Planet Beach Contempo Spas Makes Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 List

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Beach Contempo Spas, an automated day spa franchise and the largest chain of day spas in the country, was ranked among Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 for 2010.

The Planet Beach Contempo Spa is designed specifically for customers juggling family, work, and social obligations who also desire a convenient and affordable escape to relaxation. A Planet Beach Contempo Spa is a franchised twist on a traditional day spa: members have unlimited access to automated day spa services in private rooms and treatments for a modest monthly membership fee, allowing them to get regular massages, facials, spray tans and spa visits for one monthly price.

"In today's market, people are stressed out and crave relaxation and rejuvenation," said Stephen Smith, Planet Beach's CEO. "Our customer base is expanding because we offer day spa services at far more reasonable rates than traditional spas and we're happy Entrepreneur Magazine selected our franchise as one to watch."

Entrepreneur Magazine's uses a formula with objective factors that include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the franchise system to evaluate franchises. The 500 franchises with the highest scores make the list.

"We're posting sales gains in the down economy when many franchisors are experiencing sales reductions," said Smith. "Entrepreneur Magazine says that wellness and fitness franchises are booming and we see that in our system. We offer a spa customer some real advantages and benefits over traditional day spas. By creating an automated Contempo Spa, we have created an entirely new sector of the day spa industry."

Planet Beach currently has 340 franchises open in the US and 12 additional countries and has helped millions of customers find relaxation and rejuvenation since its founding in 1994.

For more information about Planet Beach Contempo Spa's unique automated day spa franchise and its domestic and international franchise expansion, please visit www.myplanetbeachfranchise.com.

SOURCE Planet Beach Contempo Spas