What Spabreaks.com does

Spabreaks.com is a UK-based online marketplace for spa experiences, operating as a booking aggregator that connects consumers with over 500 spa destinations across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Founded around 2009 and headquartered in Brighton, the platform enables customers to discover, compare, and book spa days, overnight spa breaks, and gift experiences through its website, iOS and Android mobile applications, and a UK phone-based booking line (0800 043 6600). The company serves individual consumers seeking personal wellness, couples, groups (including hen parties and celebrations), pregnant guests, solo travellers, and corporate clients arranging team events and employee rewards, with a curated premium tier called the Elysium Collection targeting luxury seekers.

The underlying technology consists of a cloud-based booking platform with live availability search, hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure (storage.googleapis.com/spabreaks-assets-production), supporting self-serve online booking alongside assisted phone bookings. Core products include Spa Days, Spa Breaks, Last Minute Spa Deals, Gift Vouchers, Spa Package Vouchers, the Elysium Collection sub-brand, and the SB Rewards loyalty programme offering 7% credit on bookings. Pricing ranges from approximately £24.50 per person for entry-level spa days to over £250 per person for luxury overnight breaks.

The business operates on a marketplace commission model, earning transaction-based revenue on bookings facilitated between consumers and partner spa venues. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via owned digital channels (website, mobile apps, phone) with supplementary corporate/voucher sales. The company reports serving up to 6,000 customers weekly and holds an "Excellent" Trustpilot rating. It is privately held with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or M&A activity, and operates exclusively within the UK domestic market.

Name

Spabreaks.com

Legal name

Spabreaks.com

Website

https://spabreaks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Spabreaks.com is a UK-based online marketplace connecting consumers with 500+ spa destinations for booking spa days, overnight breaks, and gift experiences, serving individual travellers, couples, groups, and corporate clients across the United Kingdom via a commission-based model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Spa Booking Marketplace

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Spa Packages & Ritual Experiences (HSALAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Destination Spa Resorts (THAGAMAA), Destination Spas & Spa Resorts (HSALAFAC), Day Spas (HSALAFAA)

Keywords

• Spa booking platform
• Online travel agency
• Wellness marketplace
• Spa day packages
• Gift voucher services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Booking Commission/Transaction Fees: Spabreaks.com generates revenue by taking a commission or transaction fee on bookings made through its platform. The marketplace connects customers with 500+ spa partners and facilitates the booking transaction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Spabreaks.com is an online marketplace that aggregates 500+ UK spa venues and enables individual consumers to discover, compare, and book spa days, overnight spa breaks, and gift vouchers via a cloud-based website and mobile apps with live availability. Revenue is earned primarily through commissions on bookings facilitated between consumers and third-party spa partners, with additional corporate bulk and gift voucher sales.

Product overview

Spabreaks.com is a UK-based online booking platform for spa experiences operating a marketplace model. The core offering consists of Spa Days (daytime spa visits) and Spa Breaks (overnight multi-night experiences) bookable through the website and mobile app. Additional products include Gift Vouchers and Spa Package Vouchers for gifting, the Elysium Collection premium sub-brand featuring hand-picked luxury venues, and the SB Rewards loyalty program. The platform partners with 500+ spa destinations across the UK, offering live availability, exclusive deals, and booking management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elysium Collection: A gold-standard collection of spas offering luxury spa experiences, featuring premium venues with exclusive services.

Products and services

• Spa Days Daytime spa experiences allowing guests to relax and unwind for a few hours with treatments, facilities, and packages available at 500+ UK spa venues. Priced from approximately £24.50 to over £197 per person.
• Spa Breaks Overnight spa experiences ranging from single night to multi-night stays, combining accommodation with spa treatments and facilities at UK venues. Pricing starts from approximately £79 per person, with luxury options exceeding £250 per person.
• Gift Vouchers Digital gift vouchers redeemable at over 500 spas, available as spa package vouchers with specific experiences or monetary gift vouchers for flexible redemption.
• Elysium Collection Hand-selected premium spa venues offering gold-standard services and luxury experiences, exclusive to Spabreaks.com, targeted at customers seeking high-end spa experiences.
• Last Minute Spa Deals Spontaneous spa booking options with discounted deals and special offers updated daily for last-minute availability at 546 spa venues. Deals available from £45.
• Spa Package Vouchers Pre-packaged spa gift vouchers that include specific experiences, treatments and inclusions at partner venues, redeemable at 500+ UK spas.
• Spabreaks.com Mobile App Mobile application for iOS and Android enabling users to book and manage spa experiences on the go, with access to exclusive offers and live availability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serve up to 6,000 people weekly with spa experiences
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 500+ UK Spa VenuescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpabreaks.com partners with over 500 spa destinations across the UK including hotels, resorts, day spas, and specialist wellness venues. These spa partners use Spabreaks.com as a distribution channel to reach customers, with Spabreaks.com earning commission on bookings facilitated through the platform.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lastminute.com: UK-headquartered last-minute travel and experiences deals platform. Overlaps with Spabreaks.com's last-minute spa deals and short-break inventory, and competes in paid acquisition.
• Vagaro: Salon, spa, and fitness booking platform with consumer marketplace functionality. Comparable marketplace-and-software model serving spa venues and end consumers, with overlapping booking and voucher mechanics.
• Groupon: Deals marketplace with significant UK spa, beauty, and wellness inventory. Comparable last-minute/deals consumer experience and voucher redemption mechanic.
• Booksy: Beauty and wellness appointment booking platform with marketplace features. Comparable booking and partner economics in the salon-spa-beauty category, though more appointment-led than experience-led.
• Mindbody: Vertical SaaS and consumer marketplace for salons, spas, and wellness studios. Comparable marketplace-plus-software model serving the same spa partner base as Spabreaks.com, although primarily US.
• Booking.com: Global online travel agency with substantial UK spa, hotel-spa, and wellness inventory. Overlaps with Spabreaks.com's overnight spa break offering and competes for the same UK leisure traveller via paid search.

Direct peers

• SpaFinder: Long-established online spa discovery and booking platform with gift card programmes globally. Closely comparable to Spabreaks.com's marketplace, gifting, and curated spa discovery model.
• Resortpass: Day-pass booking marketplace for hotel and resort spas and pools. Directly comparable to Spabreaks.com's spa-day inventory and last-minute deals, though geographically focused on the US.
• Treatwell: Largest UK-based online booking marketplace for salons, spas, and beauty treatments. Closest direct competitor to Spabreaks.com in the UK wellness booking space, with overlapping audience, marketplace commission model, and spa venue inventory.

Regional players

• Wowcher: UK deals marketplace with significant local spa, beauty, and wellness inventory. Comparable last-minute deals model and UK-only geographic scope, with overlapping SMB venue acquisition channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/spabreaks
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbQ3D3kJQ5vK0J-R4z8Y1PQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/spabreaks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spabreaks-com
• Instagraminstagram.com/spabreaks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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