U.S. Spa Industry Revenue Increases to 14 Billion Dollars

  • August 16, 2013
U.S. Spa Industry Revenue Increases to 14 Billion Dollars
Signs of positive growth for the industry emerged as total revenue, spa visits, revenue per visit, total number of employees and the total number of spa locations all experienced an increase over the previous year.

ISPA President Lynne McNees, said, “This year's annual U.S. study paints a very positive picture for the spa industry and reflects what we are hearing from our members. It is encouraging to see the total number of spa visits back at its pre-recession peak and even more encouraging to see total spa industry revenue reach a record high 14 billion dollars.”

The upward momentum of the spa industry has positively impacted the overall U.S. economy. In addition to generating 14 billion dollars in revenue in 2012, the industry employs more than 343,000 individuals in the U.S. The total number of spa visits increased to 160 million and the average guest spent 87 dollars per visit.

"The key message from this year's annual spa industry study, as reported by a wide range of spas in the US, is the return to growth,” said Colin McIlheney, PricewaterhouseCoopers global research director. “All the key indicators such as number of visitors and total revenues are showing an uptick and sentiment is also positive looking ahead to the coming months."