Prepared by independent research group SRI International, the first ever Global Spa Economy Report was derived from data for the year 2007, collected from 210 countries, 21,000 industry responses to a global survey and interviews with more than 50 high-level executives.

The report’s estimates include US$60.3bn in core spa industry revenues, including those generated by facilities, investments and education, and US$194bn (123.4bn euro, £97.9bn) in spa-related hospitality, tourism and real estate.

When other related industries such as beauty, nutrition and fitness were factored in, last year’s global health and wellness market exceeded US$1trillion (0.63 trillion euro, £0.5trillion).

The report also found that 1.2 million workers were employed in more than 71,600 spas worldwide. During the same period, capital investment in spas approached US$13bn (8.2bn euro, £6.5bn).

In a breakdown of spa revenues by country, the US was top, with earnings of more than US$12bn (7.6bn euro, £6.06bn), followed by Japan at US$5.7bn (3.62bn euro, £2.87bn) and Germany with US$3.8bn (2.41bn euro, £1.91bn).

The report defined spas as establishments that promote wellness through the provision of therapeutic and other professional services aimed at renewing body, mind and spirit. Details: globalspasummit.org

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