2016 Sponsors

Host Country Sponsor

Tirol Werbung

Tirol, at the heart of the Alps, inspires its 70,000 inhabitants and almost 11 million visitors every year with a symbiosis of impressive mountain scenery and first class infrastructure. With its fresh air and crystal clear waters, wide range of sports and leisure facilities, legendary hospitality and very special attitude towards life. A milestone was laid in the 1970s with construction of the first wellness & spa hotel and, still today, it sets trailblazing standards in health and wellness tourism. Kitzbühel, venue for the annual Hahnenkamm Races and the 10th Global Wellness Summit, embodies the many advantages of Tirol in the smallest of spaces: sport and culture, alpine and urban, nature and modernity. In summer and winter. In everyday life and on holiday. Visit Tirol Werbung at www.tyrol.com.

Titanium Sponsor

Spafinder Wellness

Spafinder Wellness is dedicated to providing the information, experiences and inspiration to help people find – and share – their path to wellness. As the world’s largest spa/wellness media, marketing and gifting company, Spafinder Wellness connects millions seeking a healthier, happier lifestyle with wellness providers around the globe, and offers businesses unique incentive programs to encourage workplace wellness. Visit Spafinder Wellness at www.spafinder.com.

Diamond Sponsor

Kitzbühel Tourismus

Above all it is the famous Hahnenkamm race, longstanding athletic tradition and its pioneering achievements in winter sports and golf that have contributed to its image as the most legendary city of sports in the Alps. The legend is very much alive in so many places: in the picturesque lanes of the 700-year-old town centre, on the seemingly endless ski pistes, in top-class hotels and on numerous attractive hiking trails. The Tyrolean lifestyle capital attracts celebrities and guests worldwide, hosting large-scale events such as the Winter Snow Polo, and features a State-of-the-art congress centre. Kitzbühel has been able to advance constantly while preserving its charm and remaining loyal to its roots. Visit Kitzbühel Tourismus at www.kitzbuehel.com.

Platinum Sponsors

BuDhaGirl

BuDhaGirl is the first lifestyle brand whose mission is to affect cultural change by turning everyday routines into rituals. Through Mindful Glamour®, BuDhaGirl merges contemplative practice and evidence-based science with fashion. Our jewelry, accessories and home décor are vehicles for redefining the art of living well. BuDhaGirl approaches fashion with a holistic world-view, ensuring the life cycle of our products honor global traditions and art forms. The customer experience might be our most valuable asset. We invite each individual to set intentions and create rituals around the process of grooming and dressing each day. BuDhaGirl lingers and becomes an integral part of everyday life. Visit BuDhaGirl at www.budhagirl.com.

Wirtschaftskammer Tirol

The Tyrol Economic Chamber represents more than 50,000 member companies. As the voice of Tyrolean business, we are committed to forward-looking policies which benefit the economy e.g. tax relief, cutting red tape, subsidies. The Tyrol Economic Chamber is a modern service provider and offers fast expert advice on topics from labour law to customs information – We boost the economy through our comprehensive services. We support Tyrolean companies with our expert knowledge, through our educational facilities – WIFI, university of applied sciences. Additionally, we contribute to improving the competitive ability of domestic companies. Visit Wirtschaftskammer Tirol at www.wko.at.

Gold Sponsors

Biologique Recherche

For over 35 years Biologique Recherche’s unique methodology has built a strong reputation for astounding effectiveness based on a clinical approach to skincare, delivering immediate and long lasting results. Combined with highly customized protocols and meticulous procedures which recondition the epidermis, Biologique Recherche’s extensive range of skincare products are highly concentrated in botanical, marine and biological active ingredients that are cold formulated in its own laboratory in France. Biologique Recherche is the partner of choice in over 70 countries for exclusive medical spas and day spas in addition to the world’s premiere luxury hotel spas. Visit Biologique Recherche at www.biologiquerecherche.com.

Canyon Ranch

Canyon Ranch® has been a pioneer and an industry-leading proponent of the wellness lifestyle for nearly 40 years, operating the world’s most celebrated collection of life-enhancement properties. Canyon Ranch has wellness destination resorts in Tucson, Ariz., and Lenox, Mass, and is proud to bring its holistic and integrative approach to wellness to the global stage with its international destination resort Canyon Ranch Wellness Resort at Kaplankaya near Bodrum, Turkey, opening in July 2016. Canyon Ranch is a 13-time winner of Travel + Leisure’s Best Spa Award and an 11-time recipient of the Condé Nast Traveler Best Destination Spa Award. Visit Canyon Ranch® at www.canyonranchdestinations.com.

