Ms. Fenard

Elaine Fenard

Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Europe and U.S.

Spatality

Elaine Fenard, recognized as a spa industry visionary, Elaine became an integral partner in Spa Strategy in 2006, joining in the Spa Strategy quest to create innovative and profitable spas, Elaine brought to the team more than 25 years experience in spa development and operations with one of the world's largest hotel companies and the leading international spa operations company.

As vice president of spa development and operations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts she oversaw spa development and operations for over 750 properties in more than 80 countries.

She championed the Starwood Spa Collection, a group of 38 unique spas, in addition to overseeing the development of many successful individual spas under the Starwood umbrella.

Elaine and her team designed several innovative concepts for Starwood, profitable templates for hotel owners and developers to follow from start to finish. At Steiner Leisure, Elaine held the position of senior vice president of operations and later directed development and operations for the highly successful Disney Magic and Wonder Vista spas. She also served as senior vice president of operations for Coiffeur Transocean (later acquired by Steiner Leisure), and was instrumental in the conception, development and operation of the first purpose]built spa at sea in the 1980s. Elaine's vision for this project helped demonstrate the capital potential for spas in the cruise business and set the trend for future cruise ship spa construction.

As an industry pioneer and recognized expert, Elaine is a frequent speaker at many conferences including the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin; International Spa Convention in London; Spa Resort Expo in New York City; New York Spa Symposium; Turning Point Global Spa Industry Conference in the Philippines and is a regular guest speaker at Cornell University. Spa Strategy is one of the world's leading spa consulting and design firms.

Ms. Fenard can be contacted at 303-573-8100 or Elaine@spastategy.com

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Hotel Sustainable Development: Principles and Best Practices
Sustainability is now a daily topic that affects every facet of hotel development and operations. As hotelier Hervé Houdré recently noted "The goal of Sustainable Development is clearly to secure economic development, social equity, and environmental protection. As much as they could work in harmony, these goals sometimes work against each other". In the June Hotel Business Review, some of the industry's most recognized sustainable development experts come together to identify emerging trends and discuss how sustainability is currently affecting the hotel industry. Each author presents the most important aspects of sustainable development of much interest to hotel owners, operators, investors and developers. We include perspectives and case studies on best practices from leading hotel groups and other industry players.
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