isPa foundation
at the time that i Write this, the window to
foundation
participate in the 2019 iSPa u.S. Spa industry Study
has officially closed, and i’m sure that colin mcilheney
and his team at Pricewaterhousecoopers (Pwc) are
now hard at work crunching numbers and compiling
ISPA FOUNDATION
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
data. The end result will be the formal 2019 Study, OFFICERS
released at this fall’s iSPa conference & Expo. CHAIRMAN
Frank Pitsikalis
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Luckily (or unluckily, depending on your point of
view) for Pwc, they have quite a lot of data to
crunch this year, because we saw record partici-
pation in the survey! more participants mean more
data points, better analysis and, ultimately, more
powerful insights that you can use to help guide
your decision-making. i’d like to take this space to thank each and every one of you
who participated this year! not only are you doing something good for yourself, you’re
also doing something good for the industry as a whole.
furthermore, i’d like to specifically thank a number of iSPa members who really
stepped up to the plate, going above and beyond to provide massive amounts of data
for the Study:
l ACCOR
l Canyon Ranch
l Elements Massage
l Four Seasons
l Hyatt Hotels Corporation/Hyatt International Corp.
l Massage Envy Franchising, LLC
l Massage Heights Corporate LLC
l Red Door Spas
l The Woodhouse Spas Corporation
MEDICAL ADVISOR
Brent Bauer, M.D.
mayo clinic
Deborah Szekely
WELLnESS Warrior
LUMINARY
ruth Stricker
BENEFACTOR
Dr. howard murad
i can’t wait for colin to unveil the results of the Study onstage this fall. With the
spa industry stronger than ever and facing a unique mixture of challenges—compe-
tition in the wellness space, talent shortage, generational shifts—having such a
thorough, accurate assessment of our industry is more critical than ever.
—frank Pitsikalis, isPa foundation chairman
jUnE 2019
Lynne McNees
iSPa President
The iSPa foundation
wishes to thank the following
supporters for their generous
contributions:
gain an accurate picture of the u.S. spa industry.
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Scott Duncan
iSPa Vice chairman
Ruth Stricker
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Balance and fitness
some cases, dozens or even hundreds of them—allowing Pwc to really dive deep and
PULSE
Garrett Mersberger
iSPa chairman
HONORARY BOARD
MEMBERS
These iSPa members organized and compiled information on multiple properties—in
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