The Les Nouvelles esthetiques Spa Conference

The Les Nouvelles esthetiques Spa Conference

The 8^th ANNUAL Les Nouvelles esthetiques Spa Conference 2012 took place on the 8^th and 9^th July 2012 at the Monte Casino Ballroom in Johannesburg. The BABOR team attended the two day conference and as always were proud to represent BABOR.

We all met on Saturday at Monte Casino to set up for the event. Our creative juices were flowing as we assembled banners, put together displays and arranged roses to create a stand that would look stunning and perfectly represent BABOR, once finished and happy we left for the evening, content in the fact that a good job had been done.

Sunday was an early start but we didn’t want to miss a thing. The conference was due to start at 9:30 and with wonderful speakers lined up we knew that the day was going to be very informative and interesting. “Expanding your Spas Potential”, “Brand Leadership” and “Innovation through Imagination” were just some of the great presentations on the first day and with so many people to meet, catch up with and introduce to BABOR, the day flew by.  Before we knew it the Les Nouvelles Sunday night Gala dinner had arrived and it was time to relax and enjoy the company of friends and colleagues in the industry.

Leigh-Anne, Shannon and Laura-Beth attended the Gala Dinner on behalf of the BABOR team.  Guests were dressed up to the nines, many of them looking gorgeous while others looked nervous as they waited to hear who the winners of the many nominations were.

We want to congratulate all nominations and winners who took home awards on the evening.  A special mention goes out to Amani Spas Group Operations Manager Chantelle Parsons who was up for the The Spa Management Excellence Award Nomination, and congratulations to Ilze Bowen from Spa de la Veille on taking home the award. 

The Gala dinner was a great success and while some stayed to party the night away, others returned back to their hotel suites and homes to get some beauty sleep for Day Two of the conference.

Day two was just as great as day one and was filled with informative knowledge and great presentations. An Out of the Box Marketing Panel Discussion had the guests debating particular beauty industry topics while a presentation on Communication Strategies by Rianette Leibowitz had spa managers and owners thinking about integrated communication strategies they could implement in the future.

Both days were very exciting and it was great to be part of such an important event in the beauty industry. Thank you to Dr Nadine de Freitas and the Les Nouvelles team for such a successful conference.  BABOR looks forward to next year!