The short version. Spas, wellness centres, Chinese-medicine practices, reflexology and massage chains, wellness studios and medical spas in Hong Kong enter the International Spa Awards — 75 spa and wellness categories plus 75 beauty categories, seventh edition. A hotel spa pairs with the property's International Travel Awards entry; founders enter the Golden Women or Golden Entrepreneur Awards. From USD 299; entries close on 15 September 2026.

Wellness in Hong Kong runs from the top of the market to the corner shop. The harbour-front hotels operate some of Asia's best-known spas; registered Chinese-medicine practitioners — more than ten thousand of them — treat the city from clinics in every district; foot-reflexology and massage chains are a Hong Kong institution; boutique yoga, Pilates and recovery studios have multiplied in Central, Wan Chai and Kennedy Town; and a regulated medical-aesthetics sector serves local and cross-border clients. Home-grown wellness brands sell across the Greater Bay Area.

The International Spa Awards, in its seventh annual edition, has 75 spa and wellness categories and 75 beauty categories — enough to place a hotel spa, a TCM practice, a reflexology chain and a recovery studio each on their own terms.

Winners celebrating at the Golden Tree Awards gala
Spa & Wellness · Hong Kong

Nominate a Hong Kong spa, practice or studio

150 spa, wellness and beauty categories, seventh edition, independent jury.

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What the jury will ask a Hong Kong spa or practice

Is the business growing? Treatment and retail revenue and utilisation over a defined period, indexed if needed. Are clients satisfied? Scores and reviews. Is it run to standard? Practitioner qualifications and registration (Chinese Medicine Council registration for TCM practitioners; Department of Health requirements for medical procedures), hygiene and safety. What is distinctive? Signature treatments, product partnerships, a new outlet in Kowloon or Shenzhen, a franchise — with dates. A hotel spa should show what it added to the property.

Compare the recommended awards

All programmes share the same nomination packages, judging framework and gala. The difference is who is being recognised and at which competition level.

AwardWho entersScopeTrack recordNomination fee fromWinners announced
International Spa AwardsCompanies & organisationsInternational7th annual editionUSD 299Saturday, 14 November 2026, Dubai
Golden Women AwardsIndividual leadersInternationalGolden Tree programmeUSD 299Saturday, 14 November 2026, Dubai
International Travel AwardsCompanies & organisationsInternational10th editionUSD 299Saturday, 14 November 2026, Dubai
World GM AwardsIndividual leadersInternationalsix editions heldUSD 299Saturday, 14 November 2026, Dubai

Award categories for spa & wellness

The categories below are the official categories mapped to the spa & wellness industry in the supplied category list. Select the one that best describes the business; the awards team confirms final category fit during profile completion.

Wellness Product Brands 15 categories

Wellness Centers & Retreats 15 categories

Spa & Luxury Spa Chains 15 categories

Holistic Health & Alternative Therapy 15 categories

Ayurveda & Natural Healing Centers 15 categories

Category names are shown exactly as published by the programmes. If none fits precisely, nominate under the closest category and describe the business in the profile.

Evidence that strengthens a nomination

Jurors evaluate what is submitted. Prepare these before starting the form:

  • Facilities, treatment menu, practitioners and opening dates
  • Treatment and retail revenue and utilisation over a defined period (indexed if confidential)
  • Client scores and reviews
  • Practitioner registration and qualifications; hygiene and safety standards
  • Signature treatments, partnerships and innovation, dated
  • Expansion — outlets, franchise, Greater Bay Area
  • EligibilityHotel and resort spas, day spas, Chinese-medicine and holistic practices, reflexology and massage chains, wellness and recovery studios, medical-aesthetic clinics and wellness brands operating in Hong Kong; founders for the individual programmes.
  • Nomination feeFrom USD 299 (Silver, one category). Compare packages
  • 2026 deadlinePublished close: 15 September 2026 · schedule
  • Winners announcedWinners are announced at the gala on Saturday, 14 November 2026 at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai.
Award winners on the red carpet at the Golden Tree Awards gala
Award nomination

Spa and founder, or spa and hotel

Diamond (USD 980) covers two programmes from one evidence pack — the spa with its founder, or the spa with the hotel that houses it.

  • Two juries
  • TCM, holistic and aesthetic concepts qualify
  • Announced in Dubai on 14 November 2026
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Spa & Wellness awards in Hong Kong — FAQs

Which programme?

The International Spa Awards — 75 spa and wellness plus 75 beauty categories — with the Golden Women or Golden Entrepreneur Awards for the founder.

Chinese-medicine practices?

Yes; traditional and holistic categories are in the list. Registration is evidence of standard.

Reflexology and massage chains?

Yes, as a brand or for one outlet.

Aesthetic clinics — spa or healthcare?

Either; medical-spa categories are in the spa programme, and the healthcare page is an alternative.

Hotel spa apart from the hotel?

Yes: the spa here, the hotel in the International Travel Awards.

What evidence?

Revenue and utilisation, client scores, registration and hygiene, signature treatments and expansion, dated.

Cost and deadline?

From USD 299; entries close on 15 September 2026; results in Dubai on 14 November 2026.

Last reviewed: 12 September 2026 · Award facts sourced from the official programme publications.