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 Standards, Education,
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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 Gift Certificate and Spa Gift 
          Card Providers  
          
          
          Plastic 
            Resource Inc.Plastic Resource Inc. offers printing of gift cards, gift card programs, 
            preferred customer cards, phone cards (both plastic and paper), business 
            cards, hospital cards and id cards. We also offer key tags, luggage 
            tags, mag stripe cards, barcoding and much more. PRI specializes in 
            litho printing on plastic. PRI offers high-speed magstripe encoding 
            and barcoding for stored value cards, gift cards, membership and loyalty 
            cards, business cards, rolodex cards, custom card carriers, bag and 
            luggage tags, key tags, rulers and more.
 Spa BoomSpaBoom's instant online gift certificates allow spa clients to 
            easily purchase and print or email gift certificates for spa services. 
            SpaBoom's email delivery feature provides instant gratification to 
            purchasers while saving spas time formerly spent on the customary 
            gift certificate fulfillment process. A variety of gift certificate 
            designs are available, and are automatically branded with the spa's 
            logo at time of purchase. Spas traditionally use various methods to 
            manage their gift certificate sales; SpaBoom's functionality complements 
            any system, working within the spa's existing website. SpaBoom's reports 
            provide spas all the pertinent details they need to ascertain status, 
            expiration date, remind recipients of upcoming expiration dates, and 
            manage their online gift certificate sales.
 Spa 
            WishSpaWish is the nation's only company whose sole line of business 
            is selling spa gift certificates and cards. SpaWish devotes 100% of 
            it efforts towards getting its certificates to as many consumers as 
            possible and bringing them through your doors! SpaWish guarantees 
            personalized attention to your needs. SpaWish is also the only spa 
            gift company with plastic gift cards on the shelves of retail stores 
            across the country. Hundreds of thousands of people will be browsing 
            SpaWish's spa directory this year looking for the best spas to visit 
            with their gift cards. Imagine the visibility you'll get by being 
            listed! To apply for membership in the SpaWish network of spas, complete 
            an on-line form. If accepted, you can be authorized to accept SpaWish 
            Gift Certificates and Cards in just one week! To purchase online, 
            click 
            here.
 
 SpaFinderSpa Finder Gift Certificates are redeemable for spa treatments or 
            products offered at thousands of the finest spas, many near you. They 
            can be used personally, as gifts, or as corporate incentives. Click 
            here to learn more about corporate gift certificates and bulk sales. 
            To purchase online, click 
            here.
 WaySpaWaySpa gift certificates can be used to purchase any package or service 
            listed on WaySpa.com. They can also be used just like cash at any 
            participating spa in Canada and the United States. There are two easy 
            ways to deliver a WaySpa gift certificate: in a celebrated WaySpa 
            gift box, or instantly print the gift voucher. Receive a free gift 
            box with all orders over $50. To purchase online, click 
            here
  
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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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            Waterfest
 in 
Manitou Springs, CO
 September 30 through October 1,
 2016
 Waterfest will bring together, educators, practitioners, water enthusiasts and local residents for three days to explore the geology, hydrology, health benefits, business, culture and history of mineral water. The recently opened SunWater Spa and Wellness Center offers guests the opportunity to soak in the heated mineral springs water that has made the town a health seekers retreat for more than 150 years.		   Presentations and discussions at the Manitou Springs City Hall on Saturday, October 1st
  
         - 10am: Geology & Hydrology: Understanding and Protecting our Mineral Springs Aquifers: vulnerabilities, dangers, and creative approaches- 11:15am: Culture & History: Explore the history of Manitou Springs and the development of global spa cultures
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  1:45pm: A New Frontier in Medicine: Balneology and a new system of natural therapeutics, evidence and applications.
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  3:00pm: Business & Economics: Interactive Roundtable for Mineral Springs Owners & Operators: Challenges & Opportunities for the 21st Century
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