New day spas are popping up in cities and towns across the country and you are sure to have one near by. The easy way to buy gift certificates for a new day is to visit WaySpa.com , as they sell spa gift certificates that can be used at thousands of spas worldwide.

Unlike many gift vouchers, these never expire, you can add that extra special touch by personalizing them with a special message, and delivery is instant by email. 

If you are looking for a new day spa, here are a few suggestions and what they have on offer:

The Sea Mountain is a luxurious hotel with day spa in Palm Springs, its day spa, or evening spa if you prefer, has a natural wood sauna, tanning gardens and mineral water pool, whirlpool Jacuzzi, aromatherapy and a specialty massage for one or two.

The new day spa at the Ocean Place Resort And Spa in New Jersey is the ideal place for a new mom to refresh, renew and re-energize. Breathtaking views and a wide choice of massage treatments, such as reflexology warm stone and full body. Body and face treatments include exfoliation, deep cleansing, aromatherapy, and anti-aging body wraps, body buffs and back treatments. Special baths include aromatherapy, mud or seaweed.

The five star new day spa at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York offers total luxury and holistic rejuvenation. The spa facilities have six multifunctional rooms each with vitality pools, amethyst crystal steam rooms and personal shower areas. A full day program includes use of these plus the seventy-five foot swimming pool, sauna and modern fitness center.

The Ramada Hotel & Day Spa Galena is not only the ideal place to treat a new mom for Mothers Day but also the chance for the new father to get in a days fishing at the same time, as it is set in twenty acres with a fishing pond.  The Indulge Day Spa has a sixty-seven foot heated swimming pool, sauna, volleyball court, exercise room and whirlpool. Treatments include hot stone massage, full body wraps, waxing, manicures, pedicures, and full makeup and paraffin treatments.

Facilities at the luxury new day spa at Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club in Florida offer skincare, body treatments, massage, fitness, salon and hydrotherapy. They sell a wide range of home care products in their spa shop and therapists will personalize a home program.

If I have not mentioned a new day spa within traveling distance of where you live, then here are a few more:

 Sedona’s Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa in Arizona
The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa , Denver in Colorado
 Cranwell Resort Spa and Golf Club , Lenox in Massachusetts
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa , Savannah in Georgia
The Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Las Vegas in Nevada

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What better way to spend Valentines Day than at an all inclusive spa resort and if you think I’ve left it a little late in the day to tell you, then you would be wrong. Many Internet travel sites have some great last minute deals and you can book from three weeks to three days before departure.

All inclusive spa resort packages include flight, hotel and more. A specialist website for last minute booking is Lastminute.com. A name you are not likely to forget, but you might also like to try Travel Zoo where you can sign up! to receive a top twenty deals or TravelHero.comwho have a number of partner sites offering some exciting promotions.

Everyday is Valentines Day when you book in at the all inclusive spa resort at the  Jolly Beach Resort  in Antigua. Its New Palms wellness center spa offers seaside treatments and massages using local ingredients like aloe, coconut oil and cinnamon. Treatments include deep tissue massage, soothing wraps, scrubs and stone therapy.

This resort celebrates love all the year round with perfect sunsets, ocean views in all rooms, a necklace of white sands plus inexpensive all-inclusive rates in the heart of the Caribbean. Book through their website to receive special offers like a twenty five percent discount on massages.

The all inclusive spa resort, Cerf Island Resort in the Seychelles is a beautiful retreat offering a taste of tropical paradise. They offer a special last minute Valentine’s romantic “Lovers package” and for a small extra payment of €99 per couple they will include a sunset cruise with champagne and snacks, Valentine Gala dinner, live music and a rose for the lady.

When you book at this all inclusive spa resort the package includes accommodation, breakfast, lunch by the poolside, dinner and free drinks. The private spa is set halfway up the hill between the resort and the rain forest. Treatments include various massages using essential oils, in an indoor or outdoor treatment room and there is a rainforest Jacuzzi, outdoor shower and beautiful garden to relax in.

The Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa All Inclusive is an all inclusive spa resort which is located two miles from Vieux Fort in St Lucia set in a forest of coconut palms. It is a relaxing adult only oasis perfect for those seeking a romatic Valentines Day escape. The Kai-Mer Spa is situated on the sea front and has steam rooms, saunas and a Swiss hydro shower.

There is a beauty salon situated inside the signature spa which offers nail and hair treatments. Specialty massages include Coconilla and a chose your own aloe experience.

