The winners of the 2010 AsiaSpa Awards were announced at a glamorous gala awards ceremony held in Hong Kong last Thursday.

Themed “Emerald Green”, more than 400 of the industry’s top professionals mingled in Hong Kong’s newest design hotel, The Mira.

The coveted title of Destination Spa of the Year went to Koh Samui’s Kamalaya while the MiraSpa took home top honours as the year’s Best Urban Spa.

Asia Pacific’s leading spa, wellness and travel magazine AsiaSpa has just released its first Philippines supplement.

The supplement details and lists the hottest spas and newest travel trends associated with the Philippines – one of Asia’s hottest new destinations.

The new supplement was written by Catharine Nicol who travelled the country to research and interview local personalities in the spa and wellness industry.

“The spa industry in the Philippines has boomed since my first visit five years ago,” says Catharine.

The winners of the 2009 AsiaSpa Awards were announced at a glamorous gala awards ceremony held at Armani Bar Hong Kong last Thursday.

The majority of Asia’s spa destinations won an award, including properties in, Thailand, The Philippines, The Maldives, China, Cambodia and Hong Kong.

Established in 2005, the AsiaSpa Awards continues to be one of the industry’s most esteemed recognitions in the Asia Pacific region.

It aims to set the standards, highlighting innovation and quality.

Resorts, companies, organizations and personalities that take home the much-coveted trophy are deemed benchmarks for this fast-growing enterprise.

AsiaSpa’s sixth anniversary party was nothing less than a celebratory occasion, held at the hottest Hong Kong spot – Prive.

More than 250 turned up in white and gold for the Grecian-themed event. Guests were greeted by flutes of bubbly and models in Greek garb.

The magazine’s Editor-in-Chief made a speech in honour of the milestone along with Blu Inc Managing Director Olivier Burlot (below).

Thailand picked up the largest number of awards at the glamorous AsiaSpa Awards Ceremony, which was held last week in The Salon of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.

The awards, organised by AsiaSpa magazine and now in their fourth year, celebrate the best spas in terms of innovation and quality, and are voted on by 29 independent judges.

More than 400 industry VIPs attended the black and bling themed event.

“We are very proud to support the best businesses in the industry and to give them the recognition they deserve,” said Olivier Burlot, Managing Director of Blu Inc Media.