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SB 2016 issue 3

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7 Editor’s letter

Widening our remit

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

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20 Letters

Julie Lombe champions African massage benefits; and Anne Bramham queries the robustness of spa audits

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22 Spa people

Vivianne Garcia-Tunon & Inge Theron

A spa duo at Faena Hotel work with an Oscar-winning designer

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24 Spa people

Gwyneth Paltrow

The actress launches an organic skincare line that’s good enough to eat

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26 Spa people

Lee Knowlton

US spa giant Massage Envy launches in Australia, reveals Knowlton

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28 Spa people

Davide Bollati

Comfort Zone chair tells Spa Business about its new über-green headquarters

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30 News

Second site for Miraval; digital detox at Mandarin; and major Lanserhof refurb

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38 Interview

Vladislav Doronin

Aman’s owner to spend US$30m on spas and step up to wellness in a big way

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48 Trends

Spa Foresight™ 2016

The virome, epigenetics and meditation spaces all feature in our future vision of the spa industry

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58 Promotional feature

Neaumorinc

The new Hammamii luxury spa range is designed to help global spas deliver a modern, yet deeply authentic hammam experience

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60 Top team

Gwinganna

The people behind this world-renowned lifestyle retreat share their business insights with Julie Cramer. Plus a focus on co-investor Hugh Jackman

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68 Ask an expert

Visiting practitioners

Done well, visiting practitioner programmes can boost profits by up to 40 per cent. But how can spas get the offer right? Kate Parker investigates

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72 Promotional feature

Esadore

The MD of Esadore International, Theodora Kioussis, explains how the company’s creative, manufacturing and operational skill sets can bring an international managing director of UAE-based esadore International to life in a short space of time

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74 Industry predictions

Global spa figures give their views on where the sector is heading

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On the cover | Hugh Jackman: Co-investor in Gwinganna

82 First-person

Baltic bathing

Jane Kitchen grin and bares it at a traditional Latvian pirts

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84 Promotional feature

Living Earth Crafts

Spa designer and VP of Living Earth Crafts and Earthlite, Brian Paris, unveils some of the company’s latest equipment models designed to give the delivery of spa treatments that extra edge

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86 Interview

Bonnie Baker

The spa consultant on hot spring potential in Mexico. Plus a first-person account of a temazcal sweat lodge

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92 Promotional feature

RKF

RKF Luxury Linen’s chairman and CEO, Riadh Bouaziz, explains how the French brand’s new marketing campaign signals a new direction for the company

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94 Country focus

Sri Lanka

Neena Dhillon visits some of Sri Lanka’s newest wellness facilities

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103 Spa software

Tech talk III

News and views from software firms

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109 Product innovation

Suppliers tell us about their launches

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113 Promotional feature

Fabio Alemanno

Fabio Alemanno on the company’s luxurious, hand-crafted, therapeutic spa furniture

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115 Promotional feature

Camylle

Marc Massing explains Laboratoires Camylle’s revolutionary new fragrance diffuser

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120 Research

Touchy subject

New findings on the science of touch

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SB 2016 issue 3

Download PDF

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Magazine archive

7 Editor’s letter

Widening our remit

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

View in digital edition
View online

20 Letters

Julie Lombe champions African massage benefits; and Anne Bramham queries the robustness of spa audits

View in digital edition
View online

22 Spa people

Vivianne Garcia-Tunon & Inge Theron

A spa duo at Faena Hotel work with an Oscar-winning designer

View in digital edition
View online

24 Spa people

Gwyneth Paltrow

The actress launches an organic skincare line that’s good enough to eat

View in digital edition
View online

26 Spa people

Lee Knowlton

US spa giant Massage Envy launches in Australia, reveals Knowlton

View in digital edition
View online

28 Spa people

Davide Bollati

Comfort Zone chair tells Spa Business about its new über-green headquarters

View in digital edition
View online

30 News

Second site for Miraval; digital detox at Mandarin; and major Lanserhof refurb

View in digital edition

38 Interview

Vladislav Doronin

Aman’s owner to spend US$30m on spas and step up to wellness in a big way

View in digital edition
View online

48 Trends

Spa Foresight™ 2016

The virome, epigenetics and meditation spaces all feature in our future vision of the spa industry

View in digital edition
View online

58 Promotional feature

Neaumorinc

The new Hammamii luxury spa range is designed to help global spas deliver a modern, yet deeply authentic hammam experience

View in digital edition
View online

60 Top team

Gwinganna

The people behind this world-renowned lifestyle retreat share their business insights with Julie Cramer. Plus a focus on co-investor Hugh Jackman

View in digital edition
View online

68 Ask an expert

Visiting practitioners

Done well, visiting practitioner programmes can boost profits by up to 40 per cent. But how can spas get the offer right? Kate Parker investigates

View in digital edition
View online

72 Promotional feature

Esadore

74 Industry predictions

Global spa figures give their views on where the sector is heading

View in digital edition
View online

On the cover | Hugh Jackman: Co-investor in Gwinganna

82 First-person

Baltic bathing

Jane Kitchen grin and bares it at a traditional Latvian pirts

View in digital edition
View online

84 Promotional feature

Living Earth Crafts

86 Interview

Bonnie Baker

The spa consultant on hot spring potential in Mexico. Plus a first-person account of a temazcal sweat lodge

View in digital edition
View online

92 Promotional feature

RKF

RKF Luxury Linen’s chairman and CEO, Riadh Bouaziz, explains how the French brand’s new marketing campaign signals a new direction for the company

View in digital edition

94 Country focus

Sri Lanka

Neena Dhillon visits some of Sri Lanka’s newest wellness facilities

View in digital edition
View online

103 Spa software

Tech talk III

News and views from software firms

View in digital edition
View online

109 Product innovation

Suppliers tell us about their launches

View in digital edition
View online

113 Promotional feature

Fabio Alemanno

Fabio Alemanno on the company’s luxurious, hand-crafted, therapeutic spa furniture

View in digital edition
View online

115 Promotional feature

Camylle

Marc Massing explains Laboratoires Camylle’s revolutionary new fragrance diffuser

View in digital edition
View online

120 Research

Touchy subject

New findings on the science of touch

View in digital edition
View online

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