TUNISIA SPA AND SALON DOMESTIC SALES GROW, EVEN AS FOREIGN TOURISM SOFTENS

THE ARAB Spring, for all its faults, inconsistencies and disappointments, has delivered the world one thriving open and pluralistic Arab society – Tunisia – where women especially have seized new freedoms and spending power. This is reflected in spending on spa and salon services in the country, where, according to market researcher Euromonitor International, in the year of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution the turnover of the Tunisian spa sector was just USD32.4 million. It rose to USD44.8 million in 2016, although the year-on-year rate of growth slowed from 11.8% ...


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