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Networking, knowledge-sharing: 12th annual Forum HOTel&SPA deemed a success
14 Jun 2019 . BY Jane Kitchen
The 12th annual Forum HOTel&SPA was held on 23 May at the Four Seasons George V Hotel in Paris, with a theme of ‘Multidiversity in Wellness’.
Organised by VK-Organisation and Vladi Kovanic, the Forum HOTel&SPA is a one-day conference for hotel, spa, thermal and thalasso industry specialists, designed to create a platform for networking and sharing of knowledge and best practices.
Participants from France, the US, Japan, Mauritius, the Maldives, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Morocco, Portugal, Russia, Luxembourg and Great Britain attended the event.
Speakers included architect Joseph Caspari; Roger Allen, CEO of Resources for Leisure Assets; Beata Aleksandrowicz, co-founder of Pure Massage Spa Training Method; architect Robert Henry; and VP of wellbeing for Accor Hotels Emlyn Brown, among others.
Hosted by Kovanic alongside Jean-Guy de Gabriac, founder of World Wellness Weekend, the goal of the 12th edition was professional exchange, discussion of common projects, and comparison of management methods. Breaks and a cocktail hour facilitated networking among participants.
The event also honours spa managers through the Black and Blue Diamond Awards, created by Forum HOTel&SPA to recognise the best spa manager and thalasso spa manager.
The Blue Diamond Award for thalassotherapy was awarded to Serge Raulic, director of the Thermes Marins de Saint Malo, France.
The Black Diamond Award – an award which designates the best spa manager of the year – included finalists from seven countries.
Top honours went to Anna Hencka-Zyser of Poland, while the second-place Yellow Diamond Award went to Diane Bernardin of France and Aishath Zulfishan of the Maldives, who tied for the award. The White Diamond Award for third place was given to Virginie Fliegans of Switzerland.
The 13th edition of the Forum HOTel&SPA will be held 4 June, 2020.
Vladi Kovanic (second from right) along with last year's Black Diamond award winner Erica D'Angelo (far left) and winners from this year: Virginie Fliegans, Diane Bernardin, and Anna Hencka-Zyser
NYC-based lifestyle, spa and skin science brand Immunocologie Skincare has embarked on a
strategic collaboration with Satteva Wellness Group, marking its foray into the Latin
American market.
Global wellness music provider Myndstream has released the second episode of its new
educational content series Mastermynds, in partnership with Universal Companies.
Cryotherapy supplier Art of Cryo has created a new 12-person walkthrough cryotherapy chamber
at Cryo Center Coolzone Madeira, claimed to be the largest cold therapy treatment experience
in the world.
Premium hotel and spa destination Halekulani in Honolulu, Hawaii, has launched a poolside
facemask service for its guests, powered by luxury skincare and spa brand Knesko.
Yon-Ka has introduced the Time Resist Jour (Day) and Nuit (Night) moisturisers, to offer a
comprehensive pro-ageing routine that works around the clock to plump and fill wrinkles
while
smoothing the skin.
Cellular skincare and spa brand Swissline has launched a new 75-minute facial titled the
Swiss Oxygen Treatment, debuting exclusively at luxury Swiss day spa Labo Spa in Zurich.
Amra Skincare, the premium British spa and skincare brand, has been selected as the exclusive
spa partner for the St. Regis Red Sea Resort in Saudi Arabia.
Spanish skincare and spa brand Natura Bissé has discovered its treatments can increase a
sense of wellbeing by almost 70 per cent, as well as improving self-esteem, skin condition
and relaxation levels.
Networking, knowledge-sharing: 12th annual Forum HOTel&SPA deemed a success
14 Jun 2019 . BY Jane Kitchen
Vladi Kovanic (second from right) along with last year's Black Diamond award winner Erica D'Angelo (far left) and winners from this year: Virginie Fliegans, Diane Bernardin, and Anna Hencka-Zyser
The 12th annual Forum HOTel&SPA was held on 23 May at the Four Seasons George V Hotel in Paris, with a theme of ‘Multidiversity in Wellness’.
Organised by VK-Organisation and Vladi Kovanic, the Forum HOTel&SPA is a one-day conference for hotel, spa, thermal and thalasso industry specialists, designed to create a platform for networking and sharing of knowledge and best practices.
Participants from France, the US, Japan, Mauritius, the Maldives, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Morocco, Portugal, Russia, Luxembourg and Great Britain attended the event.
Speakers included architect Joseph Caspari; Roger Allen, CEO of Resources for Leisure Assets; Beata Aleksandrowicz, co-founder of Pure Massage Spa Training Method; architect Robert Henry; and VP of wellbeing for Accor Hotels Emlyn Brown, among others.
Hosted by Kovanic alongside Jean-Guy de Gabriac, founder of World Wellness Weekend, the goal of the 12th edition was professional exchange, discussion of common projects, and comparison of management methods. Breaks and a cocktail hour facilitated networking among participants.
The event also honours spa managers through the Black and Blue Diamond Awards, created by Forum HOTel&SPA to recognise the best spa manager and thalasso spa manager.
The Blue Diamond Award for thalassotherapy was awarded to Serge Raulic, director of the Thermes Marins de Saint Malo, France.
The Black Diamond Award – an award which designates the best spa manager of the year – included finalists from seven countries.
Top honours went to Anna Hencka-Zyser of Poland, while the second-place Yellow Diamond Award went to Diane Bernardin of France and Aishath Zulfishan of the Maldives, who tied for the award. The White Diamond Award for third place was given to Virginie Fliegans of Switzerland.
The 13th edition of the Forum HOTel&SPA will be held 4 June, 2020.
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NYC-based lifestyle, spa and skin science brand Immunocologie Skincare has embarked on a
strategic collaboration with Satteva Wellness Group, marking its foray into the Latin
American market.
Global wellness music provider Myndstream has released the second episode of its new
educational content series Mastermynds, in partnership with Universal Companies.
Cryotherapy supplier Art of Cryo has created a new 12-person walkthrough cryotherapy chamber
at Cryo Center Coolzone Madeira, claimed to be the largest cold therapy treatment experience
in the world.
Premium hotel and spa destination Halekulani in Honolulu, Hawaii, has launched a poolside
facemask service for its guests, powered by luxury skincare and spa brand Knesko.
Yon-Ka has introduced the Time Resist Jour (Day) and Nuit (Night) moisturisers, to offer a
comprehensive pro-ageing routine that works around the clock to plump and fill wrinkles
while
smoothing the skin.
Cellular skincare and spa brand Swissline has launched a new 75-minute facial titled the
Swiss Oxygen Treatment, debuting exclusively at luxury Swiss day spa Labo Spa in Zurich.
Amra Skincare, the premium British spa and skincare brand, has been selected as the exclusive
spa partner for the St. Regis Red Sea Resort in Saudi Arabia.
Spanish skincare and spa brand Natura Bissé has discovered its treatments can increase a
sense of wellbeing by almost 70 per cent, as well as improving self-esteem, skin condition
and relaxation levels.
The Gharieni Group has expanded its family of brands with Metawell: a new brand that will
exclusively communicate and offer its mind/body wellness technologies offering in the global
market.