But it isn't easy for spas to be green.
There are more spas to choose from these days.
The strengthened softwoods can be used in everything from window frames to spas to garden furniture.
After all, many of the new spas to open in recent years have been at resort hotels.
The Ski Village would create 4,000 jobs, Mr. Sims said, and bring hotels like the luxurious Six Senses Resorts and Spas to the valley.
They take taxis alone and head to the increasing number of facilities dedicated to women, from spas to separate floors of shopping malls.Women are speaking up, too.
Book clubs have become a popular way for day and destination spas to bring in potential clients and to give existing ones an excuse to keep coming back.
Where developers previously battled over big-name architects and all-out amenity spaces, from pet spas to hamams, many are now turning their attention to outsize art projects.
In the 1600s many persons visited spas to take baths, sometimes remaining submerged for health purposes for days at a time.
Mr. Acunzo, the spa consultant, said that it would take years for such spas to see a return on their investments.
Canyon Ranch, Tucson, an operator of health resorts and spas, to Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell, Orlando, Fla., as the first agency of record for its account.
