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Just over 32 million Americans visited a spa in 2005.  Over 75% of those visited day spas. You can de-stress on your schedule at any of these luxurious treatment rooms, all of which cater to the busy executive.

In Pictures: 25 Day Spa Getaways

“You go to a day spa for maintenance, massage, skincare and relaxation,” says Hannelore Leavy, executive director of The Day Spa Association. Day Spas are not just for women, men, currently make up 31% of spa-goers, according to the International Spa Association.

Mimi Cozzi, spa director at Willow Stream, says that men prefer this unfussy approach to spas, especially if it means they don’t have to interact with any of the other patrons. Men new to the spa scene might clamor for a little privacy, but socializing at spas is sometimes the draw.
 
Mix It Up
Another hot trend is “spa fusion,” as Reid puts it, which simply means incorporating traditional Western practices with eastern philosophies, such as using ayurvedic oils (ancient Indian healing minerals) while giving the client a Swedish massage.
 
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What is the cost of Extravagant Beauty? 

This article from Forbes shows a few of the most expensive treatments. See everything from caviar facials to $5,000 Evian baths, the top treats found around the globe.“It’s a long Process but it is worth it” Four times a year, Colleen Fennelly, 40, visits San Francisco’s Spa Radiance, where she sits for the Grand Luxe Facial–a three-hour long treatment.  The cost is $750.

In 2006, 144 million people booked a spa visit, a 10% increase from 2005. The average cost of a massage at a day spa is $88 ($138 at a resort spa). But decadent alternatives–like the $450 Six Hands Lava Stone Massage at the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa in Maui, Hawaii–are increasingly beginning to populate spa menus worldwide.

Perfection in a Potion:

Take the $500 Microablation and Triphasic Combination Facial at Cornelia Day Spa in New York City.

For spa-goers who swear by the power of Crème de la Mer spend $305, for its namesake facial at London department store Harrod’s Urban Retreat is the ultimate skin savior.

Evian Bath at Spa V at South Beach’s Hotel Victor pay $5,000 to sit in a tub sprinkled with rose petals and filled with 1,000 bottles of Evian water.

In Pictures: World’s Most Expensive Spa Treatments.
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1. Know which spas are the best.

Maui

The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea - 4-Star
Spa Grande at Grand Wailea Resort - 4-Star
Spa Kea Lani at The Fairmont Kea Lani at Wailea - 3-Star
Spa Moana, Hyatt Resort Maui at Kaanapali - 3-Star

Lanai

The Spa at Four Seasons Manele Bay - 4-Star

Big Island

Hualalai Sports Club and Spa at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Kailua-Kona - 4-Star

Oahu

Spa Suites at Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu - 4-Star

2. Review the spa menu online and book your treatment in advance. Some special treatments book up quickly.
3. Spa Treatment Costs. A spa treatment in Hawaii is not going to be cheap. Forbes Magazine reports that the average cost of a massage at a day spa is $88 as compared to $138 at a resort spa.
4. What’s included?
5. What’s not included?
6. What to Wear?
7. Allow plenty of time for getting to your spa appointment.

For additional tips see the Spavelous Spa Etiquette area.

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First Comprehensive Report On Girlfriend Getaways Says Social Pressures Cause More Women To Vacation Without Men The survey, conducted by AAA and Aspire, is the most comprehensive study of the girlfriend getaways travel market.

The report found that 24 percent of American women have taken a girlfriend getaway in the past three years, and 39 percent of American women plan on taking one in the next three years.

This comprehensive report included an online survey of 1,500 women, a telephone survey of 513 women and telephone focus groups of 16 women. The AAA/Aspire study shows that women are not going on girlfriend getaways just to get away from you.

Interesting facts about girlfriend getaways:

• Most girlfriend getaways consist of 2-3 women (51 percent).
• Girlfriend getaways account for approximately four percent of all US leisure travel spending.
• The leading reasons women want to take the girlfriend getaways are to bond with friends or family (70 percent) and to escape from their daily responsibilities (65 percent).
• The most popular activities while on a girlfriend getaway are dining out (86 percent), shopping (74 percent), spa (73 percent) and going to the beach or pool (70 percent).
• Between 2004 and 2007 there has been an increase in taking girlfriend getaways for “no reason” – 30 percent vs. 40 percent, respectively.
• The greatest number of women who had gone on a girlfriend getaway in the past three years had no children (38 percent), and were not married (42 percent).

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