Delos

As the pioneer of Wellness Real Estate™, Delos is transforming our homes, offices, schools, and other indoor environments by placing health and wellness at the center of design and construction decisions. Delos helps create spaces that actively contribute to human health, performance and well-being by marrying the best innovations in technology, health, science, and real estate. The Delos platform includes programming, consulting, research, and an array of innovative products and technologies that research suggests may improve occupant well-being. Visit Delos at www.delos.com.

Gharieni

The Gharieni Group is a leading German manufacturer of high end spa and beauty beds, exclusive furniture and equipment. The company is well-known for innovative developments and its philosophy to realise the wishes of individual customers. With branches in southern Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France they export to more than 60 countries worldwide. Visit Gharieni at www.gharieni.com.

LEMI Group

Since 1989, Lemi’s comprehensive range of beauty and spa equipment has been based on: design, research, technology, quality, functionality, craftsmanship and meticulous finishing. These principles are essential for manufacturing products with an unmistakable Italian style, and have allowed the company to bring authentic Italian craftsmanship to over 100 countries worldwide.In fact, the company’s treatment tables, treatment chairs, multi-sensory equipment, vichy showers, furnishing accessories and multifunction cabins are the fruit of its constant research and development activities, which have led Lemi to become an international leader and trend-setter in the industry. Visit LEMI at www.lemigroup.com/en.

Universal Companies

For more than 30 years, over 30,000 spa professionals in 47 countries have trusted Universal Companies to be their single-source supplier, providing thousands of products to help them manage and grow their businesses. Located in beautiful and historic Abingdon, Virginia, we distribute furniture, fixtures, equipment, implements, supplies, and spa apparel to customers from the largest spa to the independent practitioner. Universal Companies also offers professional skin and body products, retail items, and merchandising tools, and provides spas with innovative consulting services, educational materials, and training options. For more information about our company, please call 800-558-5571 or visit www.universalcompanies.com.

Technogym

Founded in 1983, Technogym is a world leading international supplier of technology and design driven products and services in the Wellness and Fitness industry. Technogym provides a complete range of cardio, strength and functional equipment alongside a digital cloud based platform allowing consumers to connect with their personal wellness experience anywhere, both on the equipment and via mobile when outdoors. With over 2,000 employees and 14 branches globally, Technogym s present in over 100 countries. More than 65,000 Wellness centers and 200,000 private homes in the world are equipped with Technogym. Technogym was the official supplier for the last five editions of the Olympic Games: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Turin 2006, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and has been appointed as Official Supplier also for Rio 2016. Visit Technogym at www.technogym.com.

Silver Sponsors

Booker

Booker is transforming the way local services are managed by businesses and discovered by consumers. Booker replaces everything from manual methods to disconnected software, and unifies the essential components of running a service business into a single web-based platform, accessible from any device. Booker also enables service business to sell their services online, through their website and a network of partner sites and apps, creating a seamless online booking experience for consumers. Booker processes over three million appointments each month across 75 countries. Headquartered in New York City, Booker’s customers include Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of local service businesses. Visit Booker at www.booker.com.

[comfort zone]

The [ comfort zone ] brand was conceived and launched in 1996 as the skincare division of the Davines Group, which was founded in Parma, Italy, in 1983 by the Bollati family. What began as a research laboratory for the development of high-quality, highly effective products has grown into an internationally successful professional spa brand with a diverse range of product and treatment offerings. [ comfort zone ] represents a complete system of care for the skin, body, and soul. Our exclusive collection of products, treatments, and rituals has been created with an unwavering commitment to finding the most powerful ingredients and delivering the most effective results. We believe in working from the inside out and from the outside in to improve the human condition and treat the whole body. We seek to promote a holistic, healthy and sustainable lifestyle, based in science and strengthened by passion. Visit [comfort zone] at www.comfortzone.it.

Dornbracht

Dornbracht – since 1950, this name has signified the production of high-quality designer fittings and accessories for the bathroom. Aloys F. Dornbracht GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized company run by a family in its third generation whose products have received numerous awards and significantly shaped the decor, architecture and functionality in bathrooms and kitchens. This global player, with its head office in Iserlohn, Germany, enjoys a reputation throughout the industry for being highly innovative because it has the flexibility to respond to change and progress and quickly implement forward-looking concepts along the entire value-added chain. Dornbracht’s long-term commitment has also established it as a relevant protagonist in the European cultural scene. Visit Dornbracht at www.dornbracht.com.

