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Pamper Yourself
A day at the spa can give you a chance to relax and rejuvenate without packing your bags.
Plenty of women— and men— enjoy a simple massage or a beautifying facial, but spas are adopting new and trendy treatments that cater to guests who want a wellness experience that doesn’ t just pamper clients but helps them relax and de-stress.
“ Everyone loves a spa day, so a gift card to a spa is always a great choice,” says Megan Richter of Coventina Day Spa.“ However, I hear way too often from people who got a gift card and never used it. Maybe this year, buy your friends and family the gift card but then schedule a time for all of you to enjoy the spa together. Gift cards are no fun sitting in a drawer,” says Richter.
Here are some of the top spa services customers will be requesting in the new year.
Tai Chi and Meditation
Spas are a go-to place for relaxation, but customers are also looking for relaxation methods that go beyond the yoga mat. Classes in tai chi and meditation are growing in popularity. One new trend in meditation is to use technology to incorporate virtual reality experiences.
Personalized Massage Massage is a perennial favorite for spa clients, but the type of massage they are looking for is changing. Instead of a standard Swedish or hot-stone massage, customers want a personalized experience with a therapist who can customize a treatment based on the customer’ s lifestyle or health complaints. For example, massage is growing in popularity as a method of pain management and treatment for sports injuries.
Nutritional Counseling
People are now looking to spas for permanent wellness solutions instead of just quick fixes. In addition to pampering the outside of their bodies, customers want to make sure they are treating the inside of their bodies well too. Nutritional counseling is a wellness trend that goes beyond weight loss, ranging from healthy, long-term eating programs to detox diets.
Hyperpigmentation Treatments
Clients looking to rid themselves of dark spots are shying away from expensive and painful skin treatments like chemicals peels. Instead, wellness trends in the realm of skin correction
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