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2021 World Spa and Wellness Award winners announced
POSTED 20 Oct 2021 . BY Megan Whitby
Six Senses' Ninh Van Bay resort in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, scooped the WSW award for 2021 Team of the Year
The winners of the World Spa and Wellness (WSW) Awards have been crowned as part of the official 2021 WSW Conference, hosted on 17 and 18 October at Excel Centre in London.

Launched in 2012, the accolades recognise destinations that set the standards in client service and care, business management and leadership.

The winners, selected from across the globe, are deemed to offer exceptional facilities and treatments while 'going the extra mile', inspiring others in the industry with their business models.

The winners are as follows:
Spa of the Year: Asia & Australasia: TIA Wellness, Da Nang City, Vietnam.
Spa of the Year: Eastern Europe: Six Senses Spa at Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort, Aghios Nikolaos, Greece.
Spa of the Year: Middle East & Africa – The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
Spa of the Year: North & South America – Cartesiano Urban Wellness Center, Puebla, Mexico.
Spa of the Year: Western Europe & Scandinavia – Spa at Resort Ragaz, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.
Spa Leader of the Year: Kay Pennington, Aqua Sana, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Team of the Year: Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.
Sustainable Spa of the Year: Lapinha, Lapa, Brazil.
Worldwide Health & Wellness Destination of the Year: Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Gargnano, Italy.
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2021 World Spa and Wellness Award winners announced
POSTED 20 Oct 2021 . BY Megan Whitby
Six Senses' Ninh Van Bay resort in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, scooped the WSW award for 2021 Team of the Year
The winners of the World Spa and Wellness (WSW) Awards have been crowned as part of the official 2021 WSW Conference, hosted on 17 and 18 October at Excel Centre in London.

Launched in 2012, the accolades recognise destinations that set the standards in client service and care, business management and leadership.

The winners, selected from across the globe, are deemed to offer exceptional facilities and treatments while 'going the extra mile', inspiring others in the industry with their business models.

The winners are as follows:
Spa of the Year: Asia & Australasia: TIA Wellness, Da Nang City, Vietnam.
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Spa of the Year: North & South America – Cartesiano Urban Wellness Center, Puebla, Mexico.
Spa of the Year: Western Europe & Scandinavia – Spa at Resort Ragaz, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.
Spa Leader of the Year: Kay Pennington, Aqua Sana, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Team of the Year: Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.
Sustainable Spa of the Year: Lapinha, Lapa, Brazil.
Worldwide Health & Wellness Destination of the Year: Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Gargnano, Italy.
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