Celebrating excellence in spa & wellness with a night of glitz and glamour.
The spa and wellness industry came together in a recent successful event at the newly-restored Intercontinental Hotel in Sorrento, hosted by Kris Abbey and the team at the Spa & Wellness Awards.
Business owners, industry leaders, and wellness enthusiasts gathered to honour the professionals who are making a profound impact on the world of spa, health, and wellness travel.
The Spa & Wellness Awards, a platform dedicated to recognising and celebrating excellence in the industry, marked an unforgettable evening of accolades, connections, and inspiration. SPA+CLINIC Managing Editor, Nadine Dilong, was part of the esteemed panel of judges alongside skin and wellness professionals.
The 2023 Spa & Wellness Awards honoured outstanding individuals and businesses in five major categories, as well as the coveted Consumer Awards. A total of 41 prestigious trophies were handed out during the annual event. Scroll to the bottom for some happy snaps of the night.
Here’s a summarised list of the award winners and runners-up from the 2023 Spa and Wellness Awards:
Voted by Consumers
Best Skincare for Men
- Winner: Grown Alchemist
- Runner-Up: VitaMan
Best Integrative Wellness Retreat
- Winner: Kamalaya
- Runner-Up: TIA Wellness
Best Wellness Product
- Winner: Happy Bum Co
- Runner-Up: endota Wellness Retreat
Best Bathing Destination
- Winner: Peninsula Hot Springs
- Runner-Up: Soak Bathhouse
Best Skincare
- Winner: Waterlily Spaceauticals
- Runner-Up: endota organics
Best Wellness Retreat
- Winner: Gwinganna
- Runner-Up: Eden Health Retreat
Best Day Spa
- Winner: Blanc Spa
- Runner-Up: Lavada
Best Hair Care
- Winner: Grown Alchemist
- Runner-Up: MUKTI Hair care
Voted by Industry
Best Eco Retreat
- Winner: Gwinganna, Australia
- Runner-Up: Aro Ha, New Zealand
Most Unique Property
- Winner: Metung Hot Springs
- Runner-Up: Capella, Sydney
Best Wellness Product
- Winner: The PROPPR
- Runner-Up: Fitillion
Best Wellness Program
- Winner: Aro Ha
- Runner-Up: endota retreat
Best Wellness Cuisine
- Winner: Resolution Retreat
- Runner-Up: Kamalaya
Best Urban Bathhouse
- Winner: Aurora Bathhouse & Spa
- Runner-Up: Nature’s Energy
Best Mineral or Hot Spring
- Winner: Peninsula Hot Springs
- Runner-Up: Alba Thermal Springs & Spa
Best Integrative Wellness Retreat
- Winner: RAKxa
- Runner-Up: Kamalaya
Best Wellness Retreat or Resort
- Winner: Kamalaya
- Runner-Up: Aro Ha
Best Urban Wellness Centre
- Winner: KAILO Medispa
- Runner-Up: Zenith Wellness Lounge and Soak Bathhouse & Wellness Centre
Best Internal Beauty Product
- Winner: OPTY.NC
- Runner-Up: VidaGlow
Best Cosmeceutical Range
- Winner: Retreatment Botanics
- Runner-Up: Vanessa Megan Naturaceutical
Most Innovative Product
- Winner: Spa Professional by Waterlily
- Runner-Up: Synthesis Organics
Best Skincare for Men
- Winner: VITAMAN
- Runner-Up: Grown Alchemist
Best Haircare
- Winner: V&M Spa
- Runner-Up: MUKTI
Best New Beauty Range
- Winner: Omorfi Active Skincare
- Runner-Up: Metamorphosis by Vanessa Megan
Best Sustainable Skincare
- Winner: Synthesis Organics
- Runner-Up: Retreatment Botanics
Best Spa Skincare Range
- Winner: Subtle Energies
- Runner-Up: LaGaia Unedited
Industry Champion
- Winner: Charles Davidson
Spa Consultant of the Year
- Winner: Naomi Gregory
Ambassador for Change
- Winner: Louise Laing
Wellness Warrior of the Year
- Winner: Lyndall Mitchell
Best Spa Supplier
- Winner: Spa Vision
- Runner-Up: KAILO Nutrition
Best Spa Experience
- Winner: Lon Retreat & Spa
- Runner-Up: Aurora Bathhouse & Spa
Best New Spa
- Winner: Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa
- Runner-Up: Auriga Spa
Best Rural Spa
- Winner: Alba Thermal Springs & Spa
- Runner-Up: Osborn House
Best Urban Spa
- Winner: Blanc Spa
- Runner-Up: Ione
Best Island Spa
- Winner: Yaukuve Spa Sanctuary
- Runner-Up: Spa Qualia
Best Medi Spa
- Winner: Aesthete
- Runner-Up: ascensión
Best Spa in Australia
- Winner: Aurora Bathhouse & Spa
- Runner-Up: Peninsula Hot Springs
Best Holistic Health Spa
- Winner: BODHI Spa
- Runner-Up: Blanc Spa
Best Hotel or Resort Spa
- Winner: Lon Retreat & Spa
- Runner-Up: BODHI Spa
Best Spa in Asia
- Winner: Mi Sol Spa
- Runner-Up: Melia Ho Tram
Congratulations to all winners and runners-up on your incredible achievements and contributions to the wellness industry.
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