Elemis

ELEMIS is the pioneering British skincare and spa brand, proud to work with over 1600 luxurious spas and salons, 155 lavish cruise ship spas, British Airways, ELEMIS Travel Spas and over 150 retail stores around the globe. ELEMIS treats over 6.5 million people each year and has the single largest influence on trends and developments in the global skincare and spa industry. The successful combination of powerful, natural ingredients, cutting-edge formulation technology and proven clinical trials has enabled ELEMIS to bring to market some of the most influential anti-ageing skincare products and professional spa therapies the beauty industry has ever seen. Visit ELEMIS at www.elemis.com.

Eminence

An award-winning provider of the most effective, professional skin care products in the natural and organic skin care industry, Éminence Organic Skin Care is sold in leading salons and spas in more than 40 countries around the world. Éminence melds herbal craftsmanship and innovation, skin rejuvenation techniques unique to Hungary and hand-picked fresh ingredients to craft premium natural, organic and Biodynamic® skin care that is good for the earth as well as good for the skin. Éminence displays its commitment to the environment by harnessing wind and solar power energy to produce products and geothermal heating in the laboratory, using only recyclable packaging with vegetable-based inks and committing to planting a tree for every product sold. Visit Éminence Organic Skin Care at www.eminenceorganics.com/us.

Enaya Care

Enaya Care International Co. for Comfort & Beauty was established in 2006 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Our Vision is to Pioneer the Markets of Professional Beauty, Grooming Services, Day Spas and Wellness Centers in our region. We currently operate 3 chains in Jeddah: 1. Enaya Care Beauty centers for Women (6 branches) 2. Enaya Care Salon & Spa centers for Men (6 branches) 3. Cut Zone Barbershops for Men (9 branches) We are currently developing a Enaya Care Wellness center to address our clients overall Wellbeing needs. We are also expanding into Product Development and Distribution for our industry. Visit Enaya Care at www.enayacare.com.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Spas are a top priority for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, with five new property and spa locations opening in the coming year in Toronto, Guangzhou, Shanghai Pudong, St. Petersburg and Baku, Azerbaijan. More than 60 new properties, each with luxury spas, are slated to open in the decade to come. In addition to the new spas on the horizon, Four Seasons Spas around the globe are consistently recognized with prestigious industry awards, including multiple wins in 2011 by Travel + Leisure magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, SpaFinder and Spa magazine. Visit Four Seasons at www.fourseasons.com/spa.

HydraFacial

The HydraFacial MD® resurfacing procedure thoroughly cares for your skin, providing cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, and hydration, including Vortex-Fusion® of antioxidants, peptides, and hyaluronic acid. The HydraFacial MD® is a non-invasive, non-surgical procedure that delivers instant results with no discomfort or downtime. The procedure is immediately effective. Visit HydraFacial at www.HydraFacial.com.

jane iredale

jane iredale – THE SKIN CARE MAKEUP, is a comprehensive line of makeup developed with quality minerals and skin care ingredients that are good for your skin and create a healthy, radiant glow. All of the jane iredale products adhere to the highest standard of integrity as each product is subjected to rigorous sensitivity and safety tests to ensure it is as good for the skin as it is beautiful to wear. It is a top makeup choice of skin care professionals and is recommended by plastic surgeons and dermatologists worldwide. Visit jane iredale at www.janeiredale.com.

June Jacobs

Experience the ultimate lifestyle of skin health and wellness. For over thirty years, June Jacobs has been a world renowned spa visionary, beauty and wellness expert. June, with her daughter, Rochelle, created a benefit-driven collection of highly-efficacious, natural ingredients formulated to deliver impactful results with long-term benefits without parabens, preservatives, petrochemicals, synthetic dyes, synthetic fragrance and sulfates when possible. All products feature botanical extracts and a U.S. 20-year patented anti-oxidant blend to help prevent premature aging. The June Jacobs Spa Collection can be found at prestigious spas, resorts and select specialty retailers worldwide. Visit June Jacobs at www.junejacobs.com.