Other all inclusive spa resorts, which make an ideal getaway for Valentine’s Day include:

The Fortina Spa Resort in Malta

Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa in Australia

Han’dhufushi Resort & Spa in the Maldives

Dreams Punta Cana Resort And Spa

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The spa hotel experience was once considered a luxury, but these days’ guests expect hotels to have spa facilities, and this has lead to strong competition, as they all strive to become the best spa hotel. Texas is renown for its natural mineral spas, but this does not immune its hotels from strong competition in the pampering area, so lets take a look to see what is available.

How do you find the best Texas spa hotel?

 Firstly there are several good travel guides and interesting books around and you may like to read:

A Guide to Historic Texas Inns and Hotelsby Ann Ruff

Taking the Waters in Texas: Springs, Spas, and Fountains of Youth by Janet Valenza

Frommer’s Texas By David Baird, Eric Peterson, Neil E. Schlecht

You can also visit travel websites and read their articles, try Agoda, Choose Travelocity and Expedia.

The facilities at a spa hotel will depend on the size of its operation and at the high end you can expect comprehensive dedicated spa facilities that provide a full spa menu, massage services with expert specialty body treatments, as well as salon services and wellness/spiritual guidance.

This type of spa hotel will consistently focus on health and well-being and will probably operate a full restaurant service serving up spa cuisine, as well as a healthy snack bar. You will always receive personal attentive service.

Here are a few of my favorite spa hotels in Texas:

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa has a top ranked health club and spa.  The Trellis spa is an amazing sanctuary housing nineteen treatment rooms that use the finest spa products including Decleor, Phytomer and Carita. They offer a choice of body wraps, massages and facials and customize packages to suit business groups, anniversaries, bridal parties, men and mothers to be.

The Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa is a top range boutique hotel that offers various one of kind packages. It has a fully equipped fitness centre, nail, hair and facial salons and the spa uses organic ingredients to nourish, heal and revitalize, body mind and spirit. Product brands include Davi Skin, Billy Jealousy, Spa Ritual, Bkamins Male, Sonya Dakar and Eminence alongside their signature products.

Hilton Houston Americas is a modern high-rise spa hotel with the spa and health club situated over the 23rd and 24th floors giving tremendous panoramic views. Hotel guests have access the hotel spa by presenting their room key.

The hotel spa, Skyline offers various body and facial treatments using mud detox and peels to improve skin appearance. The premier spa package is called, “The Ultimate Journey” and involves four hours of pampering to revitalize your skin, body, hands and feet.

If you are looking for a more budget range spa hotel in Texas there are several to choose from, and you will be able to find what you want by searching one of the travel website above or WaySpa.com

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On the other hand, if you consider spa travel deals where the exchange rate works more in your favor or travel not so far from home, then you can really get a good deal for your buck.

For example, spa travel deals to South America usually mean than plane fares included in the package are cheaper due to the close proximity and you will not have to worry about fluctuating exchange rates.

Venezuela

Venezuela makes an ideal location for a vacation.  It has the highest waterfall, the third longest river and some of the most beautiful landscapes that you’ll ever see. If you are keen to explore as well as be pampered, then Venezuela’s cheap fuel prices makes traveling easily affordable whether you hire a car or take the bus.

There are two spa travel deals to excellent locations in Venezuela on the Expediawebsite:

The Hotel Hesperia Isla Margarita is a Golf and health spa on Venezuela’s Margarita Island, which is situated close to three beaches and an interesting historic church. It has a full service health spa, sauna, two swimming pools, two tennis courts, eighteen-hole championship golf course and driving range.

The Gran Melia Caracas is a high-rise hotel with a fully equipped fitness center, sauna, spa, massage services and a jogging track. It is situated close to the shopping mall.

Mexico

The weak peso and Mexico’s close proximity to the US makes it another ideal place for budget vacations and spa travel deals, and when you are not being pampered you can barter with the locals at the colorful markets or visit the Aztec an Mayan ruins.

If you want to discover what Mexico has to offer in the way of spa hotels and spa resorts before going to the travel agent to book spa travel deals, then take a look at WaySpa for:

Marquis Reforma Hotel Spa, Mexico city
Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa spa resort, Cabo San Lucas
Hacienda El Carmen Hotel and Spa, Mexico
Tides Riviera Maya, Mexico
 El Careyes Beach Resort, Costa Careyes Mexico

These are only a few and there are many more on the website.

