Spa_Business_Handbook_2021-2022

TRENDS: SPA FORESIGHT™ THE ARCHIVE

It’s 17 years since the Spa Foresight™ trends report launched in the Spa Business Handbook. Here’s a look back at a selection of our previous predictions

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

Climate emergency

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Vegan spas

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Tattoo detox

True North

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Spa tribes

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Spa dentistry

(and South)

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Rage rooms

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Grief interventions

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Altitude rooms

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Senior living

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Simplicity

Lung health

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Olfactory therapy

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Rewilding

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Therapy animals

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Touchless services

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Gen Alpha

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Cockroaches

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Staycations

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Swaddling

Extreme bathing

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Plastic free spas

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A new kind of exclusivity

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Rocking

Skin microbiome

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Assisted stretching

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Immune programmes

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Vibration therapy

Resilience

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Blue light antidotes

Medical wellness

Wellness communities

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Outdoor spas

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Home wellness

Mental wellbeing

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Co-working spaces

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mfDNA

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Slow travel

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Global onsen

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Brain optimisation

Andropause

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EcSOD

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Placebo effect

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Stress programmes

Brain health

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Visual detox

Post-exercise heat treatments

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ASMR

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Diagnostics

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Ketogenic exercise

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Hotspot: Hawaii

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Menopause

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Self-care

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Body forensics

Reverse Ageing

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Spa coaching

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Personal pollution sensors

Eating flowers

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Climbing

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Nootropics

Meaningful meetings

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Hotspot: Uzbekistan

Blockchain

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Nose to toe fascia release

Touch hunger

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Return to nature

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Loneliness

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Resilience

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Healthy microbiome Wellness for all

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Menu engineering

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COVID recovery

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Train like an athlete Forest bathing Dementia II Amplified workouts

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Lobbying

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Spa circuits

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COVID cool spots

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Leon Chaitow

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SPA BUSINESS HANDBOOK 2021 - 2022

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