KLAFS

Founded over 80 years ago by Erich Klafs, the KLAFS group is today a world market leader in the field of sauna, wellness and spa. With its headquarters in Germany, KLAFS is a full-service company for the spa industry. Hotels and resorts, health clubs, thermal spas and cruise ships belong to KLAFS clients just as well as judicious private customers equipping their homes and vacation retreats. A large team of experienced interior designers, technicians and project managers implements even the most exclusive and ambitious spa and wellness projects. KLAFS complies with the highest quality standards in the industry and is one of the only companies in the market that has its own development and production facility for the complete range of innovative and individually designed spa equipment. For more information visit www.klafs.com.

Lefay

LEFAY was founded in 2006 by the Italian entrepreneurs Alcide and Liliana Leali, with the aim of creating a collection of eco wellness resorts based on a modern reinterpretation of the traditional notion of “luxury”, a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and a new innovative concept of global wellness. The first Resort of the group, opened in 2008 at Lake Garda in Italy, has received more than 40 international awards and is now one of the leading spa destinations in the world. The expansion strategy of the brand foresees the opening of a second Wellness Resort in the Italian Alps. For more information visit www.lefayresorts.com.

Miraval

Situated in the warm shade of the Santa Catalina Mountains in northern Tucson, AZ, on 400 acres of idyllic land, Miraval is a top-rated all-inclusive destination resort and spa dedicated to helping guests live life in the moment. Since 1995 the property has been consistently ranked as one of the world’s top destination spas by Travel + Leisure, SpaFinder and Condé Nast Traveler. Offering an array of dynamic growth and development programs, one-of-a-kind, luxurious spa treatments, authentic, flavorful and healthful cuisine as well as an expert staff of renowned wellbeing specialists, Miraval helps to open eyes, minds and hearts. In 2012, the resort unveiled the Miraval Life in Balance Spa with Clarins, a state-of-the-art oasis designed to transform guests both physically and emotionally. Visit Miraval at www.miravalresorts.com.

The Madison Collection

The Madison Collection– Being “wrapped in luxury” has taken on a whole new meaning when it comes to the distinctive accessories that optimize world-class hospitality. The Madison Collection designers of the finest cotton soft accessories, has replaced thick fluffy robes, towels, bath mats and other products with stylishly thinner counterparts that are more absorbent, and at the same time sensual to the touch, alluring to the eye, energy-efficient, and friendly to the bottom line. The very thick bed and bath accessories that were once considered the hallmark of luxury are giving way to the forward-thinking technology embraced by The Madison Collection. Visit The Madison Collection at www.themadisoncollection.com.

MSWG

Through its Schletterer and Inviion divisions, MSWG has a longstanding record of >2,000 realised projects in the spa & wellness industry worldwide where the health and wellbeing of the guest has always played a critical role. Recognising the burgeoning demand for preventive screenings and alternative health therapies, MSWG via its IQCURE division has introduced new ways to meet this demand. By extending their wellness knowledge and experience towards “Healthness”, MSWG has created innovative, interesting and convincing programs (available as a hotel integrated solution or standalone) which both fascinate and influence people’s health attitudes in today’s hectic and sedentary daily lifestyle. For more information visit www.msw-group.com.

Performance Health

Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Performance Health is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded massage, spa, rehabilitation, and wellness products sold into a variety of U.S. clinical markets, leading national retailers and in over one hundred countries through a multi-national network of distribution partners. The Company’s product offering includes an innovative line of market-leading topical analgesics, professional massage products and a broad range of rehabilitation and wellness products. Performance Health markets its diverse product offering under the well-known and highly recognized TheraBand®, Biofreeze®, Cramer®, Bon Vital’®, Thera°Pearl® and Perform® brand names.Visit Performance Health at www.performancehealth.com.

Rancho La Puerta

Each week guests at Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort and Spa in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, renew their minds, bodies, and spirits on a journey to true wellness. Founded in 1940, The Ranch pioneered the concept of a true destination spa, for both its guests and employees. Over 440 employees and their families are part of the Employee Wellness Program, which provides daily fitness classes, complimentary medical services, and healthy living workshops on topics such as chronic disease prevention and nutrition. The Ranch is dedicated to ensuring that both guests and employees live long, healthy, active, and inspired lives. Visit Rancho La Puerta at www.rancholapuerta.com.

