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Kriel named corporate operations director for spa at WTS International
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
Spa consultancy and management firm WTS International has named Penny Kriel as corporate operations director for spa.
Bahamas US$168m project to include Six Senses resort
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
A recently-approved US$168m (€150m, £116m) expansion of the Deep Water Cay Resort in the Bahamas will include Six Senses as the operator of a five-star, mixed use resort, according to a news release from the Bahamian government. Representatives from Six Senses were not able to comment on the news.
Starter, main and dessert? Sofitel’s French cuisine-themed So SPAs to open in three countries
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
Sofitel is opening three So SPAs in the coming months in Thailand, Tangiers and Ivory Coast. All three spas will feature the brand’s signature French approach to spa.
Online training class for spa managers tackles retail selling
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
“Increasing Your Retail Selling: An Online Training Class for Spa Managers” is now available through Spa Standard’s online learning platform. The retail training class is designed to help spa managers and therapists deliver advice to clients in a manner that naturally leads to increased retail purchases.
Rare plants, waterslides and Aufguss sauna rituals star at massive Romanian thermal wellness centre
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
A 30,000sq m (322,917sq ft) wellness, entertainment and recreation centre has opened in Bucharest that aims to put the Romanian town on the geothermal map in the company of other European capital cities such as Rome, Budapest and Vienna.
‘Natural simplicity’ and contemporary Maldivian motifs at newly-opened Amari Havodda
BY Jane Kitchen | 08 Feb 2016
The 120-villa Amari Havodda Maldives has opened on the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, approximately 400 km (249 miles) south of Male.
Wellness-focused Westin hotel to debut in Nashville
BY Jane Kitchen | 08 Feb 2016
Westin will open a 454-bedroom hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, US in Q3 2016.
Koronczay: How to drive retail sales with facial oils
BY Boldijarre Koronczay | 08 Feb 2016
Facial oils are good for all skin types according to Boldijarre Koronczay, president of Eminence Organic Skin Care and master esthetician, but he says mass-produced oils using mineral oil in the past have given them a bad reputation.
The ‘Airbnb of Natural Health Experiences’: New website blends biotechnology, wellbeing
BY Jane Kitchen | 08 Feb 2016
A new biotechnology and wellbeing website, iamYiam.com, made its debut last week with a launch party at London’s V&A Museum. The company has an aim to change the face of the wellness industry – and an ambitious goal of enhancing the health and wellbeing of one billion people by 2025.
Zaha Hadid: Architects must produce work that improves wellbeing
BY Kim Megson | 05 Feb 2016
Speaking during her RIBA Royal Gold Medal lecture in London, British architect Zaha Hadid claimed that unlike artists, architects have a duty to the community's wellbeing and should not dwell on “contemplation, expression or provocation” in their work.
Haworth Tompkins take over from Gehry for Brighton & Hove leisure complex
BY Kim Megson | 05 Feb 2016
The winners of the 2014 Stirling Prize, Haworth Tompkins, have replaced Frank Gehry on a multi-million pound project to create a moderns sports and leisure complex in Brighton & Hove, UK.
Elephant yoga featured in new Anantara wellness and nature programme
BY Jane Kitchen | 05 Feb 2016
Thailand’s Anantara Golden Triangle resort has launched a new wellness programme, “Where Wellness Meets Nature,” that blends customised fitness programmes with unique activities in nature and bespoke spa experiences.
Sesame Street launches new venture capital arm for education and wellness startups
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Feb 2016
Iconic children’s programme Sesame Street is adding venture capital to its portfolio, with its not-for-profit arm the Sesame Workshop, partnering with Collaborative Fund to create the all-new Sesame Venture.
The importance of warm-up exercises for therapists’ health & safety
BY Narelle Blinman | 05 Feb 2016
Life as a therapist is physically demanding, says Narelle Blinman, director of education at CIDESCO, and more can be done to protect therapists health by doing simple exercises.
Spafinder Wellness teams with 37-million-strong AARP
BY Jane Kitchen | 05 Feb 2016
Spafinder Wellness has teamed up with AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons), a non-profit organisation that helps people aged 50 and older improve the quality of lives. It boasts a membership of more than 37 million people.
Lamey named spa director at Trump SoHo
BY Jane Kitchen | 04 Feb 2016
Sandra Lamey has been named spa director at the Trump SoHo in New York City, and will oversee all day-to-day operations, marketing strategy, programming and staff at the 11,000sq ft (1,022sq m) spa.
YOD Lab design stylish pine forest wellness complex as a relaxing getaway in Ukraine
BY Kim Megson | 04 Feb 2016
Architecture studio YOD Lab have renovated and modernised a Soviet-era building in a Ukrainian pine forest to create a nature-inspired spa and leisure complex.
Time to sleep in the spa, says Wdson Brum
BY Wdson Brum | 04 Feb 2016
Spa clients are often so relaxed at the end of a treatment, they fall asleep, so why not incorporate that ultimate indulgence into the treatment, says Wdson Brum, director of spa at Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace in St. Petersburg.
Focus on fitness, vitality at Swissotel Al Khobar
BY Jane Kitchen | 04 Feb 2016
Swissotel will manage a 180-bedroom hotel in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on vitality and fitness. The Swissotel Al Khobar is planned to open in 2019 and will be situated within the MASIC Business Park development, which will include 55,000sq m (592,000sq ft) of retail and office space.
Life Time Fitness collaborates with David Rockwell and Thomas Balsley for luxury New York fitness club
BY Kim Megson | 03 Feb 2016
Health and fitness operator Life Time will open its first New York fitness club in Q1 2016 within Manhattan’s largest residential tower.
     
