Common Areas of Practice for Spa Consultants Pre-Opening Activities Market Analysis, Site Analysis & Financial Feasibility Concept Development & Programming Financial Forecasts & Proforma Architecture & Interior Design Review & Value Engineering Equipment, Supplies & Operations Specifications & Procurement Creation of Spa Menu & Programming Options & Pricing Retail Product Development, Procurement & Merchandising Compensation Strategies & Policies Staff Recruitment, Auditions & Hiring Sales &…
How Do I Know If I Need a Consultant? Each project and company has its own set of needs, challenges, goals and available resources. Common situations which warrants hiring a spa consultant include: Your company lacks the specific knowledge and skills required to make informed decisions and solve problems Current and previous efforts to have not produced the desired results Your company continues to face the…
Global Spa & Wellness Consultants Infographic The Consulting Initiative has released the first-ever spa/wellness/fitness consultancy survey results data in the form of an infographic. More than 60 spa and wellness industry consultants were interviewed for the survey, working on behalf of real estate developers, hotel and resort owners/operators, and spa owner/operators. The resulting data findings help to define the scope of the sector. Some key…
Both sickness and health, it turns out, are contagious (Just like viruses, fitness and wellness fads such as Peloton and Zumba spread rapidly and then fade) – The Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2022 The analogies between Covid-19 and Peloton aren’t glib. A growing body of research suggests that health behaviors—from obesity to exercise and weight loss, from smoking to quitting smoking—are fundamentally contagious…
A Fractured Wellness Market: Both Super-Expensive and Free, Simple Wellness Will Rise By Thierry Malleret, economist HIGH-END WELLNESS: WHERE WILL IT END? The most recent Trendium from the GWI’s sister organization, the Global Wellness Summit, is about the post-pandemic surge in “super-expensive wellness”: the seemingly never-ending expansion of very high-priced wellness products and services that benefit the upper decile in terms of income and wealth.…
A small but eye-opening 2022 study in JAMA Psychiatry found that just two doses of psilocybin (along with talk therapy) led to an 83% decline in heavy drinking among participants (who all had alcohol use disorder). Those given a placebo plus talk therapy reduced their alcohol intake by 51%. By the end of the eight-month trial, nearly half of those who received psilocybin had stopped…
