SINGAPORE – Intelligent Spas’ new research on the spa industry in Mainland China and Hong Kong identified total revenue and employment have grown by over 1,000 percent since 2002, while revenue generated in 2007 was over US$185 million. Spas in China and Hong Kong also employed more than 6,000 people during this period.
The research also found that the number of spas in Mainland China and Hong Kong has grown by over 500 percent since 2002, with 190 spas now open and operating and the industry forecast to grow by over 20 percent between 2008 and 2010.
Some 65 percent of all spas operating in Mainland China were located in hotels or resorts. In comparison, just 16 percent of Hong Kong spas were operating in hotels or resorts.
Over 2,041,000 people visited spas in Mainland China and Hong Kong during 2007.
