European Spas Association

Message of EU Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva

Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner, Addressed the Participants of the HEALTHXCHANGE Summit 2026 In her official video address to the HEALTHXCHANGE Summit 2026, Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, delivered a strong and forward-looking message on the future of Europe’s water resources, prevention, and health tourism. She emphasised that water is one of Europe’s most valuable natural assets, noting that global demand is...
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Registration for the European Spas & Balneology Congress is open

From 4 – 6 October Karlovy Vary will be the hot spot of the Health & Spa industry European Spas Association invites Spa and health...

The 68th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission will be held in Sofia 

The main topic of the side conference is medical and wellbeing tourism An important part of the 68th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe...

Claude-Eugène Bouvier: “The Covid crisis has underlined the legitimate role of thermal medicine”

Interview with Claude-Eugène Bouvier, Board member of the European Spas Association BALNEOTHERAPY HAS A PARTICULAR ROLE TO PLAY FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE FAILED TO RECEIVE...

Asia Pool & Spa Expo announces partnership with European Spas

Asia Pool & Spa Expo, the leading trade fair for swimming pool, sauna, spa and bath industries in Asia, is thrilled to announce the...

Joel Vogl, W&P Engineering: “Making Thermal Spas more energy-efficient is a balancing act”

The topic of energy is fundamental to all our economies and considered as the basis of value creation With the challenges brought along by climate...

ESPA partners with 7 leading universities for the “Health Tour” project

The European Spas Association is a partner in the "Health Tour" project which comprises six work packages. The main objectives of the project are...

Impact of Covid-19 on Labour Force and Recovery Peculiarities

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center (ESC) recently research paper on the impacts of Covid-19 on the Labour Force and Recovery Peculiarities. Csilla Mezosi, Secretary General of the European...

Nijolė Dirginčienė: “Lithuanian resort towns are ready to compete with the best”

Balneotherapy is an integral part of the Lithuanian health system We recently talked to Nijolė Dirgičienė, the mayor of the Birštonas municipality in Lithuania. She...

BUBSPA’s jubilee annual congress to be held in Chepelare

Pamporovo Resort will host the tenth Annual Congress of the Bulgarian Union of Balneology and Spa Tourism (BUBSPA). The event was officially announced at...

Slovenian Spas Ended 2022 on a High Note

Following a challenging and tumultuous 2022, the Slovenian Spas Association ended the year positively. The number of overnight stays trailed only slightly behind the...

Lithuanian spas are included into the health prevention maps for German patients

On 1 March 2023, the National organization of Cross-border health care services in Germany "EU-Patienten" has announced that it has officially issued recommendations to...

New developments in health and spa tourism taking centre stage at ITB Berlin 2023

Meet us at the Medical Pavilion Stage (HALL 26c) and at the European Spas booth 301A. From 7 to 9 March 2023 at the Medical...