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SB 2017 issue 4 Download PDF View digital edition Subscribe Magazine archive 5 Editor’s letter Existential threat Liz Terry shares her thoughts View in digital edition View online 16 Promotional feature Barr + Wray Making waves in spa design View in digital edition View online 20 Letters The complexity of the skin microbiome View in digital edition View online 22 People profile Wim Hof Wim Hof on spas, breathing and the positive effects of the cold View in digital edition View online 24 People profile CG Funk CG Funk joins The Massage Company View in digital edition View online 26 People profile Debra Neill Debra Neill helps those in the spa industry after a disaster View in digital edition View online 28 News Park Hyatt St Kitts opens with Miraval spa; Aman New York will have three-storey spa; Mearns joins LivUnLtd View in digital edition 36 News report Icelandic spa Myths and monsters have inspired an Icelandic geothermal spa concept View in digital edition View online 38 Top Team Civana Kevin Kelly and his team hope to transform wellness hospitality View in digital edition View online 44 Ask an Expert Cold therapy Is cold-water therapy the next hot thing in spa treatments? View in digital edition View online 48 Research US spa industry US spa revenue has reached an all-time high of US$16.8bn, according to the latest research from ISPA View in digital edition View online 52 Promotional feature Book4time Turn cancellations from headache into revenue View in digital edition View online 54 GWS Reaching for the moon Highlights from the Global Wellness Summit in Palm Beach, Florida View in digital edition View online 64 Promotional feature Phytomer Science of the sea View in digital edition View online On the cover: The Iceman Wim Hof on spas, breathing and the benefits of the cold 66 Spa Foresight A look at the trends that will have the biggest impact on spas in the future View in digital edition View online 76 Feature As Lux would have it Jane Kitchen finds out more about the Mauritian brand’s holistic wellness offerings – and plans for expansion View in digital edition View online 84 Promotional feature Resortsuite Making a fully-integrated difference View in digital edition View online 86 Software Social media How software is helping spas drive new business through social media View in digital edition View online 90 Fitness Hybrid Fitness ESPA Life at Corinthia launches a ‘revolutionary’ new fitness concept View in digital edition View online 95 Product Innovation spa-kit.net Suppliers tell Lauren Heath-Jones about their newest launches View in digital edition View online 97 Promotional feature Anne Semonin Katherine Connolly, newly appointed global director of retail and spa operations at Anne Semonin, discusses her plans for the brand View in digital edition View online 99 Promotional feature Gharieni Gharieni CEO Sammy Gharieni explains how augmented massage adds a new dimension View in digital edition View online 101 Promotional feature Thalion Thalion is the first company to develop highly specialised mineral therapies for clients, says training manager Sophie Alemany View in digital edition View online 106 Research Finishing touch A new study shows that massage can help muscle re-growth after an injury – even when applied to the opposite limb View in digital edition View online LATEST NEWS Equinox tells HCM it plans to fight $11.25m race discrimination ruling Lifestyle brand Equinox has told HCM it plans to fight a ruling by the US courts that it must pay pay US$11.25m to a former employee who claimed she was discriminated against due to her race and gender, saying it "vehemently disagrees with the jury’s finding". Hadi Teherani-designed alpine nature spa opens at Hotel Krallerhof in Austria Austria’s five-star alpine wellness retreat Hotel Krallerhof has been updated with a new nature- centric glass-fronted spa, Atmosphere by Krallerhof. Wellness gets wild as JW Marriott safari retreat opens in Masai Mara National Reserve JW Marriott has branched into the luxury safari segment with a wellness-forward retreat property in one of Africa's most renowned wildlife and wilderness conservation regions. Architizer celebrates best of spa and wellness architecture at 11th Annual A+Awards Global online architecture platform Architizer has spotlighted innovative spa and wellness architecture concepts around the world as part of its 11th Annual Architizer A+Awards. Wellbeing strategist Dr Glenda Rivoallan to keynote Spa Life UK 2023 Industry event Spa Life UK is back for 2023 from 2-4 July at the De Vere Cotswold Water Park Hotel. Kelleye Martin named spa director of The Houstonian’s Trellis Spa Iconic Texas hotel and wellness destination Texas The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa has announced the appointment of Kelleye Martin as the new director of its Trellis Spa. The Carlton Cannes opens the doors to Le C Club wellness retreat on the French Riviera Just in time for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, premium beachside hotel The Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France, has opened its brand new spa and fitness centre, Le C Club. Peter Anderson joins HVS as managing director, wellness consulting practice leader Hospitality consulting and intelligence firm HVS* has appointed Peter Anderson as a managing director and wellness practice leader within the Americas region. Robust revenue growth at hotels with wellness offerings worldwide during 2022, finds RLA Global Revenues at wellness hotels rose sharply in 2022 as demand rebounded, despite economic and geopolitical difficulties. NWTO: Mountain tourism now accounts for up to 16 per cent of international tourist arrivals Mountain tourism represents between nine and 16 per cent of all international tourist arrivals worldwide as people head for sport, health and wellbeing travel. Therme Group planning flagship US facility in Washington DC Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group US and Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser have signed a deal to work together toward identifying a site for a new Therme facility. 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