Find great staffTM A SPA BUSINESS PUBLICATION spa opportunities 14 MARCH - 28 MARCH 2014 ISSUE 185 Daily news & jobs: www.spaopportunities.com Europe plays huge role in wellness tourism says GWTC Europe is responsible for almost dominant than international 40 per cent of all domestic and ones, especially in the US. international wellness-focused Europe has been found to trips taken worldwide each year, have slightly less dominant according to research published domestic travel for wellness by The Global Wellness Tourism due to the ease of crossing bor- Congress (GTWC). ders to other countries. Conducted by SRI “Europeans are the most International for the GWTC, sophisticated, experienced the research also shows that wellness- and prevention- Europe ranks as number one focused focused travellers on globally for annual trips taken the planet. They not only take (203 million) and comes in at frequent trips within their number two for expenditures at own countries and across US$158bn (£94.4bn, €115.3bn). Europe, they’re also pegged as However, Europe lags slightly the largest source market for behind North America, which France was ranked among the top six for wellness tourism expenditures in Europe international wellness travel,” holds top spot with a 41 per cent said Susie Ellis, chair & CEO share on the expenditures side of the market. come in close behind, with the three countries of the GWTC. “With so many European tour- Six of the top 10 nations globally for wellness accounting for over US$80bn (£47.7bn, €57.7bn) ism boards now smartly promoting their unique tourism expenditures are on the continent, with in the wellness tourism spend each year. offerings, the region will only continue to attract Germany ranking top in Europe for both trips The research findings also show that more health-minded travellers from all over the and expenditures, while France and Austria domestic wellness trips have been more world.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=P8a8p Angsana-branded luxury Salary control key to spa coming to Malaysia staying in the black Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts is to open its first-ever resort in Malayasia Salary costs remain the biggest opportunity and following the unveiling of plans for a challenge for US spas with tight salary control Angsana-branded luxury spa resort. often making the difference between operating The site is to be located on 3.2 hect- in the red or the black, according to a new report ares of land at Teluk Bahang, which will from the US Day Spa Association (DSA). house three main buildings with approx- The2014 Day Spa Association Spa & Wellness imately 300 sea-facing rooms and suites. Compensation Trends Survey said one of the The resort’s developers, Senja main issues is salary confusion, which remains Tight salary control can make or break spas in the US Aman Group, are also planning a a problem due to the multiple and varied pay- 1,100sq m (11,840 sq ft) spa complete ment and salary plan in the country. entire earning by making a commision on treat- with 12 treatment rooms, which will In almost every country barring the US, sal- ments given to clients. sit alongside three swimming pools ary makes up the majority of monthly income, The study looked at 1,103 spas in the US and five food and beverage outlets. with commissions earned through services or across 870 different zip codes. Respondents Angsana spa will also house 2,000 retail comprising the rest. ranged from employees in destination and square feet (186sq m) of retail space. 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Circulation Manager Tourism has been a key sec- Michael Emmerson +44(0)1462 471932 tor of the Armenian economy since the early 1990s, with nearly a million people vis- Subscribe to Spa Opportunities: iting the country every year, Online: www.leisuresubs.com mostly returning Armenians Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1462 471913 who live abroad. Annual subscription rates are UK £31, Mekhak Apresyan, head Europe £41, Rest of world £62, students UK £16. of the division in charge of tourism for the Armenian Spa Opportunities is published fortnightly by The Leisure Media Company Limited, Portmill House, Ministry of Economy, said at Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ, UK and is distributed a video conference between Armenia welcomed nearly a million tourists in 2013 in the USA by SPP, 75 Aberdeen Road, Emigsville, PA Ukraine, Kazakhstan, 17318-0437. 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