Associations

Global Wellness Associations & Affiliations

The Global Wellness Summit strives to connect spa and wellness industry professionals on an international level. One excellent way to facilitate this connection is to be in contact with spa and wellness associations around the world. If there is an association you feel should be included on this list, or if this list needs to be corrected in any way, please send us an email.

Global

• • Comité International D’Esthétique et de Cosmétologie (CIDESCO)
  • Confederation of International Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology (CIBTAC)
  • Day Spa Association (DSA)
  • FEMTEC World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climatotherapy
  • Fitness Wellness SPA & Beauty Academy (FWSBA )
  • Green Spa Network (GSN)
  • Hydrothermal Spa Forum
  • The International Federation of Aromatherapists (IFA)
  • International Fitness Wellness & SPA Association (IFWSA )
  • International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)
  • International Medical Spa Association (IMSA)
  • International Sauna Association (ISA)
  • International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology (ISMH)
  • International SPA Association (ISPA)
  • Medical Tourism Association
  • Medical Wellness Association (MWA)
  • Spas Worldwide
  • Wellness Travel Association
  • Wellness Travel Specialist Course – The Travel Institute

  • World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Regional

• Africa: Mauritius, Spa & Wellness Association of Africa (SWAA)
• Asia: Asia-Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition (APSWC)
• Caribbean: Caribbean Spa Association (CSPA)
• Europe: European Fitness Wellness & SPA Association ( EFWSA )
• Europe: European Historic Thermal Towns Association
• Europe: European Spa Association (ESPA)
• Europe: UNESCO Great Spas of Europe
• Latin America: Latin American Spa Association (Asociación Latinoamericana De Spa)

Country

• Argentina: Argentina Spa Association (AAS)
• Australia: Australasian Association of Massage Therapists (AMT)
• Belarus: Applied Aesthetic & Spa Association
• Brazil: Associacao Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida (ABQV)
• Bulgaria: Bulgarian Union for Balneology & Spa Tourism (BUBSPA)
• Canada: Association Québécoise des spas (AQDS)
• Canada: Canadian Rockies Hot Springs
• Canada: Leading Spas of Canada
• Canada: Ontario’s Finest Spas
• Canada: Parks Canada
• Canada: Spa and Wellness Association of Canada
• Canada: Spas Canada
• China: China Hot Springs Tourism Association (HSTCN)
• China: China Health & Medical Tourism Association (CHMTA)
• Czech Republic: The Association of Spa Places in the Czech Republic
• Estonia: Estonian Spa Association
• Finland: Sauna from Finland Association
• France: Association Française des Techniques Hydrothermales
• France: Association Française pour la Recherche Thermale (AFRETH)
• France: La Fédération thermale et Climatique Française
• France: French Spa Association (SPA-A)
• France: La Médecine Thermale
• France: La Société Française de Médecine Thermale
• France: Villes d’Eaux du Massif Central
• Germany: German Centre of Individualized Prevention and Performance Enhancement (DZIP)
• Germany: German Floatation Association
• Germany: German Spas Association
• Germany: German Wellness Association (Deutscher Wellness Verband)
• Germany: Toskanaworld GmbH
• Germany: Wellness Hotels Deutschland
• Hong Kong: Day Spa Association, Asian Chapter
• Hungary: Hungarian Spa Tourism Association
• Hungary: Hungarian Baths Association
• Iceland: Iceland of Health
• India: Spa & Wellness Association of India (SWAI)
• India: Spa Association of India (SAI)
• India: Spas India
• Indonesia: Bali Spa and Wellness Association (BSWA)
• Ireland: Leading Leisure in Ireland (ILAM)
• Italy: Associazione Nazionale Comuni Termali (A.N.CO.T.)
• Italy: European Historical Thermal Town Association
• Italy: Fedeterme
• Japan: The Forum on Thermalism in Japan
• Japan: Japan Ryokan Association
• Japan: Japan Spa Associates (JSPA)
• Japan: Japan Spa Association Hot Spring of Japan
• Japan: The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
• Japan: Nippon Spa Association (NSPA)
• Japan: Onsen Medical Science Research Center
• Korea: Korean Spa Wellness Society
• Latvia: Latvia Latvian Health Tourism Cluster
• Lithuania: Lithuanian Health Resorts Association (Nacionalin Kurort Asociacija)
• Madeira: Madeira Promotion Bureau (Asociación de Promoción de Madeira)
• Malaysia: Association of Malaysian Spas (AMSPA)
• Malaysia: Malaysian Association of Wellness & Spa (MAWSPA)
• Netherlands: European Public Health Association
• Philippines: Spa and Wellness Association of Cebu (SWAC)
• Poland: Association of Polish Spa Communities
• Poland: European Spa Foundation in Poland
• Portugal: Termas de Portugal
• Romania: Fitness Wellness SPA & Beauty Academy
• Romania: Romanian Fitness Wellness & SPA Federation (FRFWS )
• Romania: The Organization of Spa Owners in Romania (OPTBR)
• Russia: National Guild of Spa Experts
• Russia: National Spa Association of Russia
• Russia: Spa & Wellness International Council (SWIC)
• Serbia: Cluster of Health, Wellness and Spa Tourism of Serbia (Wellness Serbia)
• Serbia: Serbian Spas Association
• Singapore: Spa & Wellness Association Singapore (SWAS)
• Slovakia: BALNEOTHERMA s.r.o.
• Slovenia: Slovenian Spa Association
• South Africa: South Africa Spa Association (SASA)
• Spain: Asociacion Nacional de Balnearios (ANBAL)
• Spain: Balnerios Relais Termal
• Sweden: Swedish Spa Hotels
• Switzerland: Le Conseil d’Espaces Thermaux et Maisons de Cure Suisses
• Switzerland: Wellbeing Switzerland (Wohlbrfinden Schweiz)
• Taiwan: Taiwan Spa Association (TSPA)
• Thailand: Thai Spa Association (TSA)
• United Kingdom: British Association of Beauty & Cosmetology (BABTAC)
• United Kingdom: Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)
• United Kingdom: Habia
• United Kingdom: UK Spa Association
• United States: Advanced Spa Therapies Education and Certification Council (ASTECC)
• United States: American Holistic Health Association (AHHA)
• United States: American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
• United States: American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA)
• United States: Arizona Spa & Wellness Association
• United States: Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP)
• United States: The Balneology Association of Northern America (BANA)
• United States: Big Island Health and Wellness Alliance
• United States: Club Spa and Fitness Association
• United States: Colorado Vacation
• United States: Corporate Health and Wellness Association
• United States:Day Spa Association
• United States: Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB)
• United States: Florida Spa Association
• United States: Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA)
• United States: Geothermal Education Office
• United States: Green Spa Network (GSN)
• United States: Hawaii Spa Association
• United States: iConnection
• United States: IDEA Health And Fitness Association
• United States: Las Vegas Spa Association
• United States: National Aesthetic Spa Network (NASN)
• United States: National Association for Health and Fitness
• United States: National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/Distributors and Associations (NCEA)
• United States: National Geothermal Data System (NGDS)
• United States: National Geophysical Data Centre (NGDC)
• United States: National Park Service
• United States: National Wellness Institute
• United States: New York Spa Alliance (NYSPA)
• United States: Salon & Spa Professional Association
• United States: The Spa Association (SPAA)
• United States: Washington Spa Alliance (WSPA)