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Poway Academy of Hair Design, California, is first recipient of Modern Salon Media's School of the Year Award

The California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) recently commended the Poway Academy of Hair Design  "the first ever recipient of MODERN SALON Media's 'School of the Year Award'" for its bold vision in creating the Master Artistic Team under the leadership of Artistic Director Diego Raviglione.

Poway Academy's mission is to revolutionize the beauty school experience and generate renewed passion for the craft by offering a lifetime of inspirational, advanced education opportunities in all beauty disciplines. The academy has successfully graduated several thousand individuals into the beauty profession over the past 30 years. The curriculum offers the most comprehensive professional training in all aspects of the beauty industry including hair design and sculpting, make-up artistry, esthetics, holistic health, massage, spa manicuring, and the most sophisticated business and marketing program designed to help develop business acumen.

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Aveda Institute goes green in Winter Park, Florida

Aveda Institute has come to Winter Park, Florida. Since its opening several weeks ago, "Aveda now has 50 students and plans are to eventually have 250 students," said Paulo Figueiredo, director of the school.

"Aveda Institutes are not like any other beauty school or hair school," Figueiredo said. He said the school in Winter Park is a green company with energy-saving air conditioning and lighting. The school chose the Central Florida area for its new location because of the proximity to hotels and airports.

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Massage Magazine and Cortiva Institute Join Forces

MASSAGE Magazine announced today that it has teamed with Cortiva Institute, a provider of professional massage therapy training, to launch a new resource center: Continuing Education, at www.MASSAGEmag.com/Cortiva. Tailored to the needs of the massage therapist, this resource center provides news, information, and tools for success with massage continuing education.

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Study Resort & Hospitality Management at Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida, known internationally as the center for hospitality and consistently ranked as one of the top 10 destinations in the world, can also be a great place to study. Just ask the Resort & Hospitality Management students at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU).

The newest Florida campus is getting ready to open a brand new building and help students prepare for high-demand professional careers in all aspects of the resort and hospitality industry. From resort, club, spa, hotel and lodging management to event, commercial recreation, professional golf, attraction, food and beverage, resort timeshare and tourism destination management.

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UC Irvine Extension Offers New Spa Management Courses

University of California, Irvine Extension announces the newest online elective courses added to its renowned Spa and Hospitality Management certificate program. Uniquely developed to meet the demands of the burgeoning spa market, "Integrating the Business of Wellness in Your Spa" and "Quality Management for Spas," address the multitude of details involved in day-to-day spa operations. UC Irvine Extension is the first in the United States to offer a Certificate Program in Spa and Hospitality Management in a completely online platform; making it easier for busy professionals to gain the education needed at the flexibility of their schedules.

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New Spa Courses from UC Irvine Extension

University of California, Irvine Extension announces the newest online elective courses added to its renowned Spa and Hospitality Management certificate program. Uniquely developed to meet the demands of the burgeoning spa market, “Integrating the Business of Wellness in Your Spa” and “Quality Management for Spas,” address the multitude of details involved in day-to-day spa operations. UC Irvine Extension is the first in the United States to offer a Certificate Program in Spa and Hospitality Management in a completely online platform; making it easier for busy professionals to gain the education needed at the flexibility of their schedules.

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Red Mountain Spa Internship Program

The internship program at Red Mountain Spa in Southern Utah offers a unique opportunity for students to experience full service resort operation on the path of pursuing a career. Working directly with professionals at Red Mountain Spa provides all interns with hands on experience in their selected area of interest.

Interns are provided with the following:

• Accommodations and meals while staying in residence
• Use of the resort facilities
• Discounts on services and products
• A healthy, smoke-free / drug-free environment
• Wonderful learning experience working with professionals in chosen field

All internships require liability coverage through the student's school for any occurrences while working at Red Mountain Spa. There is no compensation earned while fulfilling an internship.

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UC Irvine Extension Explores Online Integrative Wellness Within a Spa Environment

University of California, Irvine Extension, the pioneer of the first “Spa and Hospitality Management” certificate program on the West Coast, also the first and only fully-online certificate program of its kind in the United States – announced today a new online elective course, “Integrative Wellness Within a Spa Environment: Rituals of Healing.” The course will be taught strictly online for the first time and take place March 31-June 13.

Students will gain a different and broader psychological perspective of the spa experience and be able to identify integrative wellness current trends in spa programs. Potential and existing spa owners, directors and managers will learn to identify the biopsychosocial elements of rituals and their applicability to the modern spa environment.

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Institute of Spa Management Offers Distance Education

The ISM Spa Management Program offers self-paced, distance education, allowing students the ability to keep a full-time job and still study towards a rewarding spa industry career. Payment plans and scholarship opportunities are available for all students.

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Self Sufficient Day Spa in Pennsylvania

The Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, plans to open a day spa, where it will operate a training program for students interested in skin and nail care. At the spa, students will offer their services at reduced rates, similar to the method used at the full-service salon operated by the school's cosmetology department, said Steel Center Director John Sandrene. Mr. Sandrene said it will be the first day spa operating at a public technical school in Allegheny County.

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Business Success Workshop for Physicians, Med Spa Owners

According to Jeff Russell, president of the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM), "the three top reasons why aesthetic physician practices fail relate directly to their lack of knowledge of the business side of aesthetic medicine." Recognizing this need, Cosmetic Management Network has developed a dynamic 2-day Business Success Workshop for physicians, med spa owners, practice managers and other practice professionals. "The Workshop is designed to teach participants the practical, real-world business and marketing skills and techniques they need to knwo to build a successful cosmetic medical business", states Don Curran, company president.