If you are wondering why an article on spa travel deals directs you to a website offering only spa hotels and spa resorts, then let me explain.

Once you have picked out the hotel or resort in your ideal location with all the facilities that you desire, you can then visit the Spirit Vacations website where you can book spa travel deals to Mexico and customize your package to include your choice of accommodation, air travel, activities and tours.

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Maybe the title of this article should be how to find a competition to enter so that you can win a treatment or vacation at a spa resort, but to my mind that seemed too long winded, hence the title.  Despite this there are numerous opportunities to win some excellent prizes at the best spa resorts. 

The first place to start is with a Google search or any other search engine of your choice, type in “win a vacation at a spa resort”. At the time of writing this article there were four hundred and twenty four thousand results, but I have to admit many did not all actually lead to a competition. However, I have made it easy for you and picked a few that looked interesting and had up to date competitions running to tell you about. 

If once you have done your search you want to nitpick the competitions to find your favored locations, then the following websites will probably be able to help you out: 

WaySpa

Expedia

Travelocity

CheapCaribbean

Even if you don’t win a vacation at a spa resort these sites are sure to persuade you that your next break should be a spa break. 

There are also several books that are extremely informative about spa life and some even go into great details about the individual spa resort and its surroundings: 

Zagat 2009 Top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas

New Spas and Resortsby Daniela Santos Quartino

The Making of American Resorts: Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, Lake George by Theodore Corbett 

Here are some of my favorite resorts which have shown up on my Google search, but win or lose I will be visiting one of them this year: 

When you visit the Cranwell website you only have to sign up to their free newsletter to be entered in their free getaway for two promotion. This competition is to win a free two-night stay in the Cranwell Resort Spa And Golf Club, which is the only four-star spa resort in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. 

Visit The Sentosa Resort and Spa website to enter their “Tranquility in a bustling city” photo competition. Prizes are a two night villa package, a three night simply spa package and a two night deluxe getaway package. 

Fill out a short survey on the website of the Wakefield Mill Inn and Spa resort to be automatically entered in a draw for a getaway at this wonderful resort in Quebec, Canada. The prize includes accommodation and breakfast for two. 

Win a two night stay at the Red Mountain spa resort in Utah by visiting their website and signing up to receive their monthly newsletter. You many win a two-night stay for two. 

On the Eganridge Inn and Country Club website you can win a restorative facial at their spa resort by subscribing to their newsletter. 

The website of Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa asks you to join their Discover Club free to receive promotions and enter their draw. Prizes are randomly picked each month. 

Subscribing to the newsletter on the website of the Millcroft Inn & Spa in Ontario, Canada gives you a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to be used on spa services and accommodations.

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Resorts and hotels offering all inclusive spa packages present you with ultimate variety, pampering and a choice of food. Eco-spas provide guests with spa products made from all organic ingredients in environmentally friendly destinations. You may find vinegar instead of soap and solar panels or florescent tubes for room lighting.

Here are some eco friendly hotels and resorts offering all inclusive spa:

Take an all-inclusive vacation at the Grenada Grand Beach Resort in St David, which is also known as the Paradise Beach resort. It is set in a beautiful tropical location with crater lakes, rain forests, sea views, mangroves, and nutmeg, fruit and cocoa plantations and there is a weekly cultural festival.

The hotel is very aware of environmental issues and uses wind power, recycling and you can cut the costs of your vacation by volunteering for one of the social programs. Aloe Vera is the signature speciality, and the green eco spa uses this and seaweed in its scrubbing agents.

The LaSource Luxury Inclusive Spa Resort is only quarter of an hour from St Georges and located on Grenada’s beautiful Pink Gin Beach. The hotel offers daily spa treatments and complimentary water sports.

Its all inclusive spa, Oasis has an excellent range of classes and treatments available including stress management, oil and salt loofah body massage, aerobics, Swedish massage, Tai Chi, stretch classes, reflexology, yoga, as well as face and hair treatments.

If you are not sure where to find eco spas then you will find the following websites informative:

Expedia
Lastminute
Hotels.com

Remember when you choose an all-inclusive vacation, it is usual to find your meals, sports, local drinks, and a designated number of spa treatments included in the costs, as well as your accommodation.

Another favored destination on Grenada to go all-inclusive is the Allamanda Beach Resort, as it is situated close to eight natural attraction and five historical sites.

