Lynn Curry, CMC, ISHC, has been a Spa Consultant since 1997, providing financial feasibility, design development, creative direction, and pre-opening consulting services to upscale and luxury resorts since 1997. She launched Curry Spa Consulting, a certified Women’s Owned Business Enterprise in 2011, which quickly became a global spa consulting firm with clients in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. She was named American Spa Magazine’s Favorite Spa Consultant for the 2018 Professional Choice Awards, and a runner up to the industry’s Women In Wellness Spa Consultant of the Year. She is a proud member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants, (the leading source for global hospitality expertise) and a Certified Management Consultant™ (CMC®) with the Institute of Management Consultants (an ISO/IEC 17024 Certifying Body).
Career projects in Lynn’s portfolio include properties that have been featured on the “best of” lists in Travel & Leisure, New York Times, and other industry publications. Her portfolio includes Montage Laguna; Island Spa Catalina; The Ritz-Carlton Spas of Paradise Valley, Bachelor Gulch, Dove Mountain and Laguna Beach; The Four Seasons Spas of Cabo Del Sol, Westlake Village, Dubai, Vail, and Punta Mita; Rosewood Resort Spas at Sand Hill and Mayakoba, and the Hard Rock Spas of Tampa, Hollywood and Atlantic City. Also in Lynn’s career portfolio are private luxury club, boutique and casino spas.
From the Manager of Tourism Development providing destination sales services for The Anaheim Visitor and Convention Bureau, Lynn’s career led to Sales with Hyatt Resorts Hawaii as a Group Sales Manager, and then to Grand Wailea Resort where she opened the renowned resort in both Hotel Sales & Marketing and Spa Management. She assisted in opening multiple Hyatt Resort properties and then became the Spa Director at the Hyatt Regency in Fort Lauderdale and assisted that Spa Operator with other projects.
Lynn is a Board Member of the GSN Planet (Green Spa Network), a BLLA Task Force Member, a member of the Questex Wellness Advisory Board, and an Educator with Gerson Lehrman Councils. She is an active public speaker, panelist, and educator. She currently serves on the Spa Consulting Task Force of the Global Wellness Institute, is a past board member of Glen Ivy Hot Springs, and provides education to various industry development teams, vendors, and suppliers about the inner workings of the spa and wellness industry.
