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Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has expanded its portfolio with a new eco-wellness resort in Mantiqueira, Brazil, nestled amongst flourishing forests and situated at the meeting of three valleys. Six Senses Botanique was opened after the company refreshed an existing retreat, called Botanique Hotel & Spa.
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Baca Architects has submitted a scheme to transform an unused UK quarry lake and surrounding land into a unique eco-wellness resort centred on waterside living and water-based recreation. The 80-hectare Ashwicken Lake site is situated in East Anglia and combines woodlands and wetlands with a one km square lake
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The Hot Springs Connection has announced its third-annual conference is scheduled to take place in person at Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort in Paradise, Montana, on May 17-20 2021. Established in 2018, the convention is claimed to be the only event in the US designed specifically for hot springs owners, operators,
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The iconic Beverly Hills Hotel Spa in Los Angeles has reopened its doors after seven months of extensive refurbishment and redesign. Christopher Cowdray, CEO of the Dorchester Collection – luxury operating company of the Beverly Hills’ Hotel, appointed internationally renowned design firm Champalimaud Design to
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US-based skincare company Heyday has announced a US$20m (£14.2m €16.5m) Series B round of funding led by Level 5 Capital Partners (L5), with participation from existing investors Lerer Hippeau and Fifth Wall Ventures. Heyday has a fleet of 10 US locations designed to offer consumers an accessible and
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced non-essential retail, including spas, salons, close-contact services and gyms, could reopen by 12 April 2021, at the very earliest. Johnson revealed the news today as part of step two of the Government’s four-step lockdown exit plan for England, which he described as
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A collection of industry organisations, including The British Beauty Council, are working closely with the UK Government to present proposals for a package of industry-saving measures. These include a VAT cut for reopened salon and spa businesses, plus a dedicated personal care fund to support businesses with
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Luxury Hawaiian wellness enclave, Sensei Lāna‘i, A Four Seasons Resort has launched an Optimal Wellbeing Programme in partnership with WHOOP, the human performance and wearable tech company. Located at the island resort on Lāna‘i, the new package offers a deep lifestyle analysis using biometric data and
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Aman is planning to debut its sister hotel brand Janu in the heart of Tokyo in an urban redevelopment project, called Toranomon-Azabudai development. Janu was unveiled in 2020 with a fresh philosophy based on social connection, equilibrium and human interaction. Janu Tokyo will comprise 120 luxury guest
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As evidence grows around nature’s wellbeing and health benefits, the team behind the UK’s Lost Gardens of Heligan has created an initiative to demonstrate how its guests can harness nature to boost wellbeing. Heligan has partnered with Dr Lucy Loveday – regional director for The British Society of Lifestyle
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Barefoot luxury hotel group Soneva has upgraded its secluded Maldivian island retreat, Soneva Jani. Developed by Eva and Sonu Shivdasani, Soneva’s philosophy is SLOW LIFE – sustainable, local, organic, wellness, learning, inspiring, fun experiences. The Shivdasanis also developed the Six Senses Resorts and Spas
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Spa education centre Chiva-Som International Academy in Bangkok has upgraded its online course offering for spa and wellness students worldwide. Chiva-Som started offering digital courses in 2020 as an alternative training and education resource during lockdowns and closure. The initial course selection
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The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced the appointment of Nicola Finley, MD, to its advisory board. Finley works for US destination spa Canyon Ranch in Tucson and is a board-certified internal medicine physician who completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona. At Canyon
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Hotel operator The Lux Collective has opened the doors to Lux* Chongzuo, Guangxi Resort & Villas, in Daxin county, southern China. Surrounded by lush tropical forests with panoramic views of the Karst mountain formation, the brand new 56-key resort marks the beginning of the hotel group’s expansion plans in
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Arne Sorenson, Marriott International president and CEO, unexpectedly passed away, aged 62, on 15 February 2021. In May 2019, the company announced Sorenson had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On 2 February 2021, Marriott shared the news that he’d temporarily reduce his schedule to facilitate more
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One&Only is opening its first European resort in May 2021 in Montenegro, nestled among a mountain landscape with panoramic ocean views. One&Only Portonovi will be the first One&Only to offer a Chenot Espace facility, following an exclusive global partnership with leading wellness brand Chenot. Spread across
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Annika Sofia Bjorka has been appointed spa director at Clinique La Prairie’s first facility outside of Europe – Clinique La Prairie Aesthetics & Medical Spa at the St. Regis Bangkok. The new 1,500sq m medi-spa in Thailand exclusively provides cellular skincare treatments from Swiss Perfection. The facility
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UK-based beauty box subscription service Roccabox experienced unprecedented growth during 2020. The company recently reported its monthly subscriptions grew by 242 per cent from January to December – this accounted for a 515 per cent increase in monthly revenue from the beginning to the end of 2020. Founder
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Destination wellness resort and spa brand Miraval Resorts has partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – a non-profit, grassroots US organisation providing free advocacy, education and support to people affected by mental illness. Together in 2021, Miraval and NAMI will launch a series of
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Europe’s largest health spa operator Ensana has begun offering a seven-day Respiratory Recovery Programme at a select number of its Czech health spa hotels. Launched in light of the pandemic, the holistic package is designed to slow down and minimise the progression of debilitating symptoms after respiratory
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French marine skincare brand Thalgo has announced a partnership with The SeaCleaners, a sustainability organisation passionate about combatting ocean pollution and reducing plastic waste. SeaCleaners is in the process of realising a revolutionary ship called the Manta, designed to collect, compact and recycle
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The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has appointed Rick Stollmeyer, wellness entrepreneur, co-founder of Mindbody and author, to its advisory board. During his two decades at the helm, Mindbody made the “Inc. 5000” list of the fastest-growing private companies for seven years in a row (from 2008 to 2014).
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Luxury spa and wellness technology company, Gharieni Group, is undertaking a new study into two of its touchless spa treatment concept beds and their effects on the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). The ANS is a three-part system responsible for self-regulating our important bodily functions and stimulating
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Leading wellness brand The Chenot Group is planning to unveil a luxury integrative health facility onboard a 293-metre superyacht – called Njord – with its own private residential community. As of 2024, the group will operate a 930sq m world-class medical spa facility on the superyacht, complete with open-ended
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Hotel giant, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has rebranded itself as IHG Hotels & Resorts to reflect the companies growing international collection of 16 brands and 6,000 plus destinations. The brand operates across 100 countries and has now split its group into four collections: The Luxury and Lifestyle
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