Global Spa & Wellness Summit Background & History
THE 2010 SUMMIT AT A GLANCE:
The fourth annual conference was held May 17th - May 19th 2010 at the Çıragan Palace Kempinski hotel, Istanbul, in a setting much like the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Under the theme, “Bridges Worth Building,” 2010’s distinctly future-focused Summit addressed timely, critical issues facing the spa and wellness industries, while a historic volume of new industry research was released - from firms including Coyle Hospitality Group, Ernst & Young, Euromonitor, SRI International, etc.
DELEGATE DEMOGRAPHICS:
Number of attendees: The invite-only 2010 Summit was ‘sold out,’ with 250-plus delegates in attendance
Countries in attendance: a record 40-plus
Countries in attendance: a record 40-plus
SUMMIT MISSION:
The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSS) is an international organization that brings together leaders and visionaries to positively impact and shape the future of the global spa and wellness industries. The objectives of the Summit are to:
Establish a forum for dialogue among global industry leaders
Create community by fostering friendly relationships among stakeholders
Inspire a spirit of collaboration to solve shared problems
Facilitate healthy growth for the industry and its individual businesses
Initiate and support quality research
Encourage innovation
Establish a forum for dialogue among global industry leaders
Create community by fostering friendly relationships among stakeholders
Inspire a spirit of collaboration to solve shared problems
Facilitate healthy growth for the industry and its individual businesses
Initiate and support quality research
Encourage innovation
HISTORY:
Summit 2010: Bridges Worth Building, Istanbul, Turkey
Summit 2009: The Power of Collaboration, Interlaken, Switzerland
Summit 2008: Defining the Global Spa Economy, New York, NY
Summit 2007: Joining together. Shaping the Future. New York, NY
Summit 2009: The Power of Collaboration, Interlaken, Switzerland
Summit 2008: Defining the Global Spa Economy, New York, NY
Summit 2007: Joining together. Shaping the Future. New York, NY
ATTENDEES:
The Global Spa & Wellness Summit welcomes and attracts delegates from all continents and nations. Formal invitations to the GSS are mailed to a targeted list of top-level, global executives who are decision-makers and visionaries in spa, wellness, and related industries. All invitees have either applied or been nominated, and are then approved based on their positions, backgrounds, and leadership roles. Representatives from diverse sectors (including hospitality, investment, finance, real estate, medicine, consulting, manufacturing, product, technology and other related industries) are invited to attend. For more information about Summit delegates, click here.
