Bangkok – Inside a star-studded ceremony reminiscent of the Academy Awards, 28 spas and wellness centers were honored together with the Asia Spa Wellness Festival Gold Awards for the Landmark Hotel, Bangkok.
As each Award was announced by master of ceremony, the whole ballroom roared with applause from both winner and nominees alike. Over 300 spa owners, managers and industry leaders were present for the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
The much awaited Awards, coined the most prestigious awards for spas and wellness centers in Asia received along with of the Asia Spa Wellness Festival 2010, organized by AIC Exhibitions Sdn Bhd, Thai Spa Association and Asia Pacific Spa Wellness Promotion Council together with the support of your Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau.
The winners were selected by a pool of 212 nominations, and were judged by way of panel of independent judges comprising spa personalities, travel writers and tour planners. The grueling nomination and adjudication process took over two months, and comprised of mystery visits and spa audits. In deciding the winning, the judges took into consideration both the ‘hardware’ component – ambience, design and equipment, and ‘software’ component – therapist skills and qualifications, treatment menus, and good quality.
Among the big winners of your night was the Hyatt group, which took home four awards including the Best Spa Group. China, already home to the most important volume of spas among asian countries, took home five awards in a show of strength. Host Thailand and Singapore tied in second place with four winners each. Other winners are related to Malaysia, India, Philippines, Macau, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia and Bhutan.
Awards Chairman, William Ng said that the Awards proved that Asian spas have come up of age, and therefore are now operating at a world level.
“The judges were impressed with the overall quality of nominations and submissions this year, and included difficult time choosing the winners. The general consensus would be that the winners have all displayed standards per the most beneficial within the world”, Ng said.
He added, “For the reason that introduction of a typical Awards a while back, the industry has rallied behind this momentous annual event, as well as the Awards have raised the bar of the spa and wellness industry.
Simultaneously, we are precisely seeing greater recognition locally and internationally for our particular spas, which is encouraging for our particular quest to create Asia synonymous with all the best spas”. Also present along at the packed Awards ceremony were president of Thai Spa Association, Andrew Jacka, president of Federation of Thai Spa Associations, Apichai Jeeradisak and representatives from spa associations across Asia.
Full Collection of Winners
Embargo: 21 March of this year
Best New Health and fitness
Spa Cenvaree at CentralWorld, Bangkok, Bangkok
Best Spa Ambience
The Barai, Hyatt Hua Hin, Bangkok
Best Spa Feeling
Mogambo Springs, The Spa at Plantation Bay, Cebu, Philippines
Best Day Spa (5 winners)
Evian Spa by Three, Shanghai, China
Tirta Spa, Boracay Island, Philippines
The Retreat Spa, Singapore
RarinJinda Wellness Spa Resort, Bangkok, Thailand
Sense of Touch, Hong Kong
Best Wellness Centre (2 winners)
Kenko Reflexology Spa, Singapore
Song Spa, Hyatt Regency Dongguan, Shanghai
Best Traditional Treatment
Manda Snana by Jiva Spa at Taj Tashi, Thimphu, Kingdom of Bhutan
Best Signature Treatment
Tantric Four Hands Massage, A1 Singapore Massage , Sg
Best Resort Spa (5 winners)
The Barai, Hyatt Hua Hin, Thailand
Spa Village, Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia
Kaya Kalp – The Royal Spa, ITC Mughal, Agra, India
Health club and spa Spa – Rasa Sentosa Resort, Singapore
Regalia Resort and Spa, Suzhou, Shanghai
Best Destination Spa (4 winners)
spa in chicagoine, Siam Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
The Spa at The Nam Hai Resort, Hoi An, Vietnam
Hilton Sanya Resort Spa, Hainan, China
Thermes Marins Bali, Indonesia
Best Hotel Spa (6 winners)
The Spa at Crown, Macau
Plateau Residential Spa – HYATT PURE, Hong Kong
Heavenly Spa by Westin, Beijing, China
The Asian Spa, Spacare International, Singapore
Zen Serena Spa with the Metropolitan Hotel, New Delhi, India
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo, Japan
Best Spa Club
HYATT PURE