If you are concerned that staying on an eco friendly island like Grenada means saying no to night life, then you would be wrong.  Here are just a few of the places with bars and a good deal of nightlife:

Grenada Grand Beach Resort

Calabash Hotel and Villas

 Spice Island Beach Resort

Rex Grenadian

When visiting these beautiful islands, spice kayaking and eco tours, although not all-inclusive, is the latest and most exhilarating attraction on Grenada and is an exciting way to explore the distinctive marine environment.

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The new day spa treatments are much more than just an hours Swedish massage with much more consideration being given to the health of your skin and your ongoing care. In today’s world, manicurists and hairdressers are likely to be asked for spa manicures and scalp treatments, as this is the age of total body care.

If you are looking for more information on the new day spa treatments then I recommend the following books:

 
SalonOvations’ Day Spa Techniques By Erica T. Miller

Suz’s Spies The Guide to Day Spas New York City By Suzanne Burchill

Also any books in the Frommer’s range will be very informative about the area you chose, as well as day spas and new day spa treatments:

Frommer’s Oregon, South Florida, American Southwest, Frommer’s Nova Scotia, etc. There are many reasons that the new day spa treatments are becoming so popular in America, especially as we all are acutely aware how stressful life is becoming. The escalation in health costs, more media information, less and less time available for vacations, or just a basic interest in taking care of one’s health and preserving fitness and beauty. Whatever the underlying reason, the average American sees the new day spa experience as a way to happiness and health.

The new day spa can be split into day spa, salon day spa and full day spa and WaySpa.com is an excellent website and guide to everything spa related. It has search facilities to help you find promotional packages and a luxury new day spa in your city, or if you are planning a vacation, the best collection of spa resorts around the world.

A few new day spa’s that might be of interest depending on where you live or are planning to take a vacation include:

Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles

Affinia Dumont Hotel

Doubletree Ocean Point Resort And Spa Miami Beach North

One new day spa that I really like the look of is situated in the Hotel Palomar Dallas in Texas . It is a luxury boutique hotel, which offers new day spa treatments to rejuvenate and relax with Pilates, yoga, orthopaedic stretching sessions, core conditioning and skin and body therapies.

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One of the best ways to experience travel spa is by taking a cruise because a spa suite has become a vital part of a ships leisure supply.

I recommend that you buy yourself a copy of the “Berlitz Guide to Cruising”, which is continually being updated with valuable information regarding the food, cabins, entertainment, as well as the spa and fitness facilities.

 Useful websites include Cruisedirect, Orient Express, Priceline and CheapCarribean.COM who all offer a good deal of information regarding spa travel cruises.

You can choose cruises to exotic locations such as Alaska, Bahamas, Egypt, Caribbean, Bermuda, Hawaii and Europe. Here are some spa travel cruises that you might be interested in:

First is the Oberoi Zahra, which is considered Queen of the Nile.  This boutique cruiser gives an excellent spa travel experience.  It has a small gym, swimming pool, steam showers and baths plus four treatment rooms with large windows so that the backdrop to your Oberoi signature massage is continually changing from spot lit temples to camels and blossoming palm trees.

Carnival Cruises are well known for spa travel to the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Bahamas, Panama Canal, Mediterrannean, Bermuda, South America, Canada, Hawaii and you can even take a two night “Cruise to Nowhere”. Last month Carnival amended their agreement with Steiner Leisure Limited so that they will solely provide spa and salon products on the new Dream and Splendor ships.

The Carnival Splendor offers the Cloud Nine spa travel concept with thermal suites that have heat therapy chambers, hydrotherapy pools, mud lounges and nail bars. Couples suites are also available and have a private bathroom with Jacuzzi.

Royal Caribbean cruises are ideal for anyone new to cruising and spa travel, those who want a touch of class, as well as a vast range of options and they are suitable for all age groups, whether part of a family or travelling alone, as there is a variety of shipboard activities such as ice skating and rock climbing, as well as a fully equipped health spa.

The only problem with travel spa is that it has to come to an end, but there are several books on the market that show you how to keep that spa feeling long after your travel spa experience:

 Balancing Senses: The Six Senses Spa Book by Kate O’Brien.
Top-to-toe Home Spa: Do-it-yourself Beauty Treatments for Total Well-being by Stephanie Donaldson.
Natural Home Spa by Sian Rees

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Malaysia is a popular destination for winter sun and a vacation at a luxury spa resort allows you to spend time with your family, and also be able to escape when you want for some, “me time”. They are the ideal place to partake in hiking, golfing, fishing, get involved in lectures, or simply unwind.

