Hailing from all over the world, our readers have spoken and the new group of spas voted to have the Best Medical Spa Programme has been announced! Our 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards , which marks the awards’ ninth anniversary, had more global votes by spa-goers, making this the most international and diverse [...]

Our 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards have been announced, marking the awards’ ninth anniversary! Worldwide, more votes were cast by spa-goers this year, making it the most international and diverse group of spas in the history of the awards, in addition to being the most complete and useful peer-to-peer recommendation in the global spa market.

It appears that more people than ever want complementary and alternative medical services, including services like reiki… and even hospitals are listening.
In fact, according to a recent article from the American Medical Association, the number of hospitals in the U.S. offering complementary and alternative medical services has tripled since 2000, with 42 percent of the [...]

SpaFinder has long been dedicated to improving global health and wellness, and most recently, we’ve partnered with MINDBODY, the largest online software provider in the health and wellness industry.

by Lisa M. Starr, Community Ambassador, GramercyOne
While spa business in the West has faced many challenges recently, it is still looked upon as the model to aspire to in other parts of the world, which I was reminded of on recent visits to spas and conferences in South Africa, Brazil and China.  Seeing current practices [...]

Voting for the annual SpaFinder’s Readers’ Choice Awards has begun!

Plastic surgery procedures increased nearly 10 percent from 2009 to 2010 with more than 9.3 million surgical and non-surgical procedures logged in 2010.