Magazine Review: Spa-Finder Magazine Worldwide Directory of Spas, 10th Anniversary Issue
Dateline: 09/20/97
Editorial and Advertising Offices
91 Fifth Avenue, suite #301
New York, New York 1003-3039
Phone:212-924-6800
Fax: 212-924-7240
Email: Allspa@spafinder.com
The single directory issue is $7.95 and can be ordered online.
Spa-Finder Magazine Worldwide Directory of Spas is a super resource for those interested in visiting spas. It is packed with great articles, information about individual spas, and PICTURES. Yes, I like pictures - and these are all very inviting. The contents are divided into Features and the Spa Directory.
The Features include the following:
Spa Moments
Choice Days
Massage is Good Medicine
Frank White: 80-year-old yoga master
Going to a Spa Solo: One woman's experience
Men Alone at Spas
Tai Chi: The lyrical marshall art
Spas for Recovery
Cuisine: How spa chefs revolutionized cooking
On keeping a journal
About Time: The gentle art of slowing down
Confessions of a Day Spa Lover
Day Spa a Deux
The Spa Directory is divided into the following sections:
Key to Special Interests
Alphabetical Index of Spas
Geographical Index of Spas
Fitness, Beauty & Wellness Spas
Fitness, Beauty & Wellness Spas at Resorts Hotels
Luxury Spa Destinations
Luxury Spas at Luxury Resorts
Weight Management Spas
Holistic Wellness Spas
New Age Retreats
Mineral Springs Spas
Adventure Spas
Spas Abroad
Packing Tips
Terms & Conditions
International Spa Tours
Spas for a Day
Tips to Get the Most from a Day Spa
Glossary of Terms
A little background on Spa-Finders - its mission is "to find the very best destination for you to enjoy a healthy, life-improving vacation." They provide a free reservation service and can tell you about other clients' experiences, staff, facilities, cuisine, and so on. They will help you plan your entire trip including the best way to get there. And they are privy to special packages and exclusive savings.
Since Spa-Finders does the reservations, they don't include address, phone, fax, email or URL in the listings of the individual spas - my only criticism. They do provide a short description of the spa, facilities, and packages available with details of what the packages include and how much they cost.
Until January 31, 1998, Spa-Finders is having a luxury spa vacation giveaway - a week for two at Green Valley Fitness Resort & Spa including roundtrip air on Delta Air Lines. To be entered, you must use Spa-Finders to select and make a reservation to a spa you're interested in. With each reservation you make, you'll be entered in the giveaway.
Whether or not you use Spa-Finders' reservation system, the information provided in Worldwide Directory of Spas is definately worth checking out.
