subject: China's First Industry Standard Spa May Be Born In Hainan-spa, Bath, The Industry Standard - [print this page] Be confused with the bath industryBe confused with the bath industry. In fact, these are two different concepts.
Recently, executive vice president of Hainan off SPA Association, Iron Mountain Spa in Shanghai to attend the international seminar found that many people used the SPA (SPA) and bath industry confused. In fact, these are two different concepts. "This shows that people are still misunderstanding SPA that is past the bath house or sauna and massage."
Not only that, because there is no industry standard, SPA industry to fish or another. SPA 5000 in Hainan venues large and small, really do, but dozens of professional SPA's, looking forward to regulate and guide the industry.
Destination for a period, far According to the International SPA Association
investigation, SPA has become a holiday must-visit in one of the tourism product in North America, 60% of the tourists will be spending SPA, SPA earnings even more than film income. In Haikou Crown Spa Resort Hibiscus Spa, the hotel stay, 80% of all overseas tourists to experience the SPA, the per capita consumption of about 70 dollars, other tourists were domestic corporate executives, golf passengers, women and some of the young urban white-collar workers . Shanghai Airlines Holiday Travel Service branch of Hainan, also often transport to the Museum of Japanese apricot spring health and domestic high-end source. International SPA Association, Vice-century
Lamy? Ink Casey said that now SPA is not only a physical and mental conditioning products, is also a social fashion, as friends, family, private party room.
According to geographical location, SPA can be divided into three types: urban SPA, hotel and destination SPA SPA. Country in the world, cities account for 60% of the SPA; and Phuket, Bali and other Southeast Asian resort, 90% are relying on natural hot springs and natural landscape of the destination SPA. Iron Mountain off that "in recent years despite an increase in Hainan SPA places a lot, but SPA is one of the few professionals, many of the city and the hotel SPA SPA, Hainan has not yet been formed Destination SPA." However, natural hot springs all over Hainan flow beautiful scenery of natural scenery, or a truly competitive destination for SPA.
In the SPA industry chain in addition to SPA complex, also covers the equipment, accessories, essential oils, skin care, high tech equipment and other aspects of production and education and training. SPA industry in orbit, Hainan has only just started.
Industry confused In Haikou, Sanya, a lot of beauty salons, leisure centers have opened SPA projects follow the trend. Some places, a shower, a beauty bed, a bottle of oil, constitutes the entire contents of SPA, and charge a lot of money. Most consumers have little knowledge of the SPA that is slightly better point massage to relax environment.
Hainan SPA current situation, and a few years ago Sanya family hotel industry are very similar. After the 1999 National Day Golden Week ran Sanya hotel rooms frequently, gave birth to the family hotel, also leads to social problems. In 2004, the Hainan Province, Sanya City, quality and technical supervision departments jointly issued a draft of "family hotel quality level of the classification and evaluation", Sanya from this family hotel with "identity."
As a resort, Phuket, Bali and other places SPA has become an important tourism product. Initially, Thailand SPA industry also made a detour. Was involved in the International SPA Association, the local government improve the access threshold to provide healthy, physical therapy can be a place called SPA, sauna center or only hanging signs. With the SPA industry to regulate, local source structure has undergone great change.
Ink Casey said that the current SPA countries have not yet introduced the relevant industry standards, the International SPA Association is working on the preparation of the U.S. SPA industry related organizations, regulations, etc., only the United States three or four states of the SPA industry qualified nurse and other industry standards. In China, SPA industry standard is still blank.
"There is no industry standard, there is no way to regulate the industry in Hainan SPA." Cosmetic Co., Ltd. Hainan red makeup head Zhang Yanhong that the SPA industry in Hainan room of the huge need to develop the relevant industry standards and guidelines, supervision and assessment of the undertakings work together to foster and guide the industry is starting to SPA.
Hainan Provincial Tourism Bureau revealed that this year will the United Provinces Provincial Tourism Quality Supervision Department, jointly drafted SPA industry where quality grading standards. By then, it will be China's first SPA industry standards.
