NEWS
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Illusion of soft skin acts as ‘social glue’ when it comes to touch
BY Jane Kitchen | 16 Sep 2015
Researchers at University College London have found that participants in a study
consistently rated the skin of another person as being softer than their own, whether or
not it really was. The researchers suggest that this phenomenon may exist to ensure that
humans are motivated to build social bonds through touch.
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CIDESCO loosens entry requirements for Beauty & Spa Management diploma
BY Jane Kitchen | 15 Sep 2015
International beauty and spa therapy standard-setter CIDESCO has revised entry
requirements for its Beauty & Spa Management diploma. The organisation said this comes
as a result of growing demand for management training in the beauty and spa industry.
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Former Walmart and Disney exec named CEO of Marilyn Monroe Spas
BY Jane Kitchen | 15 Sep 2015
James M. (Jim) Lewis has been named chief executive officer of Florida-based
Marilyn Monroe Spas and will lead the company as it expands its franchising both
domestically and internationally, as well as launching a national beauty school business.
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Delta invests in private employee spas
BY Jane Kitchen | 14 Sep 2015
Delta Airlines is launching a new SkySpa, designed
exclusively for its employees, in Salt Lake City next
month – the first of three in the works.
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A.W. Lake launches Uberwell blog for wellness design and trends
BY Jane Kitchen | 10 Sep 2015
Wellness design firm A.W. Lake has launched Uberwell – a wellness design, technology
and trend blog – intended to keep hotel and commercial property owners, developers and
operators at the forefront of the wellness trend.
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Rosewood’s new Beijing spa includes five overnight spa suites
BY Jane Kitchen | 10 Sep 2015
The 32,000sq ft (2,973sq m) Sense Spa at the Rosewood Beijing has now opened, with 11
treatment rooms – including five 65-91sq m (700-980sq ft) overnight spa suites –
and a concept centred on the principles of simplicity, purity and wellbeing.
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Deadline approaching for global spa mentorship programme
BY Jane Kitchen | 09 Sep 2015
Spa industry veterans interested in acting as mentors to up-and-coming leaders have until
31 October to apply to be part of the Global Mentorship Programme, which launched this
year with its first group of mentors and mentees.
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Deep Nature expands, opening offices on the Champs-Elysées in Paris
BY Helen Andrews | 08 Sep 2015
Ghislain Waeyaert, managing director of development at spa consultancy Deep Nature,
has confirmed exclusively to Spa Opportunities that the company is expanding, having
moved to a new high profile address on the Champs-Elysées in Paris – opposite the iconic
Louis Vuitton boutique store.
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