ResortSuite

For over a decade, Canada-based ResortSuite software has managed guest information and streamlined operations for some of the most prestigious spas, clubs, hotels and resorts in the world. Unlike other software available on the market, ResortSuite is built on a guest-centric technology platform that enables properties to manage their business more efficiently and provide exceptional service to their customers. ResortSuite extends this unique, guest-centric design with data mining capabilities and integrated one-to-one e-Marketing, Social Networking, Web and Mobile user experiences. ResortSuite includes integrated modules for Spa, PMS, Club, Golf, Retail, F&B, Catering, Ski, and Concierge on an Oracle database. Visit ResortSuite at www.resortsuite.com.

Sanitas Skincare

Sanitas Skincare employs a strategy of progressive science, research and education to continuously improve the health of the skin through topical and nutritional strategies. Backed by decades of ongoing scientific research, our products are formulated to constantly challenge the skin to evolve and grow stronger. Visit Sanitas Skincare at www.sanitas-skincare.com.

The BodyHoliday

The BodyHoliday in Saint Lucia is not only a great beach vacation but it has been famed for its unique approach to health and wellbeing. The experience is a combination of the very best of a vacation combining individual tailored classes in fitness, nutrition, lifestyle and overall wellness. It is designed to be the most relaxing, rejuvenating beach vacation in the world. The BodyHoliday makes a promise, “give us your body for a week and we’ll give you back your mind”. It offers a range of personalized treatment, therapies while taking advantage of the most comprehensive activity and exercise schedules. What makes it great is that you can do as much or as little as you like; enjoy an active fun filled vacation or choose to lie back and do nothing at all! Visit The Body Holiday at www.thebodyholiday.com.

Treatwell

Treatwell is the leading online booking platform for hair and beauty in Europe. Headquartered in London, the group was founded by Lopo Champalimaud in 2008 and now employs over 500 people across Europe, with over 20,000 venues listed as clients and millions of people using its automated hair and beauty booking service. Visit Treatwell at www.treatwell.co.uk.

Two Bunch Palms

Marking 75 years last year, Two Bunch Palms has had much to celebrate. Since 2014, the iconic resort rebranded emphasizing its award winning healing waters recently voted the best in America. The multi-million dollar renovation included implementing sustainable design and practices throughout the resort, and promoting a culture of well-being. This recent incarnation along with its 3.5-acre solar farm put Two Bunch Palms on the destination spa map as the first “Sustainable Wellness Resort” in North America. Visit Two Bunch Palms at www.twobunchpalms.com.

Weight Watchers International

Weight Watchers International is an international company, based in the United States, that offers various products and services to assist weight loss. In the early ’60s, Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch began inviting friends into her Queens, NY home once a week to talk about how best to lose weight. Today, that group of friends has grown to millions of women and men around the world who’ve joined Weight Watchers to lose weight and lead healthier lives. The core philosophy behind Weight Watchers is to use a science-driven approach to help people lose weight by eating better, moving more and providing support. Visit Weight Watchers International at www.weightwatchers.com.

Zeel

Zeel is the Massage On Demand® company. Since launching Massage On Demand in 2012, Zeel has delivered top-quality massages from licensed, vetted massage therapists – to homes, hotels, workplaces, and events in as little as an hour, or up to a month in advance. Zeel customers enjoy a massage in the comfort, convenience, safety, and privacy of the place and time of their choosing, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with start times as early as 8 am and as late as 10:30 pm. Booking, scheduling, and payment are made easy with the Zeel app for iPhone and Android. Zeel Massage On Demand is available in 24 cities throughout the United States, with many more to come. For more information, download the Zeel app for iPhone and Android and visit Zeel at www.zeel.com.

Industry Research Sponsors

Biologique Recherche (Gold)

For over 35 years Biologique Recherche’s unique methodology has built a strong reputation for astounding effectiveness based on a clinical approach to skincare, delivering immediate and long lasting results. Combined with highly customized protocols and meticulous procedures which recondition the epidermis, Biologique Recherche’s extensive range of skincare products are highly concentrated in botanical, marine and biological active ingredients that are cold formulated in its own laboratory in France. Biologique Recherche is the partner of choice in over 70 countries for exclusive medical spas and day spas in addition to the world’s premiere luxury hotel spas. Visit Biologique Recherche at www.biologiquerecherche.com.

Elemis (Silver)

ELEMIS is the pioneering British skincare and spa brand, proud to work with over 1600 luxurious spas and salons, 155 lavish cruise ship spas, British Airways, ELEMIS Travel Spas and over 150 retail stores around the globe. ELEMIS treats over 6.5 million people each year and has the single largest influence on trends and developments in the global skincare and spa industry. The successful combination of powerful, natural ingredients, cutting-edge formulation technology and proven clinical trials has enabled ELEMIS to bring to market some of the most influential anti-ageing skincare products and professional spa therapies the beauty industry has ever seen. Visit ELEMIS at www.elemis.com.

