contests that end soon for a chance to win:
A winter
wonderland packages worth over $70,000 that includes a trip for 6 to Telluride,
CO, spa treatments and a Land Rover
A Spa Vacation for 2 to Rancho La Puerta
valued at $6,000
A SpaFinder Gift Certificate valued at $3,250.00 to be
used at any partner spa at SpaFinder.com
A luxury spa vacation at the Canyon
Ranch Health Resort
A 3-night Girlfriend's Getaway in Charleston, South
Carolina including massages
A weekend Girlfriends' Get-together Package
to Destination Kohler including 10% off spa services |
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Tea Time Gift Basket | | |
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Great Holiday Gift!   Long ago, the ancient Chinese utilized the power of green tea leaves for
vigor and for health. Here is a modern day take on an old world tradtion. This
hand woven set of two moss green lidded baskets is filled with all the essentials
of relaxation: an inflatable bath pillow, a boucle bath mitt, an aromatherapy
lemongrass essentiol oils patch, beautiful bottles of Plumeria scented lotion
and body wash, green tea sachets, Vibrance anti-stress bath salts, a hand held
wooden massager, a 3" vanilla scented candle and almond filled water wafter sticks.
Free shipping on gift basket orders of $150 or more. | | | |
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Benu
Spa in Dallas, Texas 
One of the emerging trends of 2005 has been spas built in conjunction with residences
- apartments, villas, hotel room ownership, etc. Julie Register visits Benu Spa
& Salon located in an apartment building in Dallas, Texas and experiences a waterhouse,
a Balinese spa ritual called Sanuk, a champagne footbath and Feng Shui Beauty.
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| | Hot
Off the Presses - Spa: The Sensuous Experience | |
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Available
December 30, 2005, but you can order now. 
In
Spa: The Sensuous Experience, Robert D. Henry and Julie D. Taylor
explore 40 spas - from more recent examples to traditional destinations.
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| | Hot
Off the Presses - Spas for Your Home | |
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Available
January 1, 2006, but you can order now. 
In
Spas for Your Home, Cristina Paredes features 40 spaces in the
house devoted to the owner's wellness, relaxation, health care, and hygiene featuring
spa products and appliances such as wet room showers and whirlpool baths. A resource
section provides information on products and materials used in each featured home
spa so it can be duplicated, along with the names and web addresses of specialized
manufacturers.
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| | Art
of the Spa 2006 Desk Calendar | |
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A
Great Holiday Gift! 
The
Art of the Spa 2006 Desk Calendar whisks readers to luscious spa
retreats around the globe. Readers will experience a weekly spa indulgence as
each spread of the calendar features a stunning image of one of the world's most
exclusive spas, from tiki huts in Bali to fairytale English manors. Combining
the intangible art of relaxation with the aesthetics of interior design and architecture,
this beautiful calendar will appeal to spa seekers, art and architecture lovers,
health and beauty aficionados, and travel enthusiasts. | | | |
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