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Maastricht, the Netherlands - As the hotel industry contends with the immediate challenges posed by the Coronavirus crisis, for some hoteliers this also represents an opportunity to take a longer-term view of their businesses. Hospitality Net™, which launched the Hospitality Net World Panel last year to highlight the opinions of leading hoteliers on industry trends, is now launching another panel, this time on wellness, lifestyle and spas.

Leading the discussions as the panel's 'Champ' and contributing Expert will be Mia A. Mackman, Founder & Principal of Mackman|ES, a future-ready, wellness and spa consultancy and Managing Director of HVS Spa & Wellness Consulting. Ms. Mackman is also Founder & President of the Arizona Spa & Wellness Association and will be initiating questions to a panel of industry experts and academics on the topics of wellness, lifestyle and spas.

Ms. Mackman, who is based in Sedona, Arizona, has extensive consulting experience and has been successfully identifying future value propositions in the market for over 16 years. She works with global investors, hotel and resort developers, hospitality organizations and contributes as an industry expert to international business reports, global think-tanks, and world news organizations.

"This World Panel will work closely with visionaries, influencers and executives to magnify the narrative related to ways wellness impacts, adds value and enhances contemporary cornerstones in the hospitality industry. This represents an important opportunity to engage with, and help, hoteliers come to grips with rising new demands linked to well-being, spa assets and future guest experiences, as they begin to map out their post-crisis business strategies," said Ms. Mackman.

"We are excited to expand the scope of the World Panel to include viewpoints on wellness, lifestyle and spas. This panel examines how Wellness, Lifestyle and Spa contribute to hospitality value proposition growth and impact the leisure, tourism and business economy. The objective of the panel is to provide high-level, experienced, and diverse industry viewpoints on topics ranging from investment and development to industry trends, strategic planning and operational performance."

"Even though these are very trying times for businesses, we firmly believe that hoteliers who also plan for the future will be well-placed when economies begin to recover," said Hospitality Net founder Henri Roelings.

Some 20 leading C-Suite executives of European and US-based hotel chains and hospitality groups have already been taking part in the World Panel initiative. These include: Heather McCrory, CEO, North and Central America, Accor; Michael Levie, COO and founding partner, CitizenM; and Federico J. González Tejera, CEO of Radisson Hotels. The executives, who represent a broad cross-section of the industry in Europe and North America, have been outlining their viewpoints on topics ranging from asset management and sustainability, through to technology, human resources and branding/distribution. As wellness and lifestyle propositions continue to expand, this new panel focused on Wellness, Lifestyle and Spa is not only extremely relevant but will facilitate important topics for pertinent discussions.

About the World Panel

Hospitality Net has established a forum where the hotel industry's opinion leaders share their thoughts and insights on the important issues and events that are affecting the global hospitality business. Called the "World Panel", this virtual thought-leadership platform is a place where hospitality pros can go to read thought-provoking observations, discover opposing points of view, and support their own thinking with new perspectives.

Leading each panel is a Champ, chosen by Hospitality Net. The Champ's role is to formulate an initial Viewpoint, which is the starting point for the Panel. This Viewpoint could be a statement, proposition or question - something to elicit spirited responses from panel contributors, who are called Experts.

With the help of Hospitality Net, a Champ identifies potential Experts, invites them to participate, and formulates Viewpoints which are transmitted to participating experts using a dedicated online and easy to use platform.

Spanning a period of time, a Champ will thus engage Views from 10 to perhaps 25 Experts, so that at the end of the month, an entire collection of Expert Views is published. Since the Views will be brief, the final World Panel posted will not be a long, heavy document that readers have to plow through, but a readable and even provocative overview of different opinions on the matters affecting us in the hospitality business.

About Hospitality Net

Acting as a ‘neutral’ broker and publisher of hotel business information, Hospitality Net is the #1 ranked global website for the global hospitality community. Hospitality Net enables all industry stakeholders to amplify visibility on its platform and connect with the industry globally through a membership business model, unlike any other publishing initiative in the industry. Members include actors throughout the hospitality spectrum - hotel groups, vendors/suppliers, associations, universities/schools, consultants, and event organizers. To learn more, visit hospitalitynet.org. To learn more, visit hospitalitynet.org.

Jill Dassen
Sales & Marketing Manager
Hospitality Net

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