Published: Mar 24, 2008
By Melissa Hill

Have an opinion on the spa industry? Sure you do! Now is your turn to voice it, with an invitation from the 2008 Global Spa Summit to participate in the first-ever, comprehensive Global Spa Economy Report. The research, conducted by SRI International, will be unveiled at the 2^nd annual Global Spa Summit, May 18-20 in New York City. "The spa industry is growing at a breakneck pace, but the diversity and scope that make the industry so vibrant have also always made it difficult to quantify its exact size and financial strength," said SpaFinder CEO Pete Ellis, who is also serving as the chairman of the board for the Global Spa Summit. "This survey provides an exciting opportunity for our whole community – from investors to real estate companies to the spas themselves – to finally show decision-makers just how big we are, and how important we are to the global economy."

The survey is open to the entire spa lifestyle industry, which has been broken down into three categories: core industries (education, consulting, products, media, capital investment, and associations and events), enabled industries (hospitality and tourism, real estate), and associated industries (beauty and beauty products, fitness and fitness products, beauty and wellness medicine, and healthy foods and nutrition).

Spa industry members can participate in the survey by visiting www.professionalmetrics.com/spas.html.  Ellis noted that individual responses to the survey will be kept confidential, and all respondents will be sent a summary of the Global Spa Economy report via email. The deadline for participation is March 31, 2008. Go to www.globalspasummit.org for more information.