Hotel, resort and destination spas are offering more, or holding firm on, special deals and low pricing in 2010 compared in 2009, a recent SpaFinder survey has found.
According to the fourth annual State of Spa Travel Survey, 92% of 250 global travel agents said that spas were offering either more or equally aggressive travel deals in 2010 than 2009 — previously dubbed ‘The Year of the Deal’ by SpaFinder.
Despite the “somewhat improved 2010 economy”, 44% of agents witnessed even more aggressive spa travel deals in 2010, while 48% said the bargains were holding firm.
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The trend has been seen in the Middle East recently, with offers including the “Double Dip Recession Body Treatment’ from Raffles Dubai, a 90-minute Thai treatment designed to combat the stress caused by a double dip recession.
Raffles Amrita spa director Lindsay Nadeau said: “Stress takes an immense toll on the body and can drastically accelerate the aging process. This Thai inspired Panpuri treatment is specifically designed to relieve this stress by not only detoxifying and renewing the skin, but energizing the spirit and calming the mind as well. Keeping in mind the importance of value for money to our clients during these difficult financial times, we have priced the treatment at only AED 599 ($), and include a special complimentary absolute solitude gift set with each treatment.”
Meanwhile, at the Anantara Spa at Kempinski Ishtar Dead Sea in Jordan, spa manager Shirley Meerson has launched a Scorching Spa Promotion, which offers a massage and facial and a free grape seed body scrub for JOD175 ($), plus use of the spa facilities including a Hydro Circuit.
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