In the analysis of the macro environment of this Spa market we find some general trends 
world wide: 
- older age groups will continue to grow in size in the short to medium term and will 
drive to growth in demand for healthtourism products and spa services; 
- climate change will determine changes in tourism flows, increases in trips outside the 
summer season and growing popularity of summer destinations during the traditional 
winter period; 
- there will be an increasing need for branding in order to identify international 
operators that can be trusted; 
- there is a need to combine cultural,leisure and entertainment products; 
- clients look for higher quality experiences; 
- demand for well-being, health, fitness, stressmanagement products is growing in the 
developed economies; 
- internet strategies for promotion and in new research techniques are in line, marketing 
messages based on experiences and feelings will have a greater importance in travel 
decision, more focused tailor-made and personalized products will be generated. 
There are important figures referring the situation of the balneary resort market: 
- With reference to the accommodation capacity, in the last years we observe a decrease 
in the accommodation capacity because many hotels were not operating because of the 
low condition and an increase with 60% of the 3-4 stars hotels because of the 
construction of the new hotels and modernization and upgrading of some existing 
ones; 
Accomodation capacity