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Universal Companies opens West Coast Wellness & Beauty Learning Center
BY Jane Kitchen | 04 Nov 2015
Spa distributor Universal Companies has opened an 8,500sq ft (790sq m) Wellness & Beauty Learning Center in Southern California, where it will provide educational classes and on-site training.
Dramatic recycled sauna wins Swedish architecture award
BY Liz Terry | 03 Nov 2015
When the City of Gothenburg wanted to revitalise its battered harbour front, as part of its wider scheme to regenerate the Jubilee Park and Frihamnen areas, the architects in charge – Raumlabor – turned to the country's rich sauna bathing tradition for inspiration.
Mohsin Cooper invited to design lakeside eco resort and spa in Bangalore
BY Kim Megson | 03 Nov 2015
Architecture firm Mohsin Cooper are working with a prominent Indian landowner to create an organic farm and resort in an expansive plantation near Bangalore, Southern India.
What are the key considerations for increasing a hotel spa’s visibility?
BY Tara Hanrahan | 03 Nov 2015
Lack of customers is often the biggest reason why a resort or hotel spa does not achieve top-line, according to Tara Hanrahan, group director of spa operations for Centara Hotels & Resorts. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, Hanrahan discusses her best advice for increasing traffic throughout a guest's hotel journey.
David Adjaye creates $100m-Ashti Foundation in Beirut
BY Kim Megson | 03 Nov 2015
David Adjaye’s US$100m (€90.7m, £64.8m) terracotta-red home for the Aïshti Foundation has opened to the public in Beirut.
American Leisure founder, Steve Kass, launches new consultancy
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Nov 2015
Steve Kass, former CEO of spa, wellness and fitness operator American Leisure, has announced the launch of a new venture and company, Steve Kass Consulting.
Nuffield Health to launch major City gym for Swiss banking giant
BY Jak Phillips | 02 Nov 2015
Nuffield Health is partnering with global financial services firm UBS to develop a major corporate fitness facility for 6,000 staff at its new London headquarters.
How to understand the benefits of today’s thermal bathing
BY Erin Lee | 02 Nov 2015
Suppliers and operators have a responsibility to ensure that all their clients understand the benefits of each thermal bathing practice, says Erin Lee, project director at Drom. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, Lee discusses ways in which they can help educate their end users.
Center Parcs pushes forward with £167m plans for Irish resort
BY Jak Phillips | 30 Oct 2015
Center Parcs has today (30 October) submitted a formal planning application for a new £167m (US$257m, €233m) Village in Ireland – the leisure resort operator’s first venture outside the UK.
Spa Professional Mexico names Best Spas of Mexico
BY Jane Kitchen | 30 Oct 2015
Spa Professional Mexico has named the Best Spas of Mexico in 2015, with the aim of increasing knowledge of the industry among tourism professionals and health and wellness experts, as well as spreading the benefits of spas among the general population.
NYC’s Governors Island wellness enclave to offer 'accessible European elegance'
BY Jane Kitchen | 30 Oct 2015
The 72,000sq ft (6,689sq m) Governors Island European-style hydrotherapy spa planned for New York has gained approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission to proceed, bringing it one step closer to construction.
Global Wellness Summit to connect wellness, creativity
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Oct 2015
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), which will bring together international leaders to positively shape the future of the wellness industry from November 13-15 at The St. Regis Mexico City, has put creativity at the top of its agenda.
‘Great Gatsby meets Buenos Aires’ at Baz Luhrmann-designed SoBe Art Deco gem
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Oct 2015
Miami Beach’s legendary Saxony Hotel, originally designed by Art Deco architect Roy F. France in 1948, has been transformed by (and named after) Argentine real estate developer Alan Faena, and is set to open next month.
Attendance up, mood positive at 25th annual ISPA Conference & Expo
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Oct 2015
The 25th annual ISPA Conference & Expo was held in Las Vegas last week, and organisers report that attendance was up, with more than 2,300 people at the event, along with 243 exhibitors and sponsors.
