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Comment by Simon & Baker Travel Review on July 11, 2010 at 11:22am

We're looking to identify spas in Thailand especially Bangkok. If anybody knows of any we should consider including in upcoming itineraries please reply. Thanks! Elena

Comment by Jo Foley on May 4, 2010 at 11:21am

Spas are, with the recession, becoming their own worst enemy. Over-pricing, badly-trained staff, laissez-faire attitude. Spas are supposed to be stress-relieving. I, who for more than 25 years have been reporting on and reviewing spas, health resorts and holistic centres, am becoming dis-illusioned and very cross! Love to know your views. Follow my occasional blog on http://jo-sent-me.blogspot.com Jo Foley

Comment by Maralyn D Hill on May 4, 2010 at 11:09am

Brenda Hill and I are working on a column featuring spa cuisine. If you have any clients that feature spa cuisine with their spas, we would like to hear from you at mdhill@noralyn.com.

What we would need is the following:
1 or 2 recipes and accompanying jpegs
Chef bio and jpeg
A paragraph or two about the property and website.

This feature will be announced in a mailing to 260,000 as well and be featured on a food page that gets 1.6 million visitors a month. It will also be linked to our own "Where and What in the World" blog and syndicated on several networks and through social media.

We are also looking for some easy pool side appetizers for another column and the requirements are the same.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Again, you can contact me at mdhill@noralyn.com.

Comment by Liz Borod Wright on May 3, 2010 at 9:49pm

Hi! I wanted to tell everyone about a contest I'm having on my travel blog, www.Travelogged.com. I'm giving away 2 $50 gift certificates from Joy of Spa, and they're redeemable at more than 3,000 spas independent spas across the US. To enter, just go to the link below and tell me in the comments what you find most stressful about travel:
http://www.travelogged.com/travelogged/2010/05/joy-of-spa.html

Comment by Maralyn D Hill on March 16, 2010 at 3:33pm

The International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association is in the process of lining up press trips for 2011. If you are interested in proposing your destination, please let me know.

Maralyn D. Hill, President
IFWTWA
Maralyn@ifwtwa.org

Comment by Sarah Irving on February 22, 2010 at 6:37am

Just wanted to flag up my occasional blog at http://manchestermassages.blogspot.com/, offering real-life reviews of spas and massage therapists around Manchester, UK and further afield (when I get to them). It's mainly a hobby site but seems to be growing of its own accord...

Comment by Colin J. Holden on February 3, 2010 at 8:12pm

I will be on assignment in Europe between May 10 and May 30 attending the Institute of Travel & Meetings Annual Conference at Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge, London, England (May12 & 13) and the IMEX 2010 Incentive Travel, Meetings & Events Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany (May 25, 26 & 27). I am looking to fill my schedule in the time between these two events (May 14-24) covering a number of business travel; meetings, incentives, conventions & events topics. I already have some tentative plans in Liverpool, London, Paris and Frankfurt – if anyone has any assignment suggestions or “must see” recommendations related to business travel or meetings, incentives, conventions & events topics please let me know…

Comment by Jose Balido on October 1, 2009 at 4:08pm

One of the most memorable spa experiences I've ever had: the King's Chamber in Marienbad, Czech Republic. I'm sure prices have gone up since my bubbly soak, but it's well worth the splurge. I wrote about it in Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel:

"Today I am king--for 40 minutes, anyway, soaking under frescoed ceilings in the very tub that once held England's Edward VII. Gas bubbles dance in the warm spring water, soothing my skin (and, I'm told, lowering my blood pressure) as I doze off, happy as a clam: this regal indulgence, this rococo chamber worthy of a museum, is mine for all of 20 bucks. Welcome to Marienbad (Marianske Lazne in the tongue-twisting local language), one of three-dozen Czech spa towns where a day of Old World pampering, medical treatments, and three hearty meals can cost as little as 1,750 Czech crowns ($50) per person per day in low season (generally October through April)--less than a standard hotel room in most of western Europe (in high season, prices run from $71 to $95, still a decent deal if you don't mind the crowds).

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Comment by Terry Herman on August 12, 2009 at 5:57pm

David, thanks for the mention, albeit a belated acknowledgment.

I direct everyone to my current review article on the Abbey Resort & Avani Spa, which is appearing in the August issue of "Les Nouvelles Esthetiques & Spa", a leading spa trade publication. This is a favorite destination for escape and rejuvenation in the Lake Geneva, WI area. If the link doesn't work, go to www.lneonline.com; digital edition pps. 10-20. LNE has more of my spa reviews in their print queue. My article blog, http://definitivespablog.blogspot.com/ also contains related topics, including product reviews and facility reviews, like the Hotel Del Coronado Beach Village & Spa (CA) and the Heidel House Resort & Evensong Spa (WI). I'll be heading to the Phoenix area later this month to review some of their high-end properties and spas.

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/95d7b52f#/95d7b52f/1

Comment by David Paul Appell on July 21, 2009 at 3:34pm

Hi, I just wanted to point out that one of our newest members, Terry Herman, is a spa expert with her own excellent site, DefinitiveSpaBlog.blogspot.com, which we've added to the resource box above. It's packed with full-article posts that cover a range of topics, including property and product reviews; she also provides other expert content upon request.

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