European Spas Association

“Redefining Wellness Through Science: An Interview with Prof. Christophe Hausswirth”

Interview with Prof. Cristophe Hausswirth, CEO and Founder of the BeScored Institute and MASAK Winner of the ESPA Innovation Award 2025 in the category Innovative Spa Research for the project Masak 1. Mental well-being assessment typically relies on self-reported questionnaires. How does your system add objective, measurable data to that picture? What specific parameters do you evaluate? Traditional well-being assessments often rely on self-reported feelings, which are valuable but inherently subjective. MASAK bridges this gap by combining...
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Healing With Compassion: A New Path for Life After Breast Cancer

Karel Kalivoda, Cluster General Manager at the Marianske Lazne on how ONKOFIT-SPA empowers women through gentle guidance, community, and sustainable lifestyle change. ONKOFIT-SPA programme is...

SPA-CE B2B Workshop 2025 Highlights: Estonia Hosts an Outstanding Edition

Strengthening business connections and showcasing Europe’s leading medical spas The SPA-CE B2B Workshop, held as part of the European Spas Association Annual Congress, once again...

What Have We Learned at the European Spas & Balneology Congress 2025?

The European Spas & Balneology Congress, held in Haapsalu, Estonia from 8 – 10 October 2025 brought together health experts, policymakers, innovators, and spa...

Report on the 5th Online Meeting of the ESPA Thalasso Working Group

On October 21, the fifth meeting of experts from the ESPA Thalasso Working Group took place with 19 participants. Among them was the new...

Designing Serenity: How Gradiali Transforms Technology into Therapy

An interview with Irmantas Karpis, Head of Sales at Gradiali Medical SPA & Wellness, Lithuania — winner of the ESPA Innovation Award for Innovative...

Transforming Spa Management Education: The SpaEdu Revolution

An Interview with Ioana Marian, Founder of SpaEdu & Wellandia, Romania — Winner of the ESPA Innovation Award for Innovative Spa Education 1. SpaEdu by...

The Future of City Wellbeing Begins in Milan

Massimo Caputi on How De Montel – Terme Milano Became Winner of the ESPA Innovation Award in the category "Innovative Spa Destination" 1. This has...

Redefining Rehabilitation: How VR is Transforming Spa Therapy

An interview with Konstantin Novikov of VR Medical, Czech Republic, Winner of the ESPA Innovation Award in the category Innovative Spa Products Your system is...

Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation

EU Commissioner Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva shares her heartfelt congratulations to the European Spas Association on its 30th Anniversary We are deeply honoured to receive this...

Programme: Thalasso online workshop, 21 October 2025

Tuesday, 21 October from 11.00 to 12.30 CET (am) Welcome to the 5th online workshop of the Thalasso Working Group! Participation at the event is...

Winners of the ESPA Innovation Award 2025

One of the most anticipated and dazzling moments of the European Spas and Balneology Congress is undoubtedly the ESPA Innovation Award Ceremony. This year,...

Anke Sponer: »Digital Health & Medical Spa Integration«

Anke Sponer is working and lecturing in the area of (health) tourism management at the European Campus Rottal-Inn, the international faculty of the Deggendorf...