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Encyclopedia > Destination spa

A destination spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal health, life enhancement, fitness, personal care treatments such as massages, facials, in a resort setting. Destination spas offer an all-inclusive program that includes facilitated fitness classes, healthy cuisine, educational classes and seminars as well as similar services to a beauty salon or a day spa. Guests reside and participate in the program at a destination spa instead of just visiting for a treatment or pure vacation. Destination spas are often in exotic locations or in spa towns. A body treatment, spa treatment, or cosmetic treatment is non-medical proceedure to help the health of the body. ... It has been suggested that Types of massage be merged into this article or section. ... A facial is a cosmetic treatment of the face, commonly involving a variety of skin treatments, grooming steps and deep cleansing of the face by various means including: steam, exfoliation, extraction, creams, lotions, masks, peels, and massage. ... Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ... A beauty salon is a place where people go to receive beauty treatments, and purchase beauty products. ... A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal care treatments such as massages and facials. ... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ...


Resort spas are generally located in resorts and offer similar services via rooms with services, meals, and fitness a la carte. Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ...


Other types of spas include day spas, club spas, cruise ship spas, medical spas, and mineral spring spas. A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal care treatments such as massages and facials. ... Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value. ...

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Definitions

According to the International SPA Association, "A destination spa is a facility with the primary purpose of guiding individual spa-goers to develop healthy habits. Historically a seven-day stay, this lifestyle transformation can be accomplished by providing a comprehensive program that includes spa services, physical fitness activities, wellness education, healthful cuisine and special interest programming."


According to the Destination Spa Group, "Only a select group of Destination Spas follow the tradition of the true Destination Spa – where the total environment is dedicated to health and life enhancement. The experience is transforming – a full immersion into healthy and joyous living. Guests come for the structured and personalized programs that blend fitness activities, healthy cuisine, wellness education, discovery classes, relaxation and renewal. Guests leave enriched for life."


Types of services

Main article: Body treatment

Typical services include: A body treatment, spa treatment, or cosmetic treatment is non-medical proceedure to help the health of the body. ...

It has been suggested that Types of massage be merged into this article or section. ... This is an example of a reflexology chart, correlating areas of the feet with portions of the body. ... A facial is a cosmetic treatment of the face, commonly involving a variety of skin treatments, grooming steps and deep cleansing of the face by various means including: steam, exfoliation, extraction, creams, lotions, masks, peels, and massage. ... Waxing is a temporary method of hair removal, which removes the hair from the root. ... Aromatherapy, commonly associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is the use of volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils (EOs), and other aromatic compounds from plants to purportedly affect a persons mood or health. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Category: ... Microdermabrasion (often referred to as Microderm) is a cosmetic procedure popular in day spas and medical spas, in which the stratum cornea (outermost surface of the skin) is partially or completely removed by light abrasion. ...

Destination spas in literature

Various novels involve such spas as either settings, or parts of the plot. St. Ronan's Well (1824) is an example of this. Disambiguation: Ronans Well is also a cave at Kalk Bay, South Africa St. ...


Destination spas

  • Birdwing Spa
  • Cal-a-Vie
  • Canyon Ranch Lenox
  • Canyon Ranch Tucson
  • Chiva-Som
  • Copperhood Inn & Spa
  • Deerfield Spa
  • Echo Valley
  • Golden Door
  • Green Mountain
  • Green Valley Spa
  • The Heartland Spa
  • The Hills Health Ranch
  • Hosteria Las Quintas
  • The Kerr House
  • Lake Austin Spa Resort
  • Mountain Trek
  • New Age Health Spa
  • New Life Hiking Spa
  • The Oaks at Ojai
  • Rancho La Puerta
  • Red Mountain Spa
  • Regency House Spa
  • Spa Eastman
  • Tennessee Fitness Spa
  • Champneys

Champneys is the brand name of the largest destination spa group in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

A destination restaurant is a restaurant with a chef or cuisine famous enough to be the reason patrons travel to a locale to experience the restaurant. ... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal care treatments such as massages and facials. ... A body treatment, spa treatment, or cosmetic treatment is non-medical proceedure to help the health of the body. ...

External links

  • Spas travel guide from Wikitravel
  • Destination Spa Groupan association of destination spas adhering to a strict code of performance & standards
  • Spas of Americaa directory showcasing destination spas from North & South America.


 

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