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Athletes Benefit from Ancient Form of Massage

Thai sport massage is a form of Thai yoga massage, which has been practiced by Buddhist monks for the last 2,500 years. It was introduced in the United States in 1980. In Thai sport massage, acupressure, stretching and deep tissue work help relieve pain, increase flexibility and warm up the muscles.

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Aromatherapy For Pros

Kenny Yu, a Chinese businessman, asked Chiva-Som International Academy's director three questions before deciding whether to take the school's aromatherapy course. 

"Can I start taking the aromatherapy class now?"

"Is it easy to pass the exam?"

"And, is it possible to miss the first three or four days of the course?"

All the answers were "No."

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Institute of Spa Management Announces Tuition Scholarships for Online Spa Management Program

The Institute of Spa Management is now offering full and partial tuition scholarships to potential students who have a desire to work in management within the booming spa industry worldwide, but need assistance with tuition, either partially or fully. The ISM Spa Management Program is offered via distanced education and is self-paced, allowing students the ability to keep a full time job and still study towards a rewarding spa industry career.

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Cortiva Institute Establishing Gold Standard of Massage Education

The spa services industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, with demand growing every day. There are almost 300,000 people employed in the $14 billion industry, yet it lacks any true systematic approach to core competencies and career development. In fact, a recent survey revealed that fifty percent of therapists quit the industry within five years of completing their training.

Cortiva Institute was created to address those issues and deliver training, education and career development to massage therapists and others involved in the industry, and as such has become a new force in massage therapy and holistic care.

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New Rules for Texas Massage Therapists

Massage schools are expecting a surge of new students this summer as aspiring message therapists seek their state licenses before increased training requirements take effect Sept. 1. The new rules call for entry-level massage therapists to have at least 500 hours of training, rather than 300, to get certified. Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently signed a bill outlining the new requirements.

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Spa Services - Industry Profile

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Spa Services - Industry Profile" to their offering. Covering over 175 industries and updated every 90 days, the First Research Industry Profiles do the "heavy lifting" for you - saving your sales team valuable research time, enhancing client communications and giving you the competitive edge to win more business.

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Spa Industry Survey: Retail Goods

J. W., a student at Northwestern University, is preparing a project involving the spa industry.  One of the  angles he is working on is the rise of at-home spa products and the do-it-yourself mentality.  He requests input from the spa community.

• It seems the main target demographic for spa-related items are females 20-55 years old.  What type of products are these women most likely to purchase? 
• What is mostpopular among this demographic?
• Do you find many spa-related self-care products to be purchased as gifts rather than for personal
  use?
• If so, to what degree are sales dependent on gift-givers?
• Where are the majority of self-care products bought (online, specialty store, discount store, through spas, etc.)?
• Where do women usually hear about products that they end up purchasing and bringing into their home?

JW thanks you for your time and help.  Please post your comments to the blog entry, to respond.

UC Irvine Offers "Fundamentals of Spa Design" this May

UC Irvine Extension, the pioneer of the first Spa and Hospitality Management certificate program on the West Coast, announces the program’s newest elective course offering – “Fundamentals of Spa Design.” Uniquely developed to meet the demands of the burgeoning spa market, the new course addresses the multitude of details involved in the concept, design and construction processes for spa projects. The two-day course will be held May 20 and 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UCI Learning Center in Orange, Calif., with a field trip to Takara Belmont – a recognized leader in design, furnishings and equipment for the spa and salon industry – located in Laguna Hills, Calif.

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Wellness and Spas Trade Fair 2007 - Dubai

This year’s Wellness and Spas Trade Fair  (May 20-22, 2007) will tackle the growing problem of obesity across the Middle East, with a dedicated floor section aimed at fitness and exercise. “Pulse,” a collection of exhibitors demonstrating aerobic, resistance machines and exercise equipment, will showcase the benefits of a good workout as a fun part of a trip to a spa and an ideal way to help maintain the optimum body weight.

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Middle East Spa Resorts

Spas – How to Stay On-Trend and Make Money

By Judith L. Singer, Ed.D., and Patty Monteson, M.S.,
Owners, Health Fitness Dynamics, Inc.

One of the most popular marketing terms in the hospitality industry is the 3 letter word called “spa.”  Other industries have since adopted this term as a marketing tool, e.g., auto spa, spa tea, spa shoes, spa pillows, spa music, spa candles, spa cuisine, spa lifestyle, etc. Spas have become an adjective as well as a noun.  They are a commodity as well as an experience.  This is good because it broadens the awareness of the term, but there is a danger in the hospitality industry with people jumping on the spa bandwagon to develop or operate a spa without always understanding what the consumer expects, what it costs to build and operate, what are the economic realities and risks, etc.

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Shangri-La Opens New Dedicated Spa Academy

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has opened its first dedicated spa training center, the Shangri-La Spa Academy, in Manila, Philippines.  In addition to practical skills, academy trainees learn about chi philosophy, the universal life force that governs well-being and personal vitality, the inspiration of Shangri-La's CHI experience, as well as instruction and knowledge on how to deliver the Shangri-La style of service within a spa environment.

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Related WebSite:  Asia Spa Resorts on SpaIndex.com

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Earn a Spa & Hospitality Management Certificate from UC Irvine Extension

Invest in a Spa and Hospitality Certificate Program that is designed for your success. Learn the skills necessary to become an effective leader in a burgeoning industry.  With a flexible loan program, you can defer your registration fees while earning your certification, in less than one year. 

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Cornell University’s Center for Hospitality Research Partners with Mobil Travel Guide

The Cornell University Center for Hospitality Research announced today a partnership with Mobil Travel Guide, originators of the Five-Star ratings and certifications program for hotels, restaurants, and spas. The partnership will provide industry management with additional insight into hospitality service standards as well as strategies and tactics for establishing and maintaining them on a global basis.

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