Top 10 Spa Trends in 2009
Who doesn’t love green spas, right? Take heart eco-travelers, there’s a “deeper shade of green” coming in 2009. That’s according to the global spa resource SpaFinder, which has announced its “Top 10 Spa Trends To Watch In 2009,” the company’s sixth annual forecast.
SpaFinder’s Top Ten 2009 Spa Trends are:
- Energy Medicine
- Casinos & Spas
- The Medical and Spa Tourism Shuffle
- Eco-Embedded Spas: A Deeper Shade of Green
- Trains, Boats & Planes: In-Transit Spa-Going
- Brain Health and ‘Mind’ Gyms
- Learning Labs for Stress Reduction
- Mindful Spending
- Move Over Baby Boomers: Gen X & Y Are Spa-ing Their Way
- Brands, Brands, Brands
Says SpaFinder of the trend “Eco-Embedded Spas: A Deeper Shade of Green”: “in 2009, we’re tracking a clear new direction—call it spa environmentalism 2.0—or the ‘eco-embedded spa.’”
“By ‘eco-embedded’ we mean expanded green initiatives and eco processes that are quietly and meaningfully enmeshed throughout the entire spa, so there’s no demanding efforts required by the spa guest, who is, after all, there to relax. While the spa consumer skews very green, consumers in general are suffering from green fatigue and sustainability stress. So, goodbye showy, loud, and superficial green gestures—as well as those that tax or confuse the spa-goer—in tandem with spa eco initiatives that are far bolder than ever before.”
For more information, check out SpaFinder online.
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