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AT THE START OF THIS ISSUE of Pulse, iSPa chairman
Garrett mersberger challenged you to participate in
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the survey for the 2019 iSPa u.S. Spa industry Study,
which closes on march 15.
The annual survey began in 1999, when the
international SPa association commissioned the inaugural u.S. Spa industry Study. at
the time, the size of the spa industry was not truly known. in the 20 years since, the iSPa
foundation has funded and supported the annual Study, which has consistently
provided crucial insight into the health and scope of our industry. now we know that
dIrectorS
Garrett Mersberger
iSPa chairman
Scott Duncan
iSPa Vice chairman
Lynne McNees
iSPa President
u.S. spa revenue eclipsed $17.5 billion in 2017—more money than box offices, Broadway medIcAl AdvISor
tickets and ski resorts combined. Brent Bauer, M.D.
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our industry has grown into one that touches the lives of tens of millions of people
every year, and the iSPa foundation has grown alongside it. We now support a number
of causes that contribute to the long-term health of our industry, including the iSPa
foundation mary Tabacchi Scholarship. We’re not the only ones giving back either:
organizations like the Global Wellness institute are doing incredible work to promote
the growth of our industry, and i encourage you to lend them your support.
Two decades later, the annual iSPa u.S. Spa industry Study is still the single largest
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cause championed by the iSPa foundation. Through this research, we’re able to give
back to thousands of iSPa members, providing them with invaluable insights into our
industry, our consumers and our workforce.
at the iSPa foundation, we hope you use those insights to inform your decision-
The iSPa foundation
wishes to thank the following
supporters for their generous
contributions:
making, improve your business and create growth in the industry we all love so much. lumInArY
in return, please consider participating in the survey, which can be found at ruth Stricker
PwcSpaPerspectives.com. in spa as with all things in life, you get back what you put in. BenefActor
Dr. howard murad
PAtron
red Door Spas
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—FRANK PITSIKALIS, ISPA FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN
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