ESPA International news

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has announced the appointment of John Kao, MD, best-selling author on innovation and enterprise transformation, to its advisory board. As ... More

Nicholas Naples, CEO of luxury development project AMAALA, in Saudi Arabia, has announced the appointment of Neil Jacobs, Ingo Schweder and Susan Harmsworth to the ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has appointed Renee Moorefield and Michelle Floh to its board of directors. Floh leads the Rona and Jeffrey Abramson Foundation, ... More

Spanish skincare brand Natura Bissé has appointed Terry Prager as executive director of hotel and day spas. The role involves leading the development and execution ... More

Italian skincare brand, Comfort Zone, has announced two new appointments to its team. Hervé Bouvier has been appointed as global brand director and has been ... More

Private equity firm CI Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in spa consultancy and management firm WTS International. The deal – for which no ... More

Sue Harmsworth has announced her departure from ESPA International, the company she founded 25 years ago, saying the move will enable her to concentrate on ... More

The future of wellness travel and how to gain a competitive edge within the booming sector will feature heavily at this year’s Wellness Travel Symposium ... More

A new virtual reality therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety has been named the winner of the annual Shark Tank Student Competition ... More

Sue Harmsworth, chair and founder of ESPA International, was awarded the ISPA Visionary Award this morning (16 October) at the International Spa Association’s annual conference ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has confirmed details of the Wellness Travel Symposium (WTS), taking place in London, UK, in November. Held on 6 and ... More

Three new board members have joined the International SPA Association’s (ISPA) board of directors and officers. The board has welcomed Damien Craft, senior spa director ... More

Set to feature more than 50 speakers and a number of workshops, the Global Wellness Summit (GWS), a leading conference in the wellness industry, has ... More

Investment advisor Omer K Isvan, Gwinganna owner Tony de Leede, and spa entrepreneur Yoriko Soma have all joined the Global Wellness Summit’s advisory board. “I’m ... More

The Global Wellness Institute Wellness for Cancer hosted its first roundtable on Friday, 31 March, with a focus on research, evidence-based guidelines and collaboration with ... More

The International SPA Association (ISPA) will present the 2017 ISPA Visionary Award to ESPA International chair and founder Sue Harmsworth at the 27th annual ISPA ... More

Former ESPA director of spa development Paula Perkins has launched a new spa consultancy, based near London. Paula Perkins Spa Consultancy (PPSC) will provide services ... More

New board members have joined the 2017 ISPA board of directors, with their terms set to start at the ISPA board meeting in January. The ... More

The first-ever Shark Tank of Wellness Student Competition took place at last week’s Global Wellness Summit in Kitzbuhel, Austria, awarding a top prize of US$5,000 ... More

Todd Shaw, director of spa, fitness and wellness at La Quinta Club and Resort, has been elected chair of the International SPA Association (ISPA), with ... More

In recognition of its 10th anniversary, the Global Wellness Summit (GWS) theme for 2016 will be Back to the Future, senior VP and executive director ... More

The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced the 2016 ISPA board of directors and officers, which includes newly-elected members Michael Harmsworth, CEO of ESPA International; ... More

Miami Beach’s legendary Saxony Hotel, originally designed by Art Deco architect Roy F. France in 1948, has been transformed by (and named for) Argentine real ... More

Steven A. Rudnitsky has been named president and CEO of Miraval Group, tasked with leading the global expansion of the company’s luxury resort, spa and ... More

Carillon Miami Beach has named Ronel Corbin as its new executive vice president of health, wellness & spa. In her new role, Corbin will oversee ... More