W³ – World Wellness Weekend, inspiring millions across the globe to a healthier lifestyle

By |2020-09-30T15:44:06+02:00June 28th, 2018|blog, SPA Management|

W³ - World Wellness Weekend, inspiring millions across the globe to a healthier lifestyle Have you heard of W³ - World Wellness Weekend? W³ - World Wellness Weekend is in its second edition in September [...]

Waltz 7 – Redesigning the Spa@Home Experience

By |2020-07-22T12:09:19+02:00October 13th, 2017|blog, Product Review, Reviews|

Waltz 7 – Redesigning the Spa@Home Experience During this year’s Tyrollean Wellness Congress in June in Innsbruck/Austria, I had a chance to meet and get to know Waltz 7 better.  Waltz 7 is a company [...]

Experience Authentic Kneipp in Tirol

By |2020-07-22T12:14:38+02:00September 27th, 2016|blog, Reviews, SPA Management, SPA Review|

Experience Authentic Kneipp in Tirol “Everything we need to stay healthy is already given to us by nature” said Sebastian Kneipp. Who was Sebastian Kneipp? German clergymen Sebastian Kneipp (1821 - 1897) came up with [...]

Luxury Mountain Spa at Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol

By |2020-07-22T12:14:53+02:00September 20th, 2016|blog, Europe, Hotel Review, Reviews|

Luxury Mountain Spa at Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol My series ‘The Stunning Spas in Kitz’ is not ending just yet. Not before I have taken you to the Kempinski Hotel in Jochberg with their luxury mountain [...]

The Stunning Spas in Kitz IV: Golf & Spa at Grand Tirolia

By |2020-07-22T12:15:46+02:00August 9th, 2016|blog, Europe, Hotel Review, Reviews|

The Stunning Spas in Kitz IV: Grand Alps Spa at luxury resort Grand Tirolia If you are into Golf & Spa in Tirol, this is where you want to be! A splendid Alpine hotel, a [...]

Europe’s first forestSPA, experience nature at waldSPA

By |2020-07-22T12:16:32+02:00June 28th, 2016|blog, Europe, Hotel Review, Reviews|

Europe’s first forestSPA, experience nature at waldSPA About one month ago, the family owned and run 5* Hotel Forsthofgut in Leogang (in the Salzburger County) has opened the doors to their newly expanded waldSPA® (wald [...]

The Stunning Spas in Kitz III: Kitz Spa & Wellness at Hotel Kitzhof

By |2020-07-22T12:16:50+02:00June 13th, 2016|blog, Europe, Hotel Review, Reviews|

Love is in the air at Kitz Spa & Wellness! I think I fell in love… For my series ‘The Stunning Spas in Kitz’ I visited Kitz Spa Wellness in the 4* Hotel Kitzhof Mountain [...]

I say Yes! Ich sage Ja! Je dis Oui! Digo que Si! Nasema Ndiyo!

By |2020-09-30T15:51:59+02:00June 10th, 2016|blog, SPA Management|

June 11, 2016 is Global Wellness Day. I say Yes! Why? The 7 Step Manifesto In order to make Wellness a lifestyle, Global Wellness day -represented in 70+ countries and first celebrated in 2012 - [...]

The Stunning Spas in Kitz I: Spa-Rosa at A-Rosa Resort

By |2020-07-22T12:17:42+02:00April 5th, 2016|blog, Europe, Hotel Review, Reviews|

The Stunning Spas in Kitz I: Spa-Rosa at A-Rosa Resort  Happy news: during the Global Wellness Summit in Mexico in 2015, my adopted home Kitzbühel has been chosen as venue for this years GWS event. All year [...]

Spa Check: Watzmann Therme Berchtesgaden

By |2020-07-22T15:57:48+02:00February 19th, 2016|blog, Reviews, SPA Review|

Spa Check: Watzmann Therme BerchtesgadenIt is a gloomy day. The clouds have been distributing snow and rain alternating over the past few days, the tops of the mountains can only be guessed from way below in [...]

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The Spa Email Newsletter – useful or a nuisance?

By |2020-09-30T15:54:56+02:00February 16th, 2016|blog, SPA Management|

The Spa Email Newsletter – useful or a nuisance? I am convinced about using email newsletter for Spa businesses. Really? Absolutely, and I am sharing with you why: Why email marketing? Spa Marketeers are going to [...]

Exceeding spa guest expectation in 2016 – the layer cake model

By |2020-07-21T16:02:18+02:00January 5th, 2016|blog, SPA Management|

Exceeding spa guest’s expectations in 2016 – the layer cake model Spa guest become increasingly educated and demanding, expecting more complex services than ever and it will become more and more challenging for spa businesses [...]

A truly oriental spa experience – Hamam Baden Review

By |2020-07-22T15:58:27+02:00November 24th, 2015|blog, Reviews, SPA Review|

A truly oriental spa experience – Hamam Baden Review Whenever I think “I have seen it all” a little gem pops up seemingly out of nowhere. The little gem I am talking about today is [...]

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The Body Wrap Vienna – my mummy experiment

By |2020-07-22T12:18:52+02:00November 3rd, 2015|blog, Product Review, Reviews, SPA Review|

The Body Wrap Vienna – my mummy experimentOnce you have made your way through the shabby lobby and lift to the 19th and top floor of Vienna’s first residential high tower located in Vienna’s 5th district, [...]

5 solutions to counter biggest cost driver in spa businesses

By |2020-07-21T16:02:33+02:00October 27th, 2015|blog, SPA Management|

5 solutions to counter biggest cost driver in spa businesses Kohl & Partner have recently published their Benchmark Report 2014 for Austria in Europe. Their findings include an overview of labour costs (52% of total [...]

Weinrefugium Brolli – wine and wellness

By |2020-07-22T12:20:45+02:00June 16th, 2015|blog, Europe, Hotel Review, Reviews|

wine and wellness – refuge in a Styrian vineyard The latin word ‘refugium’ means something like refuge or hideaway; in some cases also wellness area for relaxation and recovering. Thus I was quiet curious when following [...]

Eat healthy, sleep like a baby and don’t forget to have some fun!

By |2020-07-22T12:21:25+02:00May 12th, 2015|blog, SPA Management|

I am soooo very happy about this interview, that I have had the pleasure of having with one of my former (and excellent!) students in spa management. Spiros’ story is inspiring and refreshing, and if I [...]

Tyrol in Austria is Wellness-Country!

By |2020-07-22T13:28:31+02:00July 14th, 2014|blog, Europe, Reviews, SPA Management, SPA Review|

Wellness Österreich – Wellness in Austria according to an international report (Health and Wellness Industry Report 2014 by Horwath HTL), so called ‘destination spas’ (hotels, that have made their spa and wellness offers main focus [...]

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