HydraFacial (Silver)

The HydraFacial MD® resurfacing procedure thoroughly cares for your skin, providing cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, and hydration, including Vortex-Fusion® of antioxidants, peptides, and hyaluronic acid. The HydraFacial MD® is a non-invasive, non-surgical procedure that delivers instant results with no discomfort or downtime. The procedure is immediately effective. Visit HydraFacial at www.HydraFacial.com.

Miraval (Silver)

Situated in the warm shade of the Santa Catalina Mountains in northern Tucson, AZ, on 400 acres of idyllic land, Miraval is a top-rated all-inclusive destination resort and spa dedicated to helping guests live life in the moment. Since 1995 the property has been consistently ranked as one of the world’s top destination spas by Travel + Leisure, SpaFinder and Condé Nast Traveler. Offering an array of dynamic growth and development programs, one-of-a-kind, luxurious spa treatments, authentic, flavorful and healthful cuisine as well as an expert staff of renowned wellbeing specialists, Miraval helps to open eyes, minds and hearts. In 2012, the resort unveiled the Miraval Life in Balance Spa with Clarins, a state-of-the-art oasis designed to transform guests both physically and emotionally. Visit Miraval at www.miravalresorts.com.

Performance Health (Silver)

Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Performance Health is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded massage, spa, rehabilitation, and wellness products sold into a variety of U.S. clinical markets, leading national retailers and in over one hundred countries through a multi-national network of distribution partners. The Company’s product offering includes an innovative line of market-leading topical analgesics, professional massage products and a broad range of rehabilitation and wellness products. Performance Health markets its diverse product offering under the well-known and highly recognized TheraBand®, Biofreeze®, Cramer®, Bon Vital’®, Thera°Pearl® and Perform® brand names. Visit Performance Health at www.performancehealth.com.

The BodyHoliday (Silver)

The BodyHoliday in Saint Lucia is not only a great beach vacation but it has been famed for its unique approach to health and wellbeing. The experience is a combination of the very best of a vacation combining individual tailored classes in fitness, nutrition, lifestyle and overall wellness. It is designed to be the most relaxing, rejuvenating beach vacation in the world. The BodyHoliday makes a promise, “give us your body for a week and we’ll give you back your mind”. It offers a range of personalized treatment, therapies while taking advantage of the most comprehensive activity and exercise schedules. What makes it great is that you can do as much or as little as you like; enjoy an active fun filled vacation or choose to lie back and do nothing at all! Visit The Body Holiday at www.thebodyholiday.com.

Treatwell (Silver)

Treatwell is the leading online booking platform for hair and beauty in Europe. Headquartered in London, the group was founded by Lopo Champalimaud in 2008 and now employs over 500 people across Europe, with over 20,000 venues listed as clients and millions of people using its automated hair and beauty booking service. Visit Treatwell at www.treatwell.co.uk.

Two Bunch Palms (Silver)

Marking 75 years last year, Two Bunch Palms has had much to celebrate. Since 2014, the iconic resort rebranded emphasizing its award winning healing waters recently voted the best in America. The multi-million dollar renovation included implementing sustainable design and practices throughout the resort, and promoting a culture of well-being. This recent incarnation along with its 3.5-acre solar farm put Two Bunch Palms on the destination spa map as the first “Sustainable Wellness Resort” in North America. Visit Two Bunch Palms at www.twobunchpalms.com.

Universal Companies (Gold)

For more than 30 years, over 30,000 spa professionals in 47 countries have trusted Universal Companies to be their single-source supplier, providing thousands of products to help them manage and grow their businesses. Located in beautiful and historic Abingdon, Virginia, we distribute furniture, fixtures, equipment, implements, supplies, and spa apparel to customers from the largest spa to the independent practitioner. Universal Companies also offers professional skin and body products, retail items, and merchandising tools, and provides spas with innovative consulting services, educational materials, and training options. For more information about our company, please call 800-558-5571 or visit universalcompanies.com.

