Wellandia is a complete universe – Wellbeing 360° – where customers can discover verified centers and clinics, carefully selected medical spas, relaxation spas, wellness packages, and trustworthy information on relaxation, nutrition, exercise, recovery, sleep, and modern wellness technologies. In addition, Wellandia serves as a valuable resource for spa professionals, a platform for career opportunities and education programmes for excellence in Spa – https://wellandia.eu/en/spa-professionals/

Ioana Marian founded despreSpa.ro in 2010 with the goal of sharing everything she had experienced and felt about the spa’s benefits. She emphasized that the spa is not merely a moment of pampering — it is true health in every sense of the word.

After 15 years of exploring the world of spa and health together, despreSpa.ro has evolved into Wellandia – a new name with the same dedicated team, vision, and values: promoting relaxation, natural resources, physical activity, personalized nutrition, advanced technologies, and recovery, all to inspire your journey toward well-being.

Recognizing excellence: ESPA Award winners receive 12 months of complimentary support and acknowledgment for their spa centers.

As part of its collaboration with ESPA, Wellandia will grant the winners of the 2024 and 2025 ESPA Innovation Awards a complimentary 12-month Exclusive Membership. This package includes access to a specialized recruitment platform for the European spa industry, extensive promotional opportunities, and dedicated educational programs for spa managers, therapists, and reception teams — all designed to foster excellence and growth in spa and wellness businesses.

The Exclusive Membership package includes (but is not limited to):

• Unlimited job postings for spa or balneary therapists, receptionists, and spa managers.
• Gamified career progression tools for employees.
• Free experience exchange programs with other Wellandia spa partners — available to therapists as well as teams of spa managers, head therapists, and head receptionists.
• Online promotion: a dedicated page on Wellandia featuring monthly offers, articles, and more.

More details on the Exclusive Membership are available here:
https://wellandia.eu/en/colaborare-wellandia/

Contact:
Ioana Marian
Founder of Wellandia (formerly despreSpa.ro)
Email: office@wellandia.eu
Website: https://wellandia.eu/

Mrs. Elisabetta Neri, CEO of Travelux Club and a distinguished speaker at the last European Spas Congress, provided insights into luxury tourism and introduced the prestigious B2B event in Venice, where luxury travel tour operators connect. As part of this ongoing collaboration, the Slovenian Spas Association presented the “Healing Water Initiative“. This initiative, spearheaded by the European Spas Association in 2023 at ITB Berlin, highlights the significance of mineral water in health and wellness. Rich in essential minerals, natural healing waters help replenish electrolytes, support muscle recovery, and improve circulation. Detoxification & Metabolism Boost – Drinking and bathing in mineral-rich waters can enhance detoxification, aid digestion, and optimize metabolic functions.

From March 18 to 22, Slovenian Spas participated in the Travelux Club event at the JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa. A Water Bar – “Healthy Waters” offered tastings of European mineral water, attracting luxury travel professionals. A special presentation was delivered by Iztok Altbauer, introducing Slovenian Spas & Health Resorts and ESPA members. At the same time, Marko Gajić, co-founder of the Bled Water Festival, emphasized the connection between water and health. A guided water-tasting experience featuring waters from Slovenia, Italy, and Korea was a highlight for journalists and select tour operators.

Following last year’s success, Travelux Club continues to focus on health and well-being. The enthusiastic reception of the Healing Water Initiative reinforces the growing interest in natural healing resources within the luxury travel sector.

Press conference on the topic of health and well-being

On Monday, March 17, the Slovenian Tourist Board’s representative office in Italy, in cooperation with the Slovenian Spas Association, organized a joint press conference on the topic of health and well-being at the Portrait Hotel Milano with a tour of The Longevity Suite Spa.

The press conference was attended by 12 selected top journalists and influencers, to whom Iztok Altbauer, Director of the Slovenian Spas Association, presented the novelties in the offer of Slovenian health and Spa resorts. The participants were also greeted by Aljoša Ota, Head of the Slovenian Tourist Board Representative Office in Italy, who emphasized the proximity of Slovenia and the extremely rich and high-quality offer of Slovenian health resorts, which is certainly at the highest level and at the forefront of prevention and physical and mental well-being, whether it is from the choice of food, healthy waters and activities that bring them into contact with unspoiled nature. The location was chosen because Portrait Milano is the first hotel in the world to host The Longevity Suite, a brand of Biohacking & Antiage, which accompanies guests to achieve the best version of themselves and promotes the perfect balance between health, conscious beauty and mental energy.

For more information:

SLOVENIAN SPAS ASSOCIATION                                
Teharska cesta 40, 3000 Celje
+386 3 544 21 11, ssnz@ssnz.si, www.slovenia-terme.si
Contact person: Iztok Altbauer, Managing Director