‘Spa spies’ in consumer guide plan

A CONSUMER guide is being prepared to help tourists from home and abroad understand the baffling array of spa facilities that have exploded on to the Irish holiday market.

The guide will categorise the various facilities that currently come under the loose heading of “health and wellness centres” according to their services, and inspectors will be dispatched to ensure they deliver all they promise.

Fáilte Ireland has invited tenders from would-be inspectors who will be placed on a panel and sent out periodically as ‘spa spies’.