2019 World Spa Awards Invites Entries

Apr 12th, 2019

world-spa-award-2018[Image: Courtesy of World Spa Awards]The World Spa Awards has officially announced its 2019 call for entries. This year’s program is open globally to brands that have performed at an exceptional level over the past 12 months, celebrating the full spectrum of spa and wellness. Country-level categories include: Best Hotel Spa, Best Resort Spa and Best Wellness Retreat; World-level categories include: Best Spa Brand, Best Airline Lounge Spa, Best Cruise Line Spa, Best Medical Spa and Best Desert Spa. See the complete step-by-step guide to entering here.

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The shortlist of 2019 finalists will be unveiled on April 8, and the international voting window will be open from April 29 to August 19. Winners will be unveiled at the 5th annual World Spa Awards Gala Ceremony 2019, taking place at the Armani Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates on October 21.

“2019 will be our most ambitious program to date as the World Spa Awards cements its positioning as the industry’s most trusted benchmark of excellence. I very much look forward to welcoming the pinnacle of the worldwide spa and wellness industry to Dubai this October,” says Rebecca Cohen, managing director of the World Spa Awards.

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Launched in 2015, World Spa Awards aims to drive up standards in spa and wellness tourism and foster global growth by rewarding the leading organizations in their respective fields.

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