Research
One of the objectives of the Global Spa & Wellness Summit is to initiate, gather, and trumpet quality industry research on a global basis. Since its inception in 2007, the Global Spa & Wellness Summit has commissioned three landmark research studies, two of which were executed by world renowned research firm, SRI International (formerly known as the Stanford Research Institue):
In addition, the Summit team has developed the comprehensive list of spa related research below. As with all research, please become familiar with each report's sample size and response rates as well as carefully noting how various researchers define terms. If there is a research report or document that you feel should be included on this list, or if this list needs to be corrected in any way, please send an This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Global
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2011 The Effectiveness of Massage Therapy Australian Association of Massage Therapy
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2011 Travelling for health: the potential for medical tourism Economist Intelligence Unit
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2011 Improving Well-being and Economic Growth through Travel Wellness Tourism Worldwide
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2011 2011 Global Spa Report Coyle Hospitality
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2011 How Hard Times Are Altering Consumer Mindsets Euromonitor
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2011 Post Recession Consumer Dynamics - Prepared for the 2011 GSS Euromonitor
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2011 Global Hotel Market Sentiment Survey 2011 Horwath HTL
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2011 Global Hotel Performance Smith Travel Research
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2011 Priorities of Today's Spa Consumers Coyle Hospitality
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2011 4WR: Wellness for Whom, Where and What? Wellness Tourism 2020 Wellness Tourism Worldwide
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2011 Wellness Tourism and Medical Tourism: Where Do Spas Fit? Global Spa & Wellness Summit
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2011 The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report; World Economic Forum
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2011 Health and Wellness by Prime Positioning: The US; Euromonitor
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2011 Health and Wellness Global Briefings; Euromonitor
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2010 Global Report - 2010 IHRSA
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2010 Spa Market USA 2010 Diagonal Reports
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2010 Spas & the Global Wellness Market: Synergies & Opportunities; SRI International
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2010 The New Consumer Mindset; Euromonitor
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2010 Opportunities & Challenges Facing the Global Spa & Beauty Industry; Euromonitor
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2009 New Priorities of Today's Spa Consumer; Coyle Hospitality
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2009 Spa Sentiment Research Report; Coyle Hospitality & WTS Intl
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2009 Beauty Industry Developments Impacting Spa and Wellness; Diagonal Report
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2009 The Contribution of Spas to Hotel Operating Performance; Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne & Cornell
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2009 World Travel Market Trends; Euromonitor
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2009 Global Cosmetics and Toiletries: Industry Prospects; Euromonitor
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2009 Global Competitiveness Report; World Economic Forum
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2009 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report; World Economic Forum
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2009 Global Spa Benchmark Program; Intelligent Spas
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2009 The State of the Health Club Industry; International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Assoc.
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2008 Global Consumer Study; ISPA
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2007 Global Spa Economy Report; SRI International
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2007 Spa Tourism International; Mintel International
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2004 Spa Financial Benchmark Research Study; Health Fitness Dynamics
Asia–Pacific
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2011 Singapore Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2011 Indian Spa Market eprobe Research Pvt. Ltd
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2011 Asia-Pacific Hotel Yearbook Horwath HTL
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2011 Regional Spa Industry Report - Asia Pacific 2011 Intelligent Spas
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2011 Medicalised Beauty Market China Diagonal Reports
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2009 Australia Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2009 Thailand Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2008 Cambodia Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2008 Between Heaven & Earth: China's Emerging Spa Consumers CatchOn & Company
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2008 Beauty, Hair, Spa, Skin - Chains in China Diagonal Reports
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2008 New Zealand Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2008 China & Hong Kong Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2008 Situation and Vision of Spa Services in Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry
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2008 HR Dev for Therapists in Beauty & Health Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry
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2008 Vietnam Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2007 Situation and Vision of Spa Services in Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry
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2007 Spa Industry Profile Indonesia Bi-Lingual Package Intelligent Spas
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2007 Spa Industry Profile Indonesia Intelligent Spas
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2007 Spa Industry Profile Singapore Intelligent Spas
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2007 Spa Industry Profile Taiwan Intelligent Spas
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2006 Spa Industry Profile Malaysia Intelligent Spas
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2006 Spa Industry Profile Philippines Intelligent Spas
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2006 Policy for Thai Spa Therapists in Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry
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2005 Female Versus Male Spa Consumers Intelligent Spas
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2003 Japan Spa-goer Study ISPA (NFO Plog Research)
Europe
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2011 Greek Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2011 Spain Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2011 UK SPa Market 2011 Diagonal Reports
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2009 Health and Wellness Holidays - UK- October 2009 Health and Wellbeing
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2009 L'Industrie Hoteliere Francaise PMG
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2009 Salons and Spas - UK Health and Wellbeing
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2008 Health and Wellness - A European consumer obsession? Euromonitor
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2007 The European Spa Market 2007 Diagonal Reports
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2005 Spa Holidays - UK Mintel International Group
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2003 United Kingdom Spa-goer Study ISPA (NFO Plog Research)
Middle East & Africa
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2010 Spa Benchmark Survey Report Ernst & Young
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2009 South Africa Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2009 Dubai Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2009 South Africa Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
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2009 Dubai Spa Benchmark Report Intelligent Spas
North & South America
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2011 Boomer Values Realignment Study Civano Living
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2011 2011 Trends in the Hotel Spa Industry PKF Hospitality Research
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2011 The Future of Wellness: Lessons from the 96 percent minority NewHope360
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2011 U.S. Spa Industry Study ISPA
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2010 U.S. Spa Industry Study ISPA
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2010 US Spa Market Diagonal Reports
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2009 Medical Tourism: Update and Implications Deloitte
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2009 Spa Confidential - American Spa Reader Survey American Spa Magazine
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2009 Spa STAR - Luxury Spa Performance Statistics Smith Travel Research
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2009 ISPA Monthly Snapshot Surveys ISPA
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2009 ISPA U.S Spa Compensation Data ISPA
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2009 ISPA Spa Industry Update ISPA (Association Resource Center)
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2008 Medical Tourism: Consumers in Search of Value Deloitte
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2008 Executive Interview Findings ISPA (Association Resource Center)
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2008 Global Consumer Study ISPA
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2007 Marketing Demographics of a Day Spa Goer Day Spa Association
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2007 Day Spa Benchmark Survey Day Spa Association
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2007 The US Medical Spa Market - The Medicalisation of Beauty Diagonal Reports
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2007 The Dental Spa Marketing Diagonal Reports
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2007 Spa Services First Research, Inc.
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2007 Nails Industry Statistics O.P.I.
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2007 The Mexican Professional Beauty Market Diagonal Reports
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2007 Trends in the Hotel Spa Industry PKF (PKF-HR)
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2007 Spa Industry Study ISPA (Association Resource Center)
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2007 Salon and Day Spa Consumer Trend Report Professional Beauty Association
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2006 The Professional Beauty Market USA Diagonal Reports
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2006 Identifying the Spa Traveler Canadian Tourism Commission + ISPA
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2006 Spa Industry Study ISPA (Association Resource Center)
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2006 Consumer Report ISPA (The Hartman Group)
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2006 Spa-goer Study ISPA (The Hartman Group)
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2006 Compensation and Benefits Survey Day Spa Association
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2004 Evolution and Future of the Day Spa Industry Day Spa Association
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2004 Spa Industry Study ISPA (Association Resource Center)
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2003 Canada Spa-goer Study ISPA (NFO Plog Research)
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2003 United States Spa-goer Study ISPA (NFO Plog Research)