Thermarium heads up design of expanded Dubai Herbal & Treatment Center
BY Jane Kitchen | 28 Oct 2015
Austrian spa design and equipment manufacturer Thermarium is working on a new two- level, 3,530sq m (37,997sq ft) extension of The Dubai Herbal & Treatment Center, tripling the health and wellness centre’s footprint and adding in an integrated spa.
Vine, Earth, Air and Field: California’s Meadowood Spa ‘reflects and respects the landscape’
BY Jane Kitchen | 28 Oct 2015
The Meadowood Spa at Meadowood Napa Valley in California is set to officially open on 2 November, led by director of spa & wellness Michael Conte. The new 14,000sq ft (1,300sq m) spa is part of a US$60m (€54m, £39m) renovation, which also included a renovated nine-hole golf course and redesigned guest rooms.
Minor developing Anantara Desaru Resort in Malaysia
BY Jane Kitchen | 28 Oct 2015
Minor Hotel Group, in a joint venture with Malaysian partner Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, will develop an Anantara resort in Desaru Coast in southeast Malaysia, scheduled to open in 2018.
Spas offer special packages to celebrate 'supermoon'
BY Jane Kitchen | 27 Oct 2015
The last of six supermoons for 2015 will rise tonight (27 October) and spas and hotels are catering to stargazing travellers by creating celestial experiences to celebrate the rare cosmic event.
Global Wellness Institute gains non-profit status
BY Jane Kitchen | 27 Oct 2015
The Global Wellness Institute has been granted its 501(c)(3) status – the most common form of tax-exempt non-profit organisation – from the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Healthy profits for hotel spas in 2014, says trends report
BY Jane Kitchen | 27 Oct 2015
Hotel spa department revenues grew 5.1 per cent in 2014, while profits grew 10.5 per cent, according to the 2015 edition of Trends in the Hotel Spa Industry, conducted by PKF Consulting.
     
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4946 to 4965 of 9602 news stories
Universal Companies opens West Coast Wellness & Beauty Learning Center
BY Jane Kitchen | 04 Nov 2015
Spa distributor Universal Companies has opened an 8,500sq ft (790sq m) Wellness & Beauty Learning Center in Southern California, where it will provide educational classes and on-site training.
Dramatic recycled sauna wins Swedish architecture award
BY Liz Terry | 03 Nov 2015
When the City of Gothenburg wanted to revitalise its battered harbour front, as part of its wider scheme to regenerate the Jubilee Park and Frihamnen areas, the architects in charge – Raumlabor – turned to the country's rich sauna bathing tradition for inspiration.
Mohsin Cooper invited to design lakeside eco resort and spa in Bangalore
BY Kim Megson | 03 Nov 2015
Architecture firm Mohsin Cooper are working with a prominent Indian landowner to create an organic farm and resort in an expansive plantation near Bangalore, Southern India.
What are the key considerations for increasing a hotel spa’s visibility?
BY Tara Hanrahan | 03 Nov 2015
Lack of customers is often the biggest reason why a resort or hotel spa does not achieve top-line, according to Tara Hanrahan, group director of spa operations for Centara Hotels & Resorts. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, Hanrahan discusses her best advice for increasing traffic throughout a guest's hotel journey.
David Adjaye creates $100m-Ashti Foundation in Beirut
BY Kim Megson | 03 Nov 2015
David Adjaye’s US$100m (€90.7m, £64.8m) terracotta-red home for the Aïshti Foundation has opened to the public in Beirut.
American Leisure founder, Steve Kass, launches new consultancy
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Nov 2015
Steve Kass, former CEO of spa, wellness and fitness operator American Leisure, has announced the launch of a new venture and company, Steve Kass Consulting.
Nuffield Health to launch major City gym for Swiss banking giant
BY Jak Phillips | 02 Nov 2015
Nuffield Health is partnering with global financial services firm UBS to develop a major corporate fitness facility for 6,000 staff at its new London headquarters.
