Last holiday season Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa had a few very special visitors from the remote Pacific Island of Tanna. As part of the Travel Channel show "Meet the Natives", these five tribesmen traveled across the country, staying with different families each week to learn about American culture. During their time with a family from Orange County, the five men - Chief Mangau (the Chief of the tribe), Keimua (Head Dancer), Sam (The Medicine Man), Kuai (The Happy Man), and Namus (the Translator) - came to Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa while the Travel Channel filmed their day at the spa, including their experiences receiving massages and pedicures, and getting muddy in Club Mud. It was such a fun day being with the tribe and seeing the awe, excitement, and, at times, question in their eyes - it will be very interesting to see (now that it's been translated with subtitles) what they were actually saying and thinking!
Be sure to tune in to the Meet the Natives episode this Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10 p.m. E/P. Until then, read more about their Orange County adventure in this article from the Orange County Register.
(Travel Channel photo) check out this clip from the show (TravelChannelTV, YouTube):
The Corona Chamber of Commerce recently announced the five businesses that have earned their prestigious Award of Excellence. Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa is proud to be recognized by the Chamber as the recipient of the Award of Excellence in Service!
It is our goal every day at Glen Ivy to exceed our guests’ expectations in all aspects of their visit to the spa and this award is a tribute to the outstanding people that work here and make this an extraordinary place for guests to visit and employees to work.
Here's a photo of some of the staff at Glen Ivy after hearing the great news:
“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” --Vince Lombardi, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach
Recently I had the pleasure of working with writer/blogger Jenna Robbins. Jenna writes a Southern California Travel column on Examiner.com and wrote a great article about the current two for one admission rate at Glen Ivy Hot Springs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. She also included one of my favorite pictures of a guest coating herself in our red clay mud.
Check out the article and be sure to leave a comment for Jenna - perhaps like her you were also a mudpie chef at a young age?!
(Travel Channel photo)
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