ISPA EVOLUTION: 25 DEFINING MOMENTS
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Past members of the ISPA Board of Directors.
18.
The ISPA Pavilion. In
2007, the first ISPA Pavilion was
held during the Lifestyles of Health and
Sustainability (LOHAS) 11 Forum held in
Marina del Ray, California.
The release of the firstever ISPA Global
Consumer Report. In 2007, ISPA and ITEC
19.
France partnered to produce the first-ever global spa industry
research. With respondents from 12 countries, the report
highlighted ISPA’s role in providing global spa industry
insights. The report estimated nearly 100 million active
spa-goers worldwide.
20.
The inaugural ISPA Foundation
Mary Tabacchi Scholarship. In 2008,
Arizona State University Michelle Bashore became the first
recipient of the ISPA Foundation Mary Tabacchi Scholarship.
Named in honor of industry pioneer and Cornell University
Associate Professor Mary H. Tabacchi, the scholarship helps
mold future spa leaders.
21.
The release of the first monthly
ISPA Snapshot Survey. The first
monthly ISPA Snapshot Survey was released in 2009. Results
from the January 2009 survey reflected the economic
downturn with 69 percent of spas reported a decline in spa
visits in the fourth quarter of 2008. The recent survey results
(see page 92), however, point to an overall positive outlook
for the spa industry. The Snapshot Survey continues to
provide relevant insight on the most current industry trends.
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The release of the
Financial Management
for Spas course and textbook.
22.
In 2010, ISPA released the Financial
Management for Spas, one of ISPA’s many
valuable resources. Always a leading resource of
industry knowledge, ISPA has published several other resources
throughout the years, including books like Retail Management
for Spas, Uniform System of Financial Reporting, Spa Operations
Manual, to name a few.
23.
The launch of the ISPA Foundation
Consumer Snapshot Initiative.
In 2011, the ISPA Foundation commissioned
PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct the Consumer Snapshot
Initiative in order to better understand consumer choices and
their overall perception of the spa industry.
24.
The launch of the inaugural West
Coast ISPA Media Event. Seeing a
need to engage top journalists in the West Coast, ISPA
expanded its highly successful Media Event to launch the
West Coast ISPA Media Event in 2014. Held in Beverly Hills,
the inaugural event was attended by 100 journalists.
25.
The continued growth of ISPA's
membership. Since it’s founding, the ISPA
community has continued to grow, with membership
currently exceeding at 4,000 representing 77 countries
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