Spa Business editors among global judges for Spafinder Wellness 365 2016 Wellness Travel Awards
Spafinder Wellness 365 has put together a team of global editors and experts for their expanded international panel of 39 judges who will nominate candidates for the 2016 Wellness Travel Awards. Spa Business editor in chief Liz Terry and editor Katie Barnes are among the panel.
A comprehensive three-part approach will be used to select winners. First and second steps involve nominations and scoring by the panelists to determine finalists, followed by voting by consumers, who will help select the winners.
Panelist nominations begin this month and consumer voting starts in July. Panelists will nominate the top properties on six continents, in scores of countries and regions, and for 20 categories. Winners of the 2016 Wellness Travel Awards will be announced in November at the World Travel Market in London.
"Our goal is to provide travelers with the most objective assessment of the destinations that deserve the highest accolades for providing incredible wellness experiences, from the hidden gems to long-time favorites,” said Spafinder Wellness, Inc. COO John Bevan. “We are grateful to these highly respected editors and experts for devoting their talent and time to identify the top wellness travel locations in the world.”
The 2016 Wellness Travel Awards Panel of Judges includes:
Kris Abbey, publishing editor, Spa & Wellness International magazine (Australia)
Ann Abel, travel writer and editor, Forbes, Departures, Conde Nast Traveller (North America)Gustavo Albanesi, president, Brazilian Spa and Clinics Association (Latin America)
Bonnie Baker, founding member, Wellness Tourism Council in San Miguel de Allende (Latin America)Katie Barnes, editor, Spa Business magazine (Global)
Mary Bemis, founder and editorial director, Insider's Guide to Spas (North America)Rona Berg, editor-in-chief, Organic Spa Media (North America)
Elena Bogacheva, president and founder, Spa & Wellness International Council; CEO, Spa Priori LLC (Europe)Anitra Brown, spas expert, About.com (North America)
Julie Keller Callaghan, editor-in-chief and publisher, American Spa magazine (North America)Sarah Camilleri, founding editor and publisher, European Spa magazine (Europe)
Johnny Chang, columnist and CEO, Spa Solutions Management & Training (Asia)Isabelle Charrier, founder and managing editor, Emotion Spa magazine (Europe)
Sandhya Chipalkatti, editor and publisher, Spa Mantra magazine (Asia)Jeri Clausing, contributing editor, Travel Weekly (North America)
Susan d'Arcy, luxury travel and spa editor, London Sunday Times (Europe)Dr. Nadine de Freitas, owner and managing editor, Spa Magazine Les Nouvelles Esthétiques – South Africa (Africa)
Elaine D'Farley, editor-in-chief, Spafinder Wellness 365 (North America)Anne Dimon, founder and CEO, Travel to Wellness (North America)
Dzigbordi K. Dosoo, board director, Spa & Wellness Association of Africa; CEO, Allure Africa Group (Africa)Suzanne Duckett, editor, Tatler Spa Guide; founder, The Antidote (Europe)
Nora Elias, editor, Professional Spa & Wellness (Europe)Catherine Feliciano-Chon, founder and managing director, Catch On (Asia)
Jo Foley, editor, writer, author, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Spears Wealth (Europe)Gustavo F. Gaffrey, founder and CEO, Spas of Argentina; former president, Argentina Spa Association (Latin America)
Jenni Gilbert, editor, SPA+CLINIC (Australia)Franka Hänig, editor-in-chief, SPA inside (Europe)
Sara Jones, managing director and editor, Spa & Wellness Mexico (Latin America)Catharine Nicol, freelance writer, editor, photographer, blogger, www.spasandbeyond-blog.com, South China Morning Post, AsiaSpa (Asia)
Elaine Okeke-Martin, founder and editor, Spa and Wellness Africa magazine; founder and president, Spa & Wellness Association of Africa (Africa)Si Si Penaloza, luxury content manager, JETSET magazine (North America)
Sheetal Rastogi, editorial director, World Travel Magazine (Asia)Chris Ryall, freelance writer and columnist (North America)
Stephanie Shiu, editor-in-chief, Asia Spa Magazine (Asia)Sonee Singh, founder, Petal Life LLC (Latin America)
Gaurav Sinha, founder and CEO, Insignia Worldwide (Middle East)Alla Sokolova, chairman, Global Wellness Institute Initiative “Baltic to the Black Sea” (Europe)
Liz Terry, editorial director, Spa Business, Spa Opportunities, CLAD magazine (Global)Fiona Vlemmiks, editor, Professional Beauty GCC (Middle East)
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