Traveling the Green Way

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 …read more

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