European Spas Association

Vesela Bogdanova: “Our Greatest Luxury Comes from Nature”

An Interview with Ms. Vesela Bogdanova, General Manager of the Five Elements Hotel in Bulgaria  –  Winner of the Special Jury Award at the ESPA Innovation Awards for Innovative Spa Design Q1 Translating the five elements—earth, water, fire, air, and space—from philosophy into functional spatial design is ambitious. Can you walk us through one element and explain exactly how it manifests physically in the spa? Water is...
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The Bled Water Forum once again offered concrete solutions to pressing water challenges

The tenth anniversary edition of the two-day international Bled Water Forum, with participants from thirty-eight countries, concluded with the awarding of prizes for outstanding...

Preventive healthcare expenditure in the European Union

EU countries spent €90.4 billion on preventive health care in 2022, which was the last full calendar year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive health care...

Invitation to Contribute to the EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy

Building on the foundations laid by the 2022 Transition Pathway for Tourism and the Council conclusions on an EU Agenda for Tourism 2030, the...

Touchdown: From Tel Aviv to the North’s Most Stylish Hideaway

The Travel Company Overseas has landed in Vilnius - one of Europe’s most intriguing cities. The travel company Overseas from Genesis Tourism group marked a new...

iLab – Institute of Spa and Balneology presented their research and vision for the future of spa medicine

On 29 April 2025 iLab participated in the cross-border meeting of tourist information centres of the EUREGIO EGRENSIS region, which took place in the...

Dr. Malina Müller: “The Return on Investment of Better Health”

ESPA proudly presents Dr. Malina Müller as a keynote speaker at the European Spas & Balneology Congress to be held from 8 - 10...

Welcome to Haapsalu! Mud-5

 Interview with Mr. Urmas Sukles, Mayor of Haapsalu Q1. In just one sentence, how would you describe the essence of Haapsalu to someone who's never...

European Spas at the 4th MEDIWell Congress in Geneva #MEDWELL

Integrating Mental Well-being into the Spa Ecosystem The 4th edition of Medi Wellness Congress (MWC), held on April 28th & 29th, 2025, at Hilton Geneva...

2nd Parliamentary Day of Thermalism

Hydrotherapy is a medicine of public utility Organized by the Senator of Puy-de-Dôme Jean-Marc Boyer, under the high patronage of the President of the Senate...

Special Fees for ESPA Members at the Thermal Tourism Congress, Budapest, 4-6 June 2025

Special registration fee of 259 EUR is available for ESPA members until 14th May 2025. Join global leaders in thermal tourism at the International Thermal...

Conference Modern Technologies in Spa Industry 3.0

International participation, awards and new impulses for research and practice Third edition of the conference on Modern Technologies in Spa Industry organised by the Institute...

Report from the 4th Online Meeting of the Thalasso Working Group

On April 16, the fourth meeting of experts in the field of Thalasso therapy took place. Since the first online meeting in spring 2024,...