EUROPEAN SPAS ASSOCIATION - HEALTH - QUALITY - INNOVATION
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EUROPEAN SPAS ASSOCIATION HEALTH - QUALITY - INNOVATION
EUROPEAN SPAS
ASSOCIATION
Ladies and gentlemen,
THE COMPETENCES OF THE ESPA
MANAGING BOARD The European Spas Association (ESPA) was founded in 1995 in Brussels
as an umbrella association for national spa associations in Europe. It has
Martin Plachý
President, Czech Republic - Overview of all agenda represented the interests of European spas in Brussels, the continent’s
political nerve centre, ever since.
Gunnlaugur K. Jónsson
First Vice-President, Iceland - PR & Communications Also in the future ESPA will focus on the European dimension of spas and
of ESPA
health resorts as centres for health, rehabilitation and prevention as well as
Jurgita Kazlauskienė health tourism destinations. In this context it is essential to emphasis the
Vice-President, Lithuania - Internal and external importance of quality in terms of facilities and services.
communication of ESPA
ESPA will strengthen its position regarding the recognition of local natural
Hans-Jürgen Kütbach
Vice-President, Germany - Alternative sources of ESPA remedies and medical services of spas. Prevention measures are investments
financing EU-Funds (Cohesion-, Regional-, Structure for the future and spas are the ideal partners!
Funds), EU-Programmes (Baltic, Danube)
Yours,
Laura Natali
Vice-President, Italy - EU-Tourism policy, relations to
EU-Commissioner and DG Enterprise and Industry Martin Plachý
ESPA President
Nicu Radulescu
Vice-President, Romania - Networking with World
Tourism Organisation, contacts with other international
associations
Dr. Janka Zálešáková
Vice-President, Slovakia – Medical fundamentals of spas,
medical research in spas, medical qualification, quality,
certification, EU-Health policy, mobility of patients THE ESPA OFFICE
Wojciech Fulek João Pinto Barbosa
Vice-President, Poland - Relations and contacts with the PR & Communications Manager,
spa communities and common projects jbarbosa@espa-ehv.eu
Thierry Dubois Reinhard Petry
Treasurer, France - Finances of ESPA Legal Adviser, petry@espa-ehv.eu
Joachim Lieber Eva Kiewel
Secretary-General, Germany - Head of Executive Coordinator, eva.kiewel@espa-ehv.eu
The European Spas Association (ESPA) is an
umbrella association of national associations
and members from 19 European countries.
OUR AREA
OF EXPERTISE
ESPA represents over 1,400 spas and health
resorts as well as facilities for cure, prevention,
rehabilitation and health tourism in Europe.
The related European market contains according
to ESPA approximately 12,000 facilities.
The industry employs directly and indirectly around 750,000 people and
HEALTH
has an annual turnover of approximately 45 billion euros. This means that
the European facilities are not only an essential part of the health services
QUALITY
in their national markets and in Europe, but also an important economic
factor and employee. In addition, many of these jobs are in structurally weak
INNOVATION
regions – as is untouched nature and the distance to industrialised regions
an essential feature of many spas and health resorts. Health resorts in Europe
have made an important contribution to public health, in many cases for
centuries. Apart from medical treatment, they also contain a wide range
of cultural amenities and are home to fascinating architecture in a cultivated
environment, in many cases adjacent to unspoilt countryside. Their unique
mineral resources such as thermal springs, mineral springs and peloids
are successfully used for treatment in the areas of preventive medicine,
rehabilitation and health resort medicine. And they include numerous
Kneipp centres and thalasso resorts in Europe, where treatment involves
the sea climate and marine products.
European health resorts offer a diverse range of services. Nowadays, the
classical methods supervised by spa doctors are accompanied by an array
of techniques for helping patients to maintain their health and convalesce.
They include services, in which traditional and modern natural healing
methods are combined with medical expertise.
ESPA’s paramount job is to support and strengthen its members. Its
objective is to maintain and develop the long-standing health resort culture
in Europe and to align it within today’s national medical systems and the
… AND OUR MISSION
European Union.
