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A five-star Czech health spa hotel in Karlovy Vary is tapping local mineral-rich spring water to help aid people recovering after COVID-19. The Life after COVID-19 programme is offered at The Hotel Savoy Westend and lasts seven days, but in-house doctors recommend participants spend at least a minimum of a week
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Andreas Blum has been appointed by cryotherapy specialist, Art of Cryo, as its director of sales, hotel and spa in APAC. His new role will begin with a focus on business development in the APAC region while continuing to grow and establish Art of Cryo's network of partners, clients and branches. Alongside this,
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Thai hotel group Dusit International has opened a brand new resort on the lower reaches of China’s Yangtze River and the shores of Lake Tai, in Suzhou. Dusit Thani Wellness Resort Suzhou is located in a province known as the ‘Venice of the East,’ with canals, stone bridges, pagodas and meticulously designed
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The Medical Wellness Congress (MWC) is launching a monthly webinar series after its inaugural event was postponed until 28-29 June 2021. Conference director Vladi Kovanic says the digital offering has been launched to continue supporting and inspiring the spa and wellness sector while the pandemic restricts
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Destination spa operator Chablé Hotels has appointed two new wellness spa managers at its Chablé Yucatán at Chablé Maroma resorts in Mexico. Jesús Segundo Rangel will helm wellness facilities at Chablé Yucatán while Rosalba Velázquez Becerra has been appointed to lead the spa at Chablé Maroma. Prior to
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In November 2021, Montage is scheduled to open a deluxe 150-key alpine ski resort in Montana complete with a comprehensive alpine wellness sanctuary. Spa Business spoke to Montage VP of spa and retail, Patrick Huey, for more details about plans for the ski-in/ski-out resort’s upcoming 11,000sq ft
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California’s Esalen Institute has partnered with Radiance Sutras School of Meditation to offer an online meditation teacher training course, in response to the growing demand for wellness resources in 2020. The 200-hour online certificate will run between 29 January and 19 June 2021 and be taught by Esalen
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Leading wellness supplier Klafs has been acquired by independent pan-European investment company Egeria. With Egeria as the majority shareholder, Klafs’ previous managing directors, Stefan Schöllhammer and Phillip Rock, will still helm the business as CEO and COO respectively. Klafs is claimed to be the world’s
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Luxury hospitality group Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is debuting its new retreat concept Journey to Resilience, designed to enhance people’s ability to recover from or adapt easily to change. Following a challenging year with stressful periods and rising levels of anxiety, the retreats look to heal and address all
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Luxury five-star hotel The Phoenicia Malta has been upgraded with a 1,200sq m new Deep Nature Spa in the heart of Valletta, in Malta. The Phoenicia is an architectural gem steeped in history, featuring seven and a half acres of landscaped gardens extending to the fortified city walls of the UNESCO World
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The International Spa Association (ISPA) has decided to cancel its upcoming ISPA Conference & Expo in May, due to the ongoing global pandemic. Attendees and sponsors for the cancelled in-person event will be contacted and given full refunds for any processed payments or will be assisted with applying those funds
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Amanda Winwood, founder of Made for Life Organics, has announced that industry event SpaFest will be held in the UK in September. Launched in 2017, the event is masterminded by Winwood and is designed to unite professionals from the wellness industry in a relaxed environment while offering expert insight from key
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After a steadfast strategic campaign, the British Beauty Council, UK Spa Association, British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (BABTAC) and the National Hair & Beauty Federation has been granted a new sector-specific team within government, dedicated specifically to supporting Personal Care. The four
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The Ritz-Carlton Reserve portfolio has expanded, with the opening of a premium all-season alpine resort at one of Japan's top winter sports destinations in Hokkaido. Owned by YTL Hotels, the 50-room Higashiyama Niseko Village resort is the first Japanese Ritz-Carlton Reserve and YTL's fifth destination in Niseko
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While North Americans haven’t been able to travel as much as they would usually, it hasn’t stopped them from looking, according to Spas of America’s Top 100 Spas of 2020. The spa and wellness travel website cited country, mountain and mineral spas as the most popular spa searches, with the most popular
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Book4Time, a leading cloud-based business management solution for the global hospitality, spa and wellness industry, has received a significant growth investment from Serent Capital, a growth-focused firm that invests in technology and tech-enabled services companies. Founded in 2004, Book4Time manages the
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UK MPs have spoken in favour of backing the creation of a Minister of Hospitality, following a debate at Westminster Hall yesterday (11 January). The topic was discussed after a petition which proposed the motion began circulating in October 2020 – it has now gathered over 207,000 signatures. The hospitality
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According to a recent survey conducted by The Irish Spa Association (ISA), the Irish spa industry is highly capable of taking the difficult decisions needed for business continuity and avoiding the spread of COVID-19. 104 Irish businesses participated in the survey during October 2020, including day spas,
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Luxury hotel group Aman has created a nature-centric wellness retreat for its remote Japanese resort in Mie, called Amanemu, located in a sprawling national park. The four-night programme has been developed to help guests support immunity through exposure to nature and experience the benefits of nature
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The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced the appointment of Yvonne Ebdon as its new general manager (GM). She will lead the trade-body alongside UKSA chair Adam Chatterley and will succeed Helena Grzesk who served as GM for over two years and guided the organisation through the turmoil of the pandemic while
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Spas, beauty salons, hair salons, barbers and mobile beauty services are now closed for business in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, most parts of Scotland and Ireland. Each nation has entered a self-imposed lockdown, as the number of virus cases escalates daily, with UK daily COVID cases hitting over 60,000
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Therapeutic fasting and medi-wellness clinic Buchinger Wilhelmi in Germany is helping its guests to live a healthier life via its new Immunity+ programme. The immunity package aims to strengthen both body and mind, with the specific target of reducing the main risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19 and
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British makeup artist Pat McGrath has been honoured with a DBE by the Queen for her services to the beauty and fashion industry, and to diversity. After 30 years’ industry experience, McGrath has been awarded a damehood in the 2021 New Years Honours list, making her the first makeup artist to receive the
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Luxury Spanish golf destination PGA Catalunya Resort is introducing new wellness facilities in 2021, with an estimated investment of €5m (£4.6m, US$6.1m). In Q1 20201, the 145-key resort is gearing up to open an exciting 1,000sq m wellness centre designed by Lagula architects, which will offer a luxurious
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Studio Gad, an Israel-based architecture and design firm has created an eye-catching hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) centre for improving brain and body performance for Aviv Clinics. Aviv Clinics is a world leader in research on age-related cognitive and functional decline and novel applications treated with
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