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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Slovak Spa Association wins ITB Medical Tourism Award 2022

The first fully paid for and approved by the Ministry of Health Corona recovery concept in medical spas and health resorts in Europe: The well-aimed work...

Thalasso Congress Norderney

When? 3 November 2022

Healing forest for Children in Heringsdorf

Europe's first healing forest, the first healing forest for Children ceremoniously opened Just in time for World Children's Day, on September 20 - a surprise...

Slovenia Green Wellness Route

The Slovenia Green Wellness Route cycling route created by the Slovenian Tourist Board and the Slovenian Spas Association connects 11 green-certified destinations, and Slovenia’s...

Thalasso Congress in Norderney with a new slogan

Power by the sea. New spirit for thalassotherapy - the use of sea water and marine environment. From November 1st to 5th, the annual congress of...

Travel appetite on the rise in Europe

Travel appetite on the rise in #Europe in spite of growing #costofliving concerns:- Interest in intra-European #travel reaches its peak (62%) since September 2020.- 40% of Europeans worried about rising...

Groundbreaking 26th Espa Congress Held In Pieštany

The 26th European Spas Congress took place in Slovakia on the Island of Health in Piestany with 130 participants and 60 hosted buyers and exhibitors at SPA-CE, 24 Innovation Award candidates and with an impressive number, more than 30 international journalists followed the news in health tourism - all segments of the spa business were represented.

Oscars of the Health and Spa Industry awarded

On 22 September 2022, the ESPA Innovation Award competition came to a grandiose close.

The celebration of innovation in the spa industry

IT’S TIME… … to present your innovative ideas in the spa industry to health tourism experts from 20 European countries and the international press, who...