Global Wellness Awards Sponsors

Booker (Silver)

Booker is transforming the way local services are managed by businesses and discovered by consumers. Booker replaces everything from manual methods to disconnected software, and unifies the essential components of running a service business into a single web-based platform, accessible from any device. Booker also enables service business to sell their services online, through their website and a network of partner sites and apps, creating a seamless online booking experience for consumers. Booker processes over three million appointments each month across 75 countries. Headquartered in New York City, Booker’s customers include Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of local service businesses. Visit Booker at www.booker.com.

Enaya Care (Silver)

Enaya Care International Co. for Comfort & Beauty was established in 2006 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Our Vision is to Pioneer the Markets of Professional Beauty, Grooming Services, Day Spas and Wellness Centers in our region. We currently operate 3 chains in Jeddah: 1. Enaya Care Beauty centers for Women (6 branches) 2. Enaya Care Salon & Spa centers for Men (6 branches) 3. Cut Zone Barbershops for Men (9 branches) We are currently developing a Enaya Care Wellness center to address our clients overall Wellbeing needs. We are also expanding into Product Development and Distribution for our industry. Visit Enaya Care at www.enayacare.com.

Gharieni (Gold)

The Gharieni Group is a leading German manufacturer of high end spa and beauty beds, exclusive furniture and equipment. The company is well-known for innovative developments and its philosophy to realise the wishes of individual customers. With branches in southern Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France they export to more than 60 countries worldwide. Visit Gharieni at www.gharieni.com.

Rancho La Puerta (Silver)

Each week guests at Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort and Spa in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, renew their minds, bodies, and spirits on a journey to true wellness. Founded in 1940, The Ranch pioneered the concept of a true destination spa, for both its guests and employees. Over 440 employees and their families are part of the Employee Wellness Program, which provides daily fitness classes, complimentary medical services, and healthy living workshops on topics such as chronic disease prevention and nutrition. The Ranch is dedicated to ensuring that both guests and employees live long, healthy, active, and inspired lives. Visit Rancho La Puerta at www.rancholapuerta.com.

Knowledge Workshop Sponsors

Delos (Gold)

As the pioneer of Wellness Real Estate™, Delos is transforming our homes, offices, schools, and other indoor environments by placing health and wellness at the center of design and construction decisions. Delos helps create spaces that actively contribute to human health, performance and well-being by marrying the best innovations in technology, health, science, and real estate. The Delos platform includes programming, consulting, research, and an array of innovative products and technologies that research suggests may improve occupant well-being. Visit Delos at www.delos.com.

Lefay (Silver)

LEFAY was founded in 2006 by the Italian entrepreneurs Alcide and Liliana Leali, with the aim of creating a collection of eco wellness resorts based on a modern reinterpretation of the traditional notion of “luxury”, a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and a new innovative concept of global wellness. The first Resort of the group, opened in 2008 at Lake Garda in Italy, has received more than 40 international awards and is now one of the leading spa destination in the world. The expansion strategy of the brand foresees the opening of a second Wellness Resort in the Italian Alps. For more information visit www.lefayresorts.com.

MSWG (Silver)

Through its Schletterer and Inviion divisions, MSWG has a longstanding record of >2,000 realised projects in the spa & wellness industry worldwide where the health and wellbeing of the guest has always played a critical role. Recognising the burgeoning demand for preventive screenings and alternative health therapies, MSWG via its IQCURE division has introduced new ways to meet this demand. By extending their wellness knowledge and experience towards “Healthness”, MSWG has created innovative, interesting and convincing programs (available as a hotel integrated solution or standalone) which both fascinate and influence people’s health attitudes in today’s hectic and sedentary daily lifestyle. For more information visit www.msw-group.com.

Universal Companies (Gold)

For more than 30 years, over 30,000 spa professionals in 47 countries have trusted Universal Companies to be their single-source supplier, providing thousands of products to help them manage and grow their businesses. Located in beautiful and historic Abingdon, Virginia, we distribute furniture, fixtures, equipment, implements, supplies, and spa apparel to customers from the largest spa to the independent practitioner. Universal Companies also offers professional skin and body products, retail items, and merchandising tools, and provides spas with innovative consulting services, educational materials, and training options. For more information about our company, please call 800-558-5571 or visit www.universalcompanies.com.

Weight Watchers International (Silver)

Weight Watchers International is an international company, based in the United States, that offers various products and services to assist weight loss. In the early ’60s, Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch began inviting friends into her Queens, NY home once a week to talk about how best to lose weight. Today, that group of friends has grown to millions of women and men around the world who’ve joined Weight Watchers to lose weight and lead healthier lives. The core philosophy behind Weight Watchers is to use a science-driven approach to help people lose weight by eating better, moving more and providing support. Visit Weight Watchers International at www.weightwatchers.com.

