Day Spa Revenues Down, Medical Spa Revenues Doubled

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New ISPA Research Reveals Day Spa Revenues Down, Medical Spa Revenues Doubled

The International SPA Association (ISPA) recently released its preliminary 2007 figures on the United States spa industry. The revenues from day spas–which represent 80% of all spas–declined significantly. There were 10,128 spas in April of 2004.

Numbers of Spa by Type, 2007:

The number of day spas, resort/hotel spas, medical spas and destination spas all increased between 2006 and 2007. The number of club spas and mineral springs spas decreased. 1,345 resort and hotel spas, 9% of the total.

• 976 medical spas, 7% of the total.

• 428 club spas, 3% of the total.

• 51 mineral springs spas, 0.4% of the total.

• 79 destination spas, 0.5% of the total.

Revenues at medical spas more than doubled.
Annual Revenues By Spa Type:

• Day spas : $5.294 billion in 2006, down from $6.794 billion in 2005.

• Medical spas: $1,063 billion, up from $469 million.

• Number of Visits to U.S. Spas

There were 110 million spa visits in 2006, a 16% decline from the 131 million spa visits in 2005.

Number of Employees in the U.S. Spa Industry

• The number of spa employees also declined.

There were 234,588 total spa employees in July 2007, compared to 267,400 total spa industry employees in August, 2006.

There were 215,200 total spa industry employees in April 2004.

The International SPA Association (ISPA) released its preliminary 2007 figures on the United States spa industry in August of 2007.

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