# International Spa Awards

> The International Spa Awards is the world's most prestigious recognition programme dedicated exclusively to the global spa and wellness industry. Independent jury, transparent merit-based criteria, 100+ countries, 150+ categories. Annual Gala Ceremony in Dubai.

## About

The International Spa Awards (ISBA) celebrates outstanding spa and wellness businesses across all major industry segments — luxury hotel spas, day spas, destination spas, medical spas, wellness retreats, resort spas, wellness brands and the leaders behind them. Nominations are free to enter and judged by an independent international jury against transparent merit-based criteria.

Operated by Golden Tree Awards, Dubai (UAE).

## Gala Ceremony 2026

- **Venue:** Westin Marina Hotel, Dubai, UAE
- **Date:** 14 November 2026
- **Time:** 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- **Attendance:** 500+ industry leaders

## How to nominate

- Free of charge — no fee to enter.
- Submit at: https://internationalspaawards.com/award-nomination.html
- Self-nominations and third-party nominations both accepted.
- Confirmation of receipt within 48 hours.

## Contact

- **Address:** Iris Bay Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE
- **Email:** awards@goldentreeawards.com
- **WhatsApp:** +971 585862014
- **Web:** https://internationalspaawards.com

## Key Resources

- [Award Nomination](https://internationalspaawards.com/award-nomination.html): Submit a nomination via the centralized Golden Tree Awards form.
- [About the Awards](https://internationalspaawards.com/about.html): Mission, vision, judging process and benefits of recognition.
- [Gallery](https://internationalspaawards.com/gallery.html): Gala ceremony highlights and winner photography.
- [Contact](https://internationalspaawards.com/contact.html): Nominations, partnerships, press enquiries.
- [Sitemap](https://internationalspaawards.com/sitemap.xml): Full site index.
- [llms-full.txt](https://internationalspaawards.com/llms-full.txt): Extended site context for LLMs.
- [ai-index.json](https://internationalspaawards.com/ai-index.json): Machine-readable index of every page (title, description, URL).
- [knowledge-graph.json](https://internationalspaawards.com/knowledge-graph.json): Schema.org entity graph (Organization, WebSite, Event).
- [entity-map.json](https://internationalspaawards.com/entity-map.json): Entities, relationships and core topics.

## Insights / Blog

The blog covers the global spa awards landscape — regional editions (UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore, USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Hong Kong, Canada, etc.), category insights (luxury / day / hotel / medical / destination / wellness retreat / holistic), and editorial guides (how to nominate, how to win, judging criteria, benefits of recognition).

Index: https://internationalspaawards.com/blog/

## Public display policy

The site publishes only the company name, country and award category of nominees and winners. Personal contact information (email, phone, address, contact persons) is never displayed.

## Operating organisation

- **Name:** International Spa Awards (a Golden Tree Awards programme)
- **Type:** Industry recognition programme
- **Country:** United Arab Emirates
- **Sector:** Global spa & wellness industry