Zeel (Silver)

Zeel is the Massage On Demand® company. Since launching Massage On Demand in 2012, Zeel has delivered top-quality massages from licensed, vetted massage therapists – to homes, hotels, workplaces, and events in as little as an hour, or up to a month in advance. Zeel customers enjoy a massage in the comfort, convenience, safety, and privacy of the place and time of their choosing, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with start times as early as 8 am and as late as 10:30 pm. Booking, scheduling, and payment are made easy with the Zeel app for iPhone and Android. Zeel Massage On Demand is available in 24 cities throughout the United States, with many more to come. For more information, download the Zeel app for iPhone and Android and visit Zeel at www.zeel.com.

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ESPA (Silver)

Recognised as global leaders in spa, ESPA combines the conceptualisation and management of prestigious spas across five continents with the creation of pioneering, natural products rich in heritage, texture and aroma. ESPA is proud to partner with luxury hoteliers and property companies to create some of the world’s finest spas and equally proud to be a British company who manufacture their products in England. Highly efficacious and a pleasure to use, ESPA products are tested every day by a network of over 4,000 highly trained, professional therapists based in 60 countries. It is this combination of expertise and rich spa heritage that creates an award-winning and renowned brand. Visit ESPA at www.espa-consulting.com.

Chiva-Som (Silver)

Chiva-Som or the “Haven of Life” in English, is a pioneer in the Health and Wellness Resort industry. A Wellness Resort is a short/long term residential facility with the primary purpose of providing individual services for guests to develop healthy habits and lifestyle transformation. Typically over a seven-day stay, such facilities provide a comprehensive program that includes spa services, physical fitness activities, wellness education, healthy cuisine and special interest programming. At Chiva-Som, by combining Thai hospitality with international service standards, we provide personalized non-regimented wellness programmes with a holistic approach to health that includes mind, body and spirit. Visit Chiva-Som at www.chivasom.com.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts (Silver)

Spas are a top priority for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, with five new property and spa locations opening in the coming year in Toronto, Guangzhou, Shanghai Pudong, St. Petersburg and Baku, Azerbaijan. More than 60 new properties, each with luxury spas, are slated to open in the decade to come. In addition to the new spas on the horizon, Four Seasons Spas around the globe are consistently recognized with prestigious industry awards, including multiple wins in 2011 by Travel + Leisure magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, SpaFinder and Spa magazine. Visit Four Seasons at www.fourseasons.com/spa.

jane iredale (Silver)

jane iredale – THE SKIN CARE MAKEUP, is a comprehensive line of makeup developed with quality minerals and skin care ingredients that are good for your skin and create a healthy, radiant glow. All of the jane iredale products adhere to the highest standard of integrity as each product is subjected to rigorous sensitivity and safety tests to ensure it is as good for the skin as it is beautiful to wear. It is a top makeup choice of skin care professionals and is recommended by plastic surgeons and dermatologists worldwide. Visit jane iredale at www.janeiredale.com.

KLAFS (Silver)

Founded over 80 years ago by Erich Klafs, the KLAFS group is today a world market leader in the field of sauna, wellness and spa. With its headquarters in Germany, KLAFS is a full-service company for the spa industry. Hotels and resorts, health clubs, thermal spas and cruise ships belong to KLAFS clients just as well as judicious private customers equipping their homes and vacation retreats. A large team of experienced interior designers, technicians and project managers implements even the most exclusive and ambitious spa and wellness projects. KLAFS complies with the highest quality standards in the industry and is one of the only companies in the market that has its own development and production facility for the complete range of innovative and individually designed spa equipment. For more information visit www.klafs.com.

ResortSuite (Silver)

For over a decade, Canada-based ResortSuite software has managed guest information and streamlined operations for some of the most prestigious spas, clubs, hotels and resorts in the world. Unlike other software available on the market, ResortSuite is built on a guest-centric technology platform that enables properties to manage their business more efficiently and provide exceptional service to their customers. ResortSuite extends this unique, guest-centric design with data mining capabilities and integrated one-to-one e-Marketing, Social Networking, Web and Mobile user experiences. ResortSuite includes integrated modules for Spa, PMS, Club, Golf, Retail, F&B, Catering, Ski, and Concierge on an Oracle database. Visit ResortSuite at www.resortsuite.com.