Mr. Raoul Andrews Sudre has been bound up with the SPA notion since getting a diploma in Hotel Management at the Cornell University, N.Y., in 1960, when he began his advisory career as a member of this university.

He was a consultant of the Ministry of Tourism in the following countries: France, Morocco,Brazil, Mexico and Nicaragua, as well as of leading hotel chains: Ritz Carlton, Bulgari, Four Seasons, Accor and Omni. Quotations from his works regularly appear in most prestigious magazines in the USsuch as Wall Street Journal, New-York Times, Hotel Magazine, Spa Management, Healing Retreats, Pulse, Spa Asia, American Spa and Novellas Esthetique.

He regularly takes part in many conferences connected with the SPA notion all over the world. Over 45 years of experience in alternative and esthetic medicine, fitness and modern treatments in professional cosmetology allows him to have a unique view on the SPA branch.

For a few years he has been a board member of the International Spa Association.