Align health resorts within the European
healthcare market
More fairness in competition by quality
Promote a clear distinction between health resort
therapy and recreational services (wellness)
… AND MEMBERS
The European Spas Association is an umbrella organisation representing 20 members from
19 European countries. Following the national members and the details of contact:
BULGARIA LITHUANIA
Bulgarian Balneology and Spa Tourism Union (BUBSPA) National Resort Association of Lithuania
office@bubspa.org info@kurortuasociacija.lt
www.bubspa.org www.kurortuasociacija.lt
CZECH REPUBLIC LUXEMBURG
Czech Spa Association Domaine Thermal de Mondorf
OUR
sekretariat@lecebnelazne.cz domaine@mondorf.lu
www.lecebne-lazne.cz www.mondorf.lu
DENMARK NETHERLANDS
Klovtoft Kurklinik og Barfodspark HZ University of Applied Sciences, Scaldis Academy
ASSOCIATION
wellness@mail.dk Contact University Vlissingen
www.wellnessferie.dk peter.kruizinga@hz.nl
VisitVejle http://hz.nl/en/Pages/Homepage.aspx
visitvejle@vejle.dk ESPA Board member Marlies Sobczak
www.visitvejle.com m.sobczak@sobczak.nl
ESTONIA POLAND
ESPA is a non-profit and non-governmental association based upon Estonian Spas Association (ESPAL) Stowarzyszenie Gmin Uzdrowiskowych RP
Belgian law (A.I.S.B.L.) Since the beginning, ESPA has built up info@estonianspas.eu biuro@sgurp.pl
a close network of contacts with policymakers as well as leading www.estonianspas.eu www.sgurp.pl
representatives of science and business. FRANCE PORTUGAL
This goes to benefit above all our members – only with a strong Conseil National des Exploitants Thermaux (CNETh) Associação das Termas de Portugal
association the opportunities offered by Europe can be used to cneth.thermalisme@wanadoo.fr geral@termasdeportugal.pt
the full. www.medecinethermale.fr www.termasdeportugal.pt
Network of and for health resort GERMANY
Deutscher Heilbäderverband (DHV)
ROMANIA
Romanian Organisation of Spas (OPTBR)
and spa experts info@dhv-berlin.de optbr@bluescreen.ro
www.deutscher-heilbaederverband.de www.romanian-spas.ro
Certification of health resorts
HUNGARY SLOVAKIA
and spa facilities (EuropeSpa) Hungarian Spa and Bath Association Association of Slovak Spas
Csilla.Mezosi@gmail.com ask@ask.sk
Consultation on legislations and www.spasinhungary.com www.slovakspas.eu
regulations in the member states ICELAND SPAIN
The Iceland Spa Association Asociación Nacional de Balnearios (ANBAL)
Contacts by communication and nlfi@nlfi.is anbal@balnearios.org
collaboration with members and www.hlsi.is www.balnearios.org
operators in Europe and worldwide ITALY TURKEY
FEDERTERME Turkish Association of Spas, Thalasso and Health
Support for research and the segreteria@federterme.it Resorts (TURKSPA)
provision of information www.federterme.it mzkaragulle@turk.net
www.spa-turkey.com
LATVIA
Development of health resorts Jûrmala City Council
and spas together with experts guntau@jpd.gov.lv
www.latviaresorts.lv
OUR WORK
PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVES
Moving Europe’s spas
and health resorts forward
The ESPA’s aim is it The ESPA’s Work Programme’s basis is built up on the
following pillars in order to fulfil the association’s anchor
to develop health strategies for prevention points as mentioned above:
and rehabilitation for the European citizens;
to promote and improve quality standards MONITORING LOBBYING AND REPRESENTATION
in all spas and health resorts within Europe; The monitoring of the actual EU news, EU legislations, Being present in Brussels means a lot in terms of lobbying
EU project related content, activities in the area of health and representation in front of the EU institutions. Set lobby
to monitor and analyse the conditions of politics and healthcare, tourism politics and tourism in general, priorities of the European spas and health resorts are the
the spas and health resorts in the individual other related fields on EU and national level as well as press recognition of local natural remedies, the enhancement of the
EC member countries; and media activities related to ESPA interests, is the key for awareness of spa and health resorts as qualified prevention
activities related to lobbying and representation of an and rehabilitation centres and to emphasise the importance
to stimulate exchange of experience, umbrella association. of quality in terms of facilities, services and education. In this
context we would like to name the activities under ISO WG 2
best practice and know-how; This is also linked to our communication tools which are and the implementation of the EuropeSpa certification
for example e-Insight News to our members. system. ESPA is also working on the acknowledgement of the
to stimulate and resource spa research. significant role of health tourism in the overall tourism market.
To enhance the visibility in the EU context as well as to
show that our activities are linked to the EU 2020 strategy
for health and tourism we are expanding the participation in
Commission’s working groups and platforms. This way ESPA
contributes actively to the overall health and tourism objectives
of the European Commission.
