Tag: retreat

Vidanta Wellness Retreat launches with Deepak Chopra at Riviera Nayarit

Grupo Vidanta, the leading resort and tourism developer in Mexico and Latin America, will host its inaugural Vidanta Wellness Retreat at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta in November, offering guests a unique wellness-inspired vacation. Led by world-renowned health expert, Deepak Chopra – globally recognized as a pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation – the weekend retreat will offer a series of conferences, workshops and activities available to both resort guests and to the general public.

Spa Review: Casa de Campo Resort & Villas, Dominican Republic

Sprawling across 7000 acres in the beautiful area of La Romana, a short drive from Punta Cana, sits Casa de Campo Resort & Villas. The resort offers a wide variety of rooms and suites, including one and two bedroom condos, golf lodge rooms and villas, all of which come with a complimentary 4 person golf cart. The golf cart is essential for getting around the idyllic grounds of Casa de Campo to visit the multitude of restaurants, the three golf courses, beach club, pools, meeting rooms and, of course, the spa and fitness facilities.

Spa Review: Sunrise Springs Spa Resort, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Sunrise Springs Spa Resort, located on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico, spans 70 acres of lush grounds and picturesque waters. Historically, these legendary waters provided a welcome respite for weary travelers looking for rest and rejuvenation on the historic trade route ‘El Camino Real’. Due to the natural springs, the resort has a lush vibrant feel with tall trees, spacious lawns and lush foliage in every shade of green imaginable. Emphasizing harmony rather than balance, guests are encouraged to immerse themselves in nature and benefit from the phytoncides, a substance emitted by trees and plants which can help to calm the nervous system.

Spa Review: Carillon Miami Wellness Resort

The Carillon Miami Wellness Resort sits a on a 750 meter stretch of private beach overlooking the ocean and boasts a multitude of wellness facilities and offerings to suit all activity levels. On arrival at the resort, guests are provided with a activity schedule packed full of wellness related endeavors such as yoga, Pilates, meditation, cycling, zumba, ballet, strength training, kettlebells, TRX, barre, aerobics, rock climbing and pool based fitness classes. I chose to try a rock climbing class in the afternoon and sunrise meditation followed by yoga the next morning. With expert instructors always on hand to provide guidance and ensure safety, guests at the Carillon are always in good hands.

In addition to the impressive list of 40+ activities per day, the Carillon boasts an expansive fitness area with ocean view and state of the art equipment including Technogym ARTIS cardio machines and Technogym Kinesis functional training equipment. There are several pools to choose from at The Carillon. Family pools are at ground level while the adults only Atlantic Rooftop Pool provides the perfect setting for a morning aqua fitness class or a relaxing quiet place to spend the day.

Top 10 Tips To Improve Your Spa Retail

TALK TO EACH OTHER

How often do spa directors get together in your area?Your spas are not in competition with each other!Guests in your resort would not normally visit a spa at a competing resort. Get together, strengthen your community and learn from each other.What sells? What works? What are guests looking for?

FOCUS ON YOUR CORE CLIENTELE

It’s likely that up to 80% of your income comes from 20% of your guests.

What do your guests want? What do those top spenders have in common?

TRAVEL SIZES / STARTER KITS

When your guests have to get on a plane to go home, they are concerned with weight and space in their luggage. Make it easy for them to try a new line or product with travel sizes or starter kits.

Announcing the Winners of Mexico’s Best Spas 2016

Spa & Wellness Mexico awards the Best Spas of Mexico. Revealing the results of the best spas in the country, Spa & Wellness Mexico aims to increase knowledge and awareness of the industry among tourism, health and wellness experts, in addition to informing the general population of the wonderful the benefits of our spectacular spas. […]

Rancho La Puerta

Having heard for many years about the wonderful Rancho la Puerta, located in Tecate, Baja California, it has long been a dream of mine to visit and experience for myself one of the original wellness destinations. Founded in 1940 by Edmond and Deborah Szekely it has been through many renovations and reinventions, always staying true […]