Article: Spas pamper all; Asian, Indian influences continue as staples

NEW YORK - Now that day spas are turning up in airports, malls and beauty salons, destination spas are increasingly offering unique services and products to differentiate themselves from mainstream purveyors of massages and facials.

New services include unusual Asian healing practices and rituals inspired by American Indian traditions.

Cleansers and creams are being made from local ingredients like blueberries, seashells or desert sage to identify spas with their locales. And packages are being aimed at niche markets - couples, teenagers, pregnant women.

The number of men going to spas is on the rise too. And thanks to the girlfriends' getaway phenomenon, even the most exclusive spas - ...

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