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Fitness Trainers
Company: Lavanya Spa
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Beauty Therapist
Company: Lavanya Spa
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sales Consultant
Company: Premier Software Solutions
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Assistant Spa Manager
Company: Willow Stream Spa
Location: Montreux, Switzerland
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Part - Time Exercise Therapist
Company: South West London & St George's
Location: South London, United Kingdom
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Spa Director
Company: The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
Location: Cayman Islands
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Head Office Opportunities
Company: Decléor UK Ltd
Location: Nationwide, United Kingdom
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Retail Counter Managers
Company: Decléor UK Ltd
Location: Nationwide, United Kingdom
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Sydney International Beauty Expo
30 - 31 Aug 2008
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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2nd Annual Anti-Ageing & Aesthetic medicine Conference
06-07 Sep 2008
Swissotel, Sydney, Australia
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ISPA Knowledge Network & Marketplaces - Marketing
08 - 09 Sep 2008
Coconut Grove, Florida, USA
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Inner Idea 2008
11 - 14 Sep 2008
Palm Springs, California, USA
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Spa & Resort Expo & Conference / Medical Aesthetics Conference & Expo
20 - 22 Sep 2008
New York, USA
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Operations Management Services for Recreation and Aquatic Facilities
Location: Auckland, New Zealand Company: Auckland City Council
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To Let - Property suitable for Leisure / Storage / Offices
Location: Workington, Cumbria Company: Hyde Harrington Property Consultants
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Expression of Interest - Fitness Equipment
Location: Congleton Company: Congleton Borough Council
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Interest to host the British Tennis Classic 2010
Location: Birmingham Company: The Lawn Tennis Association
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2007 Q3
08
LETTERS
Jay Wahono challenges ISPA chair Jim Root on
North American labour laws and ESPA founder
Susan Harmsworth shares her thoughts on staff
retention
12 NEWS
Six Senses takes steps towards becoming carbon
free and Per Aquum rolls out its new Lime spa
concept
22 INTERVIEW: SAMIR PATEL
The vice president of spa operations and development for Taj Hotels, Resorts
and Palaces talks to Rhianon Howells about the challenges of creating an authentic
Indian spa brand for the group and shares his vision for its rollout
30 EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT: SOUTH AFRICA
Katie Barnes talks to leading gures in the South African spa industry about the
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for this emerging market
36 PREVIEW: PERFECT PARTNERS
Next Generation health clubs in Australia teams up with spa operator ThoSona
to launch a new wellness concept
38 COUNTRY FOCUS: FINE CHINA
Catherine Feliciano-Chon explores some of the opportunities and challenges posed
by spa development in the world’s largest consumer economy
44 CLIMBING HIGH
The Anantara Spa at the Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski is the most successful
in the brand’s portfolio. Rhianon Howells pays a visit
51 THE WAY I SEE IT: MARK WUTTKE
The Australian founder of business development company The Wuttke Group shares
his insights on business and life
52 RESEARCH: NATURAL THINKING
A report by Europe’s leading wildlife charity confirms that contact with
nature is essential to health and wellbeing. Vicky Kiernander asks what spa operators
could learn from it
64
PUBLIC SECTOR SPAS: ACCESS FOR ALL
Two public sector operators in the UK have opened luxury days spas targeting
people in deprived areas – but will they work? Rhianon Howells finds out
more
70 ASK AN EXPERT: PEAK OIL
Peak Oil Theory predicts a global oil shortage in a matter of years. What should
the spa industry be doing to prepare? Judy Chapman reports
76
BIG IDEAS
Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat is a new wellness concept from Tony de Leede, the
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80 REAL ESTATE: LIVING IT UP
Peter Sargent visits Canyon Ranch Living Miami
to get the buyer’s perspective
86 MARKETING: NET WORTH
How can spas improve their internet marketing
strategy? Susie Ellis reports
92 GUT REACTION
Magali Robathan visits Austria’s Viva
Centre for Modern Mayr Medicine
98 TRAINING: A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE
French beauty training provider Elégance
Gontard is moving into the global spa market.
Katie Barnes reports
102 DESIGN REVIEW: PARISIEN STYLE
Jacques Garcia created the interiors of U-Spa
at Paris’s Hôtel Fouquet
Barrière.
Neena Dhillon takes a look around
106 FITNESS: JUST ADD WATER
Kath Hudson explores how spa operators could
make better use of their pools
112 PRODUCTS
We review some of the latest and most innovative
products for your spa
120 FINISHING TOUCH: BREATHE EASY
A breathing technique benefits asthma
sufferers, says new research
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26 Aug 2008
Powerscourt Springs health farm to close
Powerscourt Springs health farm and hotel in Co Wicklow, Ireland, is to close with the loss of a reported 67 jobs. more |
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26 Aug 2008
Wellness centre launches at Le Mauricia
A new wellness centre has opened within Beachcomber Hotels’ Le Mauricia property in Mauritius, completing the final phase of the hotel’s extensive refurbishment programme. more |
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26 Aug 2008
Espace Henri Chenot reopens
The Espace Henri Chenot at the Palace Merano in northern Italy has reopened following a multi-million dollar investment in the entire property. more |
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26 Aug 2008
Nikki Beach Panama to open next March
Further details have been revealed about the next Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts-branded property to open in central America, in Panama. more |
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26 Aug 2008
Delta Grand Okanagan resort to open in October
Delta Hotels group is to open its latest resort and spa in Kelowna within the Canadian province of British Columbia later this year. more |
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26 Aug 2008
Spa Junkie website launches
A new website has launched, aimed at sharing knowledge about spas in cities throughout the US. more |
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22 Aug 2008
Acqua Hotel spa to roll out in Peru
Seven new spas are to open in Peru over the next five years within Acqua Hotel properties. more |
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22 Aug 2008
Verbena Spa ready to launch in North Yorkshire
The Feversham Arms hotel in Helmsley, UK, is to gain a £1.2m (1.5m euro, US$2.2m) spa called Verbena, which will launch in October. more |
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22 Aug 2008
Emirates super jumbo with spa enters fleet
Emirates airline has taken delivery of its Airbus A380-800 super jumbo jets, which have become operational on flights between New York JFK airport and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. more |
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22 Aug 2008
UC Irvine to expand spa education syllabus
The University of California, Irvine Extension, in the US is to offer a new elective course based on educating spa owners, managers and other industry professionals on how to conserve energy and resources within spas.
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COMO to purify skincare
Purify is the first complete skincare range developed, produced and sold by COMO Shambhala.
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New book explains the global spa industry
A new textbook on the global spa industry, featuring contributions from some of the biggest names in the international spa industry, is now available for purchase. more |
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