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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.
EXCLUSIVE: RPW Design chief Ariane Steinbeck calls for more personality in hotel and spa design
BY Kim Megson | 03 Feb 2016
The new managing director of hospitality interior design practice RPW Design has encouraged designers and hospitality operators to infuse their projects with more distinct personalities.
New Spa and Wellness Center in Borjomi highlights local mineral water
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Feb 2016
A new Spa and Wellness Center has been unveiled at the Crowne Plaza Borjomi in the republic of Georgia.
Kiefer details Dreamworks Spas' plan to open 50 spas in the Middle East by 2017
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Feb 2016
Spa industry veteran Christian Kiefer has turned Dubai-based Dreamworks Spas into a consultancy business with a focus on three- and four-star properties in the Middle East, with plans to open 50 spas by 2017.
Transforming skincare into a lifestyle at London’s Gazelli House
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Feb 2016
Boutique spa Gazelli House – the flagship location of Azerbaijani skincare company Gazelli – has opened in London with an aim to promote holistic skincare – both through traditional facial treatments and also by addressing emotional and physical wellbeing with guest speakers and practitioners.
New Cairo Resense Spa features private health concierge
BY Jane Kitchen | 02 Feb 2016
Spa management company Resense is opening a Resense Spa at The Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski in Cairo this month.
Richard Meier designs 'beautiful and humanist' South Korean hotel for Winter Olympics
BY Kim Megson | 02 Feb 2016
Richard Meier & Partners have completed their first major hotel project – the new Seamarq Hotel in South Korea.
Minor completes acquisition of Tivoli Hotels & Resorts
BY Jane Kitchen | 02 Feb 2016
Minor Hotel Group, parent company of Anantara, Avani and Per Aquum, has completed its acquisition of Portugal-based Tivoli Hotels & Resorts for €294.2m (US$321.9m, £233m). Tivoli has 12 properties in Portugal and two in Brazil, many of which operate spas.
New Omani luxury tented resort offers desert-themed hot sand treatment
BY Jane Kitchen | 02 Feb 2016
Dunes by Al Nahda has opened in Oman, with 50 tented bedrooms in the sand dunes of Wadi Al Abiyad, along with a wellness spa featuring desert-themed treatments.
Is it time to rethink how we write the spa menu?
BY Clive McNish | 01 Feb 2016
Spas spend a lot of time crafting their spa menus, but according to Clive McNish, general manager of GOCO Hospitality, many are created without thinking about the end user. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, McNish asks whether it’s time to rethink how we write the spa menu
MSC Cruises developing $US200m island reserve in the Bahamas
BY Kim Megson | 01 Feb 2016
A former sand extraction station in the Bahamas is to be transformed into a luxury private island featuring bars, restaurants, sports facilities and an exclusive spa and wellness sanctuary.
Banyan Tree debuts ‘fully-immersive wellbeing experience’ in Mexico featuring villas with unlimited spa treatments
BY Jane Kitchen | 01 Feb 2016
Banyan Tree has launched dedicated Spa Sanctuary Villas at two of its resorts in Mexico: the Banyan Tree Mayakoba on the Riviera Maya and the Banyan Tree Cabo Marques, near Acapulco.
     
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4725 to 4744 of 9616 news stories
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.
EXCLUSIVE: RPW Design chief Ariane Steinbeck calls for more personality in hotel and spa design
BY Kim Megson | 03 Feb 2016
The new managing director of hospitality interior design practice RPW Design has encouraged designers and hospitality operators to infuse their projects with more distinct personalities.
New Spa and Wellness Center in Borjomi highlights local mineral water
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Feb 2016
A new Spa and Wellness Center has been unveiled at the Crowne Plaza Borjomi in the republic of Georgia.
Kiefer details Dreamworks Spas' plan to open 50 spas in the Middle East by 2017
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Feb 2016
Spa industry veteran Christian Kiefer has turned Dubai-based Dreamworks Spas into a consultancy business with a focus on three- and four-star properties in the Middle East, with plans to open 50 spas by 2017.
Transforming skincare into a lifestyle at London’s Gazelli House
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Feb 2016
Boutique spa Gazelli House – the flagship location of Azerbaijani skincare company Gazelli – has opened in London with an aim to promote holistic skincare – both through traditional facial treatments and also by addressing emotional and physical wellbeing with guest speakers and practitioners.
New Cairo Resense Spa features private health concierge
BY Jane Kitchen | 02 Feb 2016
Spa management company Resense is opening a Resense Spa at The Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski in Cairo this month.
Richard Meier designs 'beautiful and humanist' South Korean hotel for Winter Olympics
BY Kim Megson | 02 Feb 2016
Richard Meier & Partners have completed their first major hotel project – the new Seamarq Hotel in South Korea.
Minor completes acquisition of Tivoli Hotels & Resorts
BY Jane Kitchen | 02 Feb 2016
Minor Hotel Group, parent company of Anantara, Avani and Per Aquum, has completed its acquisition of Portugal-based Tivoli Hotels & Resorts for €294.2m (US$321.9m, £233m). Tivoli has 12 properties in Portugal and two in Brazil, many of which operate spas.
New Omani luxury tented resort offers desert-themed hot sand treatment
BY Jane Kitchen | 02 Feb 2016
Dunes by Al Nahda has opened in Oman, with 50 tented bedrooms in the sand dunes of Wadi Al Abiyad, along with a wellness spa featuring desert-themed treatments.
Is it time to rethink how we write the spa menu?
BY Clive McNish | 01 Feb 2016
Spas spend a lot of time crafting their spa menus, but according to Clive McNish, general manager of GOCO Hospitality, many are created without thinking about the end user. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, McNish asks whether it’s time to rethink how we write the spa menu
MSC Cruises developing $US200m island reserve in the Bahamas
BY Kim Megson | 01 Feb 2016
A former sand extraction station in the Bahamas is to be transformed into a luxury private island featuring bars, restaurants, sports facilities and an exclusive spa and wellness sanctuary.
Banyan Tree debuts ‘fully-immersive wellbeing experience’ in Mexico featuring villas with unlimited spa treatments
BY Jane Kitchen | 01 Feb 2016
Banyan Tree has launched dedicated Spa Sanctuary Villas at two of its resorts in Mexico: the Banyan Tree Mayakoba on the Riviera Maya and the Banyan Tree Cabo Marques, near Acapulco.
     
 


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