California’s New Booth Rental Law How it May Affect You

Since the vast majority of salon establishments utilize booth renters, I wanted to provide a detailed explanation of California’s groundbreaking independent contractor law, aka “AB 5.” While this law doesn’t apply outside of California, given...

Julie Keller Callaghan joins Hutchinson Consulting

Julie Keller Callaghan, the former editor-in-chief and publisher of American Spa, has joined Hutchinson Consulting, a hospitality industry executive search and recruiting firm, as an executive recruiter and marketing and communications specialist. Keller...

In Pursuit of Pleasure: Spa Treatments

ACTIVE BODY RX Fairmont.com/kea-lani-maui/willow-stream | 875-2229 THE TREATMENT: ʻAwa Remedy | Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Kea Lani WHAT IT INCLUDES: For centuries, Polynesians have revered ʻawa as a medicinal plant known to release tension...

Wellness trends so you”re beautiful inside out

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANSlife) In today”s world, wellness has gained tremendous currency. The origin of “wellness” dates back to ancient times; it became the IT word between 1970s to 1990s. One can thank Jane Fonda”s first ”workout...

8 Luxury Experiences in NYC

To indulge yourself or someone else with a luxury experience, there’s no place better than New York City. Here are eight ways to mark a special day worthy of the splurge! Oasis Day Spa, One Park Avenue (between 31st and 32nd Sts.) is dark, hushed, and serene....

7 Top Spa-Wellness Trends 

Nancy Trent – January 10, 2020 Probiotic skin wellness: People should be using probiotic skincare year-round. There are millions of microorganisms (a vast variety of bacteria, viruses, and fungi) currently living on your skin. Research shows that some of these...

Spas of America’s 100 Favorite Spas of 2019

North America’s healthy passion for spa and wellness travel is alive and well, as illustrated by Spas of America’s annual list of the Top 100 Spas. The No. 1 spa and wellness travel website today unveiled its Top 100 Spas of 2019, based on unique page views and...

Marketing Strategies: R U READY?

This is the first blog in a series about marketing strategies and practices for the spa industry in the new roaring 2020s. Did I mention it’s already 2020? Here’s a pop quiz. Define marketing in 14 words or less. We’ll share our definition at the end. No peeking....