Dear Joan,

This is a letter with some very good news for you!

While I wish I was writing to say you have won millions in the lottery, perhaps this is even better. I’m thrilled to tell you that your spa has earned a prestigious 2011 SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Award, considered the ultimate spa recognition worldwide! I use the term “earned” because that is really the most accurate description of what your spa has accomplished. Your award is not something you have simply won because of luck, but is instead an honor bestowed on you by thousands of spa-savvy consumers and travel agents who voted in our Readers’ Choice poll and selected your spa to be honored as a favorite.

It is my privilege to let you know your spa has been recognized among the top 10 best for Affordability, Going Solo, Favorite Spa Manager – Joan Wolff, and Pilates. Whether this is the first time you have received a SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Award or you have been acknowledged before, let me remind you that with over 80,000 spas around the world (and more opening continually), it is a tremendous honor. It reflects you and your team’s hard work and dedication to truly making a difference in people’s lives. So allow me to be among the first to send you sincere congratulations from all of us here on the SpaFinder team!

SpaFinder will issue an official press release announcing the winners on September 27. While we encourage you to share the good news with your team, we ask that you refrain from announcing your award publically before that date. In addition, winners will be showcased on SpaFinder.com and in our annual NewBeauty SpaFinder Guide to Global Spa, Wellness & Beauty, which will be on newsstands for all of 2012.

Once again, congratulations and know that all of us are cheering you on as you celebrate this well-deserved and earned honor with your team.

Sincerely,

Susie Ellis
President
SpaFinder, Inc.