NEWS
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Michael Tompkins joins Hutchinson Consulting
BY Jane Kitchen | 15 Apr 2016
Michael G. Tompkins, chair of the International Spa Association, has joined Hutchinson
Consulting as an executive recruiter. Tompkins has most recently been co-CEO of
Missouri, US-based Personalised Advanced Lifestyle Medicine (PALM), and before that was
CEO of South Carolina, US-based Hilton Head Health.
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Bangkok’s Siam Hotel adds traditional Sak Yant tattoo room to its Opium Spa
BY Jane Kitchen | 15 Apr 2016
The Siam hotel in Bangkok has opened up a space dedicated to the Thai tradition of the
sacred art of Sak Yant tattoos – a traditional form of tattooing magical ancient geometric
and deity symbols with Buddhist prayers, designed to impart powers for luck, protection,
charisma, fortune and other powers onto the wearer.
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Peninsula Hot Springs teams with Mental Health Australia
BY Jane Kitchen | 15 Apr 2016
Peninsula Hot Springs in Australia has become the first Corporate Friend of Mental Health
Australia, supporting the peak body in its mission to create the best mental health system
in the world.
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New 65,000sq ft wellness destination debuts in India
BY Jane Kitchen | 14 Apr 2016
Atmantan, a 65,000sq ft (6,039sq m), 106-room dedicated wellness resort near Pune,
India, opened its doors this week, offering a results-oriented approach to wellness with
eight signature retreats.
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Minor continues UAE expansion with Anantara Jebel Dhanna
BY Jane Kitchen | 14 Apr 2016
Minor Hotel Group is adding two properties to its pipeline in United Arab Emirates, the
Anantara Jebel Dhanna and the Avani Jebel Dhanna in Abu Dhabi, both of which are
scheduled to open in 2018.
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Scrub Island Resort names new spa director
BY Jane Kitchen | 13 Apr 2016
Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands has named Dr Rajamannar
Chinnaraju as spa director of its Ixora Spa, where he will oversee the menu of services,
daily operations and staff.
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Bannatyne Group eyes £300m stock market float
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Apr 2016
The Bannatyne Group is sizing up a £300m float on London’s Alternative Investment
Market (AIM) as owner and founder Duncan Bannatyne seeks funds to expand his health
club, spa and hotel empire.
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International Health & Wellness Alliance launches
BY Jane Kitchen | 13 Apr 2016
The global non-profit association IHWA launched this week, opening up membership to the
spa and wellness industry. Founded by a group of the global destination spas, IHWA aims
to unite all sectors of the wellness industry, identifying best practices and promoting true
wellness at a grassroots level, the organisation said.
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Leslie Johnson named spa director at The Spa at La Costa
BY Jane Kitchen | 12 Apr 2016
Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, has named Leslie Johnson as the
new spa director at The Spa at La Costa. Johnson brings more than 20 years of industry
experience to the spa, and has delivered award-winning lifestyle programming for
destination resorts and hotel day spas nationwide.
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New consumer wellness magazine launches
BY Jane Kitchen | 12 Apr 2016
New wellness-focused free consumer magazine Balance launched yesterday in London,
with copies of the monthly given out in Tube stations by people dressed in funky clothes
and wigs, who danced around handing out free copies of the inaugural “happy issue.”
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ISPA Visionary Award to honour Geraldine Howard
BY Jane Kitchen | 12 Apr 2016
The International SPA Association (ISPA) will present the 2016 ISPA Visionary Award in
memory of Geraldine Howard at the 26th annual ISPA Conference & Expo, set to take
place from 13-15 September at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
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Shanti Maurice appoints Deepak Rawat spa manager
BY Jane Kitchen | 11 Apr 2016
Deepak Rawat has been named spa manager at Mauritius wellness resort Shanti Maurice’s
Nira Spa. Rawat hales from Rishikesh, in the foothills of the Himalayas in North India,
which many consider the birthplace of yoga, and brings extensive experience and
knowledge of yoga, as well as western and ayurvedic therapies.
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Gharieni Group
For 35 years, the Gharieni Group has
redefined wellness, spa and medical
equipment, setting global [more...] |
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Capsix
Founded in 2016 by Carole Eyssautier, PhD in AI, François Eyssautier, robotics engineer, and Stéphan [more...] |
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