How to understand the benefits of today’s thermal bathing
BY Erin Lee | 02 Nov 2015
Suppliers and operators have a responsibility to ensure that all their clients understand the benefits of each thermal bathing practice, says Erin Lee, project director at Drom. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, Lee discusses ways in which they can help educate their end users.
Center Parcs pushes forward with £167m plans for Irish resort
BY Jak Phillips | 30 Oct 2015
Center Parcs has today (30 October) submitted a formal planning application for a new £167m (US$257m, €233m) Village in Ireland – the leisure resort operator’s first venture outside the UK.
Spa Professional Mexico names Best Spas of Mexico
BY Jane Kitchen | 30 Oct 2015
Spa Professional Mexico has named the Best Spas of Mexico in 2015, with the aim of increasing knowledge of the industry among tourism professionals and health and wellness experts, as well as spreading the benefits of spas among the general population.
NYC’s Governors Island wellness enclave to offer 'accessible European elegance'
BY Jane Kitchen | 30 Oct 2015
The 72,000sq ft (6,689sq m) Governors Island European-style hydrotherapy spa planned for New York has gained approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission to proceed, bringing it one step closer to construction.
Global Wellness Summit to connect wellness, creativity
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Oct 2015
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), which will bring together international leaders to positively shape the future of the wellness industry from November 13-15 at The St. Regis Mexico City, has put creativity at the top of its agenda.
‘Great Gatsby meets Buenos Aires’ at Baz Luhrmann-designed SoBe Art Deco gem
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Oct 2015
Miami Beach’s legendary Saxony Hotel, originally designed by Art Deco architect Roy F. France in 1948, has been transformed by (and named after) Argentine real estate developer Alan Faena, and is set to open next month.
Attendance up, mood positive at 25th annual ISPA Conference & Expo
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Oct 2015
The 25th annual ISPA Conference & Expo was held in Las Vegas last week, and organisers report that attendance was up, with more than 2,300 people at the event, along with 243 exhibitors and sponsors.
Thermarium heads up design of expanded Dubai Herbal & Treatment Center
BY Jane Kitchen | 28 Oct 2015
Austrian spa design and equipment manufacturer Thermarium is working on a new two- level, 3,530sq m (37,997sq ft) extension of The Dubai Herbal & Treatment Center, tripling the health and wellness centre’s footprint and adding in an integrated spa.
Vine, Earth, Air and Field: California’s Meadowood Spa ‘reflects and respects the landscape’
BY Jane Kitchen | 28 Oct 2015
The Meadowood Spa at Meadowood Napa Valley in California is set to officially open on 2 November, led by director of spa & wellness Michael Conte. The new 14,000sq ft (1,300sq m) spa is part of a US$60m (€54m, £39m) renovation, which also included a renovated nine-hole golf course and redesigned guest rooms.
Minor developing Anantara Desaru Resort in Malaysia
BY Jane Kitchen | 28 Oct 2015
Minor Hotel Group, in a joint venture with Malaysian partner Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, will develop an Anantara resort in Desaru Coast in southeast Malaysia, scheduled to open in 2018.
Spas offer special packages to celebrate 'supermoon'
BY Jane Kitchen | 27 Oct 2015
The last of six supermoons for 2015 will rise tonight (27 October) and spas and hotels are catering to stargazing travellers by creating celestial experiences to celebrate the rare cosmic event.
Global Wellness Institute gains non-profit status
BY Jane Kitchen | 27 Oct 2015
The Global Wellness Institute has been granted its 501(c)(3) status – the most common form of tax-exempt non-profit organisation – from the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Healthy profits for hotel spas in 2014, says trends report
BY Jane Kitchen | 27 Oct 2015
Hotel spa department revenues grew 5.1 per cent in 2014, while profits grew 10.5 per cent, according to the 2015 edition of Trends in the Hotel Spa Industry, conducted by PKF Consulting.
     
 


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