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4708 to 4727 of 9610 news stories
Kriel named corporate operations director for spa at WTS International
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
Spa consultancy and management firm WTS International has named Penny Kriel as corporate operations director for spa.
Bahamas US$168m project to include Six Senses resort
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
A recently-approved US$168m (€150m, £116m) expansion of the Deep Water Cay Resort in the Bahamas will include Six Senses as the operator of a five-star, mixed use resort, according to a news release from the Bahamian government. Representatives from Six Senses were not able to comment on the news.
Starter, main and dessert? Sofitel’s French cuisine-themed So SPAs to open in three countries
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
Sofitel is opening three So SPAs in the coming months in Thailand, Tangiers and Ivory Coast. All three spas will feature the brand’s signature French approach to spa.
Online training class for spa managers tackles retail selling
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
“Increasing Your Retail Selling: An Online Training Class for Spa Managers” is now available through Spa Standard’s online learning platform. The retail training class is designed to help spa managers and therapists deliver advice to clients in a manner that naturally leads to increased retail purchases.
Rare plants, waterslides and Aufguss sauna rituals star at massive Romanian thermal wellness centre
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Feb 2016
A 30,000sq m (322,917sq ft) wellness, entertainment and recreation centre has opened in Bucharest that aims to put the Romanian town on the geothermal map in the company of other European capital cities such as Rome, Budapest and Vienna.
‘Natural simplicity’ and contemporary Maldivian motifs at newly-opened Amari Havodda
BY Jane Kitchen | 08 Feb 2016
The 120-villa Amari Havodda Maldives has opened on the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, approximately 400 km (249 miles) south of Male.
Wellness-focused Westin hotel to debut in Nashville
BY Jane Kitchen | 08 Feb 2016
Westin will open a 454-bedroom hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, US in Q3 2016.
Koronczay: How to drive retail sales with facial oils
BY Boldijarre Koronczay | 08 Feb 2016
Facial oils are good for all skin types according to Boldijarre Koronczay, president of Eminence Organic Skin Care and master esthetician, but he says mass-produced oils using mineral oil in the past have given them a bad reputation.
The ‘Airbnb of Natural Health Experiences’: New website blends biotechnology, wellbeing
BY Jane Kitchen | 08 Feb 2016
A new biotechnology and wellbeing website, iamYiam.com, made its debut last week with a launch party at London’s V&A Museum. The company has an aim to change the face of the wellness industry – and an ambitious goal of enhancing the health and wellbeing of one billion people by 2025.
Zaha Hadid: Architects must produce work that improves wellbeing
BY Kim Megson | 05 Feb 2016
Speaking during her RIBA Royal Gold Medal lecture in London, British architect Zaha Hadid claimed that unlike artists, architects have a duty to the community's wellbeing and should not dwell on “contemplation, expression or provocation” in their work.
Haworth Tompkins take over from Gehry for Brighton & Hove leisure complex
BY Kim Megson | 05 Feb 2016
The winners of the 2014 Stirling Prize, Haworth Tompkins, have replaced Frank Gehry on a multi-million pound project to create a moderns sports and leisure complex in Brighton & Hove, UK.
Elephant yoga featured in new Anantara wellness and nature programme
BY Jane Kitchen | 05 Feb 2016
Thailand’s Anantara Golden Triangle resort has launched a new wellness programme, “Where Wellness Meets Nature,” that blends customised fitness programmes with unique activities in nature and bespoke spa experiences.
Sesame Street launches new venture capital arm for education and wellness startups
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Feb 2016
Iconic children’s programme Sesame Street is adding venture capital to its portfolio, with its not-for-profit arm the Sesame Workshop, partnering with Collaborative Fund to create the all-new Sesame Venture.
The importance of warm-up exercises for therapists’ health & safety
BY Narelle Blinman | 05 Feb 2016
Life as a therapist is physically demanding, says Narelle Blinman, director of education at CIDESCO, and more can be done to protect therapists health by doing simple exercises.
Spafinder Wellness teams with 37-million-strong AARP
BY Jane Kitchen | 05 Feb 2016
Spafinder Wellness has teamed up with AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons), a non-profit organisation that helps people aged 50 and older improve the quality of lives. It boasts a membership of more than 37 million people.
Lamey named spa director at Trump SoHo
BY Jane Kitchen | 04 Feb 2016
Sandra Lamey has been named spa director at the Trump SoHo in New York City, and will oversee all day-to-day operations, marketing strategy, programming and staff at the 11,000sq ft (1,022sq m) spa.
YOD Lab design stylish pine forest wellness complex as a relaxing getaway in Ukraine
BY Kim Megson | 04 Feb 2016
Architecture studio YOD Lab have renovated and modernised a Soviet-era building in a Ukrainian pine forest to create a nature-inspired spa and leisure complex.
Time to sleep in the spa, says Wdson Brum
BY Wdson Brum | 04 Feb 2016
Spa clients are often so relaxed at the end of a treatment, they fall asleep, so why not incorporate that ultimate indulgence into the treatment, says Wdson Brum, director of spa at Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace in St. Petersburg.
Focus on fitness, vitality at Swissotel Al Khobar
BY Jane Kitchen | 04 Feb 2016
Swissotel will manage a 180-bedroom hotel in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on vitality and fitness. The Swissotel Al Khobar is planned to open in 2019 and will be situated within the MASIC Business Park development, which will include 55,000sq m (592,000sq ft) of retail and office space.
Life Time Fitness collaborates with David Rockwell and Thomas Balsley for luxury New York fitness club
BY Kim Megson | 03 Feb 2016
Health and fitness operator Life Time will open its first New York fitness club in Q1 2016 within Manhattan’s largest residential tower.
     
 


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