European Spas Association (ESPA) hosts 19th annual ESPA Congress from May 20th to 23rd in Vejle, Denmark

„Expanding the Spa Experience“, that’s the motto of this year’s ESPA Congress hosted by ESPA and Visit Vejle. A combination of renowned keynote speakers and interactive workshops give participants the opportuinty to develop new ideas and share experiences.

The congress takes place in the beautifully located Hotel Vejlefjord. Perfect not only for the beauties of Vejle and surroundings but also to spend some time in Copenhagen.

For more information, plase visit the ESPA website. The ...

“BBQ am Alex“ hosted 25 participants from 11 countries

Berlin, March 4^th, 2014 | What makes up a good lomi lomi massage? Which safety measures have to be respected in the sauna area? In which way different factors have to interact in order to offer the guest a perfect wellness experience? The topics hygiene, safety and service quality in wellness facilities have been covered during a two-days training course at “BBQ am Alex“ in Berlin. Prior to the ITB, 25 participants from 11 European countries discussed and studied all relevant aspects for leading-edge quality in wellness and spa. The course ...

Booth at world’s leading travel show from March 5th to 7th, 2014

Wiesbaden, February 5^th, 2014 | This year EuropeSpa participates in ITB Berlin again. You can find us from March 5^th to March 7^th  at the joint booth with our partner Touristik Aktuell: hall 25, booth 177.

We are looking forward to meeting you at our booth. Fore more information on ITB and to access the hall plan please click here.

Basic training for Hotel and Spa managers

Wiesbaden/Berlin, December 13^th, 2013 | European Quality Management System EuropeSpa will offer a two-day training course about quality in Spas on March 3^rd and 4^th 2014 in Berlin. The course will be preceding world’s biggest travel trade fair ITB in Berlin. It is held in English and addresses mainly managers in Spas and Hotels as well as consultants. Participants will have the opportunity to pass a test after the course in order to obtain the „EuropeSpa Expert“- certificate.

Dr. Kurt von Storch, EuropeSpa CEO, will elaborate on aspects of quality, ...

Seal of quality of the European Spas Association confirms outstanding quality and safety

Wiesbaden/Bad Schmiedeberg, 8 October 2012 | The fact that quality always prevails was recently proven by the clinics at Eisenmoorbad. During their latest EuropeSpa audit, director Deddo Lehmann and his team demonstrated that over the past three years, the standards of quality and safety at their health resort have been raised yet again. Of the 41 certified clinics in various countries, the rehabilitation clinics at Eisenmoorbad Bad Schmiedeberg now rank fifth and sixth. Accordingly, in terms of quality ...

Internationally valid quality and safety criteria for health and medical wellness listed in a comprehensive compendium

Stuttgart/Wiesbaden, 3 September 2012 | The European Spas Association has published the EuropeSpa med criteria for medical spas and medical wellness providers. The book Quality Standard for Medical Spas and Medical Wellness Providers in Europe (ISBN 978-3-510-65273-0, 181 pages, 25 x 17 cm, printed in two colours, German/English, hardback, €79.90) was unveiled today by publishing house Schweizerbart Verlag (www.schweizerbart.de) in Stuttgart.

For the first time, this ...

EuropeSpa exhibiting on Travel Expo in Yekaterinburg

Wiesbaden/Yekaterinburg, April 18, 2012 | Russian tour providers and tourists show high interest in certified quality destinations for medical wellness in Europe. This is the conclusion of EuropeSpa management and six participating EuropeSpa certified medical wellness providers after exhibiting at Travel Expo in Yekaterinburg. With some 9.000 professional visitors and an additional 8.000 private visitors the Yekaterinburg tourism fair is one of the biggest regional trade shows for tourism.

„Travel agencies showed specific interest in the ...

EuropeSpa certifies Slovakian health resort outstanding quality and safety

Bratislava/Wiesbaden, April 17th 2012 | The Slovakian health resort Trenčianske Teplice now acquired the EuropeSpa med seal issued by the European Spas Association (ESPA). The international seal is awarded to healthcare providers in Europe, which prove highest standards of quality and safety within an audit of several days' duration. During the audit, EuropeSpa experts scrutinised the treatment centres from all angles – from the planning and execution of treatment to the medical personnel’s training and expertise. ...

Piešťany’s outstanding quality and safety rewarded with EuropeSpa med

Wiesbaden, November 2011 | The spa town of Piešťany in Slovakia has had all its health clinics successfully audited by EuropeSpa. At a special ceremony, the EuropeSpa certificate was presented to Klaus Pilz, the director-general of the resort’s facilities, by Dr Sigrun Lang, the President of the European Spas Association. This is the first time that all the clinics in an entire town have been simultaneously certified by EuropeSpa. The award of EuropeSpa med verifies the high quality and safety of health resorts and is the ...

The ‘diploma’ for health resorts and spas: "Tough to get but great for business!"

Wiesbaden, November 2011 | The EuropeSpa seal of quality of the European Spas Association (ESPA) is awarded to top-quality spas and health resorts throughout Europe. Since ESPA’s auditors raise the same questions regardless of where candidates are located, EuropeSpa brings transparency to a burgeoning market for health resorts and spas. Travel agencies benefit in particular, as it means the calibre of providers from Portugal to Finland and from Iceland to Turkey can now be compared. And potential visitors can ...