Before booking a luxury spa resort, it is always a good idea to be as informed as possible, and the best place to find good information is by reading travel guides written by an expert, such as:

 Frommer’s Singapore and Malaysia
Malaysia Chic Destinations by Lucien de Guise
Luxury Hotels Golf Resorts by Martin Nicholas Kunz

The Internet is also a good source when looking for a luxury spa resort and many websites provide you with facilities to search and compare. I recommend Priceline, E-bookers, and Expedia, but there are many more to choose from.

I have given details below about my favorite luxury spa resort in Malaysia, but here are a few more worth consideration:

The Frangipani Langkawi Resort and Spa 4 STARS in Langkawi
Cyberview Lodge Resort and Spa in Selangor
Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa in Kuala Lumpur
 
Although the proven, technologically and advanced beauty treatments found at spa resorts are highly sought after and are a billion dollar business, there are alternatives for people looking for a luxury spa resort inspired by traditional healing, rather than the latest technology.

The Tanjong Jara Resort is a luxury spa resort in Dungun on the East Malaysian coast. It is the only one in the world that is totally inspired by the areas heritage, culture and age-old healing traditions. It is a haven of serenity set in a private complex overlooking gardens, pools and the South China Sea.

This luxury spa resort uses cleansing rituals beginning with a floral or Mandi Bunga bath, which are traditional for the bride and groom before a Malay Wedding, as they clear the body of negative energies. This is a simple cleansing ritual where you find yourself being drenched with seven jars of liquid made with unique healing flowers to heal body and soul. Once refreshed there is a large menu of Malay treatments to be explored.

What makes the treatments at this luxury spa resort so special is that all ingredients are naturally grown and handpicked locally. The resort’s signature, Asam Roselle uses red Roselle petals with galangal, nutmeg, ginger and carotene oil blended together and brought to life with a massage to leave your body invigorated and silky soft.

The facilities at the Tanjong Jara Resort include a conference hall, two swimming pools, tennis courts, conference hall, gift shop and boutique and library. There is a local tour service available, first-aiders and an on call doctor service, baby sitting, as well as laundry, concierge, secretarial and limousine services.

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Business travelers use spa resorts and they can bring along their husband or wife and the children, as the spa allows them to treat themselves while their spouses are tending to business. Many cater to teens and even have rooms decorated with flowers or even surfboards, and a part of the menu is aimed at younger visitors. A Good example of a spa resort catering for teenagers include is the Topnotch Resort and Spa in the Green mountains near Stowe, Vermont.

The idea of incorporating vacation time into corporate meetings isn’t new, as many deals have been instigated on the golf course. At many spa resorts its possible to play golf and enjoy a spa.  An example of this is the La Quinta Resort in Southern California, which has five golf courses and two of the sixteen massages in the spa are perfect for the weary golfer.

Another of the spa resorts offering a golf course is the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa in Hawaii.  In the past, meetings and events were scheduled around tee times, but golf isn’t the main activity these days and spa appointments are interwoven with meeting schedules.

Other golf and spa resorts you may be interested in include:

Hilton Cancun Golf and Spa Resort Cancun

Salishan Spa and Golf Resort Gleneden Beach

Cape Codder Resort and Spa Hyannis

Golfers, corporate members and their families aren’t the only people who benefit from treatments to relax, unwind, rejuvenate and refresh at spa resorts, as Stein Eriksen Lodge at the Deer Valley Resort offers biking and hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter. The spa therapists specialize in a range of massages to ease muscle tension and to counteract the effects of the high altitude.

All spa resorts have extensive treatment menus, some which are aimed at healing the body. The Susurrus Spa at the Poets Cove Resort And Spa in British Columbia performs a unique raindrop therapy, in which masseurs sprinkle you with a succession of antimicrobial oils.  These are designed to heal by soothing as the bacteria are destroyed, and the oils continue working up to seven days after the massage.

The spa at good spa resorts show a tasteful sense of detail with rooms permeated with herbal aromas where you will be served lemon water, tea or even champagne with truffles and fruit to nibble on, as you change in a private locker room into the plush robe and slippers provided. You will find there is nothing better than the spa experience and this is why the industry continues to expand.

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