EU-FUNDING POSSIBILITIES PR & COMMUNICATIONS
The EU provides a broad range of funding possibilities. ESPA The main purposes of the ESPA PR & Communications
highlights to its members upcoming opportunities, coordinates activities are:
expressions of interests for precise calls for proposals and
organises webinars on specific topics in order to support the • To strengthen the awareness of the ESPA as the official
MOs members to submit a successful application. partner association with the health and tourism decision-
making bodies of the European Union and with the relevant
At the beginning of April 2014 ESPA received the information spa and health resort stakeholders in Europe and worldwide;
about the successful evaluation of last year’s submitted project • To promote the European concept of spas and
proposal to the European Commission. The project proposal balneotherapy in Europe and worldwide;
includes 11 partners from 8 European countries and focuses • To promote natural remedies: mineral water, peloids,
on a transnational tourism product based on a common theme. climate, sea water, healing gases etc;
The project is named “In the footsteps of the Romans” and • To strengthen the relevance of the role of the European
brings together European thermal water spas and health resorts spas and health resorts in prevention of diseases, health
which are from Roman origin. ESPA will carry out this project promotion and rehabilitation;
as the coordinator. • To communicate the Unique Value Proposition of the
European spa and resort medicine to deal with specific
health problems of the society, e.g. aging population, obesity,
SPA MEDICINE osteoporosis, supported by concrete answers and results
by the European spa philosophy.
A currently carried out concrete action in the field of
spa medicine (balneotherapy) is the digital brochure Our main targets are:
“Balneotherapy - part of healthcare. In European medical spa
facilities” for the attention of cross-border healthcare interested • The ESPA members; the spa destinations, spa clinics, spa
patients across the EU. This brochure provides an overview hotels, spa facilities, of the ESPA members; EU organs
of medical spa products, in the ESPA member countries, and institutions; journalists & press; other stakeholders
as well as provides information whether such care is part of (municipalities, regions, universities, entrepreneurs,
the healthcare system of the country and to what extent it is providers…)
covered from the public funds.
Channels and tools:
ESPA gives a great attention to the support of the evidence
based research in the field of spa medicine, not only in the • Website www.europeanspas.eu
treatment of chronic diseases, but also in projects aimed at • Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest) europeanspas
primary prevention of lifestyle diseases, improving quality • e-Newsletter
of life in older age and maintaining working ability of • e-Insight News to our members
Europeans. By those activities the ESPA wants to be actively • Printing materials (brochures, leaflet, displays…)
involved in European and national programmes maintaining • Other digital materials (e-brochures)
good public health. Wider international cooperation of • PR activities such as press conferences, press releases,
spas with specialised research institutions and university participation in events like congresses, conferences,
departments is expected. seminars, trade fairs organised by international or national
stakeholders and partners
The database of published relevant scientific papers, in the field • The ESPA Annual Congress
of medical spas, is also in preparation.
Furthermore, the ESPA organises and supports professional
events, conferences and hearings on spa medicine related topics.
AND KEY EUROPESPA
ESPA launched the EuropeSpa initiative in order to boost cross-border
INITIATIVES
transparency and fair competition in the medical spa and wellness market
in Europe. Today it is ESPA’s official quality system for medical spa and
wellness. EuropeSpa provides technically profound orientation and
guidance in the fields of safety, hygiene, infrastructure and service.
The EuropeSpa med certificates are dedicated to the medical spa sector
while the EuropeSpa wellness certificates cover the whole range of wellness
hotels, hotel spas, thermal spas and day spas. EuropeSpa provides to all
certified facilities an international platform bringing them to the attention
of tourists, tour operators and health insurances all over Europe.
www.europespa.eu
ESPA INNOVATION AWARDS
The ESPA Innovation Awards reflect the ESPA aim of “stimulating exchange
of experience, best practice and know-how”. It is made for destinations,
facilities or initiatives that represent “innovation” in the true sense of the
word; that is, the development of a new, more creative or more effective
approach to any aspect of spas and health resorts management, operations
or marketing.
The evaluation criteria that guide the Judges Panel are as follows:
1. Originality of the innovation
2. Impact of the innovation
3. Practicality of its application
4. Measurability of the benefits
5. Applicability
AWARDS CATEGORIES
C1 INNOVATIVE SPA & HEALTH RESORT DESTINATION
C2 INNOVATIVE MEDICAL SPA
C3 INNOVATIVE THERMAL WATERS SPA
C4 INNOVATIVE SPA HOTEL
C5 INNOVATIVE SPA CONCEPT
C6 INNOVATIVE HEALTH SPA PROGRAMME
ESPA‘S
CONGRESS PLACES
1996–2016
2015
Sopot
POLAND
2016
Vichy
FRANCE
European Spas Association
50, Rue d’Arlon, B-1000 Bruxelles
Tel: 0032 22820558
e-mail: office@espa-ehv.eu
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