Week 14 - Working in the spa industry

This week we'll have a look at working in the spa industry.

Tasks for the week

Continue talking about the impact of current spa trends on massage therapy.

• Four people have contributed to the discussion so far. This is a good start, but we have some more work to do here, so we'll continue working on this document this week. If you haven't contributed anything please do so. If you have contributed information, please reference it.
  

Talk about working in the spa industry.

• By now you as a class will have a fairly broad perspective on what working in the spa industry would be like. Let's put what we know together. Have a look at the Google document working in the spa industry, and add what you know.
  

Mid-block tutorial - if there's anything you'd like me to cover, please let me know ASAP.

Week 12 - the spa experience

About 90 minutes ago I posted some new learning activities for you for this week, but I have just realised that the imminence of your anatomy assessment means that your time will be limited.

As a result we're going to continue on with the discussion of the spa experience, and delay looking at spa trends until next week.

Week 13 - Trends in the spa industry

This week in spa therapies we'll have a look at where the spa industry is going.

Assessment
Your thermal stones assessment is coming up. Please ensure that you know the date and time of your clinical assessment.


Tasks for this week

Read the following and take notes on the key trends which are impacting the spa industry (bearing in mind that trends change over time, and some of these articles are more current than others).

• Day spas & medical spas - Key industry trends and critical success factors (2006)
• When considering a spa for your hotel or club, don't forget about the men!
• Top spa trends (2007)
• Pre Global Spa Summit: The future of the spa industry - an update from the previous article.
• Profitable spas: be on-trend rather than trendy

How do these trends impact on the massage industry? Consider this question, and post your replies to the Google document - The impact of current spa trends on massage therapy.