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With Japanese-inspired architecture, Biarritz’s Alaena Spa hopes to create ‘bubbles of care’ for its customers
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Jun 2015
The 250sq m (2,691sq ft) Alaena Spa has opened in Biarritz, France, with a contemporary Japanese architectural influence and a focus on both relaxation and aesthetic medicine.
Accor opens Sofitel in Xining, China
BY Jane Kitchen | 26 Jun 2015
Accor has soft-opened the Sofitel Xining in China with 492 rooms and suites, and a spa is set to debut later this year at the hotel's grand opening.
FRHI reportedly set to be sold
BY Jane Kitchen | 26 Jun 2015
The owners of FRHI Hotels & Resorts, which includes Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company and a Quatari government fund, are looking to sell, according to reports.
Shangri-la developing 250m tall mixed-use tower in Manila with 10,000m sq lifestyle and leisure club
BY Jane Kitchen | 25 Jun 2015
Shangri-La is opening a mixed-use development in Manila, Philippines that promises to be one of the tallest in the country at 250m (820ft). Opening in Q4 this year, the Shangri-la at the Fort will include a Shangri-La hotel and residences; Horizon Homes, a collection of customised homes on the highest floors; retail shops; and Kerry Sports Manila, a two- floor, 10,000m sq (107,639sq ft) lifestyle and leisure club that will include a spa.
Unilever acquiring Dermalogica in third skincare buy this year
BY Jane Kitchen | 25 Jun 2015
Unilever is buying skincare brand Dermalogica for an undisclosed amount and will incorporate the brand into its Prestige division, which is dedicated to “select distribution and premium personal care brands.”
Eating berries can help you gain less weight: study
BY Jane Kitchen | 25 Jun 2015
Scientists at Washington State University have shown that berries, grapes and other fruits can convert excess white fat into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat.
Robert De Niro developing US$250m hotel and spa in Barbuda
BY Jane Kitchen | 24 Jun 2015
Film star Robert De Niro is to develop a US$250m (€223m, £158.8m) hotel and spa resort in Barbuda, the lesser known twin island of Antigua, according to the Caribbean Journal newspaper.
Dallas to be home to fourth Virgin-branded hotel and spa
BY Jane Kitchen | 24 Jun 2015
Virgin Hotels has announced plans to open a new 200-bedroom hotel in the Design District of Dallas, Texas, in 2018.
Michigan’s Little River Casino Resort adding spa
BY Jane Kitchen | 24 Jun 2015
Little River Casino Resort, run by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, is renovating and expanding its 292-bedroom Michigan property to include a full-service spa and pool.
Star staff key for consumers seeking human connection
BY Anni Hood | 23 Jun 2015
Consumers are increasingly looking not just for high design or stunning interiors when they visit spas, according to Anni Hood, CEO of Anni Hood Wellness Business Consultancy and K.I.S Lifestyle, but they’re interested in making connections – with people, with nature and with themselves.
Raison d'Etre project manager in Egypt to enrich firm's education portfolio
BY Helen Andrews | 23 Jun 2015
Nikos Kouremenos, area spa director for Raison d’Etre, is set to hand over spa operations of Soma Bay Thalasso & Spa in Egypt and he will take charge of the spa consultancy’s spa business education division.
More than 300 gather for annual CIDESCO World Congress & Exhibition in South Africa
BY Jane Kitchen | 22 Jun 2015
International beauty and spa therapy standard-setter, Comité International d'Esthétique et de Cosmétologie (CIDESCO), held its 63rd World Congress & Exhibition in Sandton, South Africa last month, bringing together more than 300 CIDESCO members and industry professionals from around the world.
Sustainable travel on the rise: study
BY Jane Kitchen | 22 Jun 2015
More than half (52 per cent) of all global travellers report that they are likely to choose a destination based on its social or environmental impact in 2015, a new survey from Booking.com has revealed.
Faurer new spa director at Westin Grand Cayman
BY Jane Kitchen | 22 Jun 2015
Yarlin Faurer has been appointed spa director at the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa.
First International Day of Yoga to be celebrated across the world 21 June
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
This Sunday, 21 June, marks the first International Day of Yoga, and the world is taking notice of the 5,000-year-old practice.
Longevity hormone lower in stressed women: study
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho – a hormone that regulates ageing and enhances cognition – researchers at the University of California San Francisco have found.
‘Scandinavia meets South Florida’ at Pelican Grand’s first on-site spa
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
Swedish-owned boutique hotel Pelican Grand Beach Resort has opened Pure Spa, the property’s first on-site spa, taking full advantage of the panoramic Atlantic Ocean views from its Fort Lauderdale beachfront location.
Hotel Okura expands into Turkey as part of international growth strategy
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
Tokyo-based Hotel Okura is opening its first spa and resort in Turkey, tentatively called the Okura Spa & Resort Cappadocia, in 2017.
Six Senses opening Taoist-themed spa at first Chinese resort
BY Jane Kitchen | 18 Jun 2015
Six Senses has opened its first Chinese resort, Qing Cheng Mountain, in the historic and cultural setting of Chengdu. The hotel is the largest Six Senses to date, with 102 suites and 11 villas, and is the seventh Six Senses Resort, with an eighth resort due to open in Douro Valley next month and several others in the pipeline.
The Royal Portfolio adding 5-star hotel in historic Cape Town grain elevator
BY Jane Kitchen | 18 Jun 2015
The Royal Portfolio is adding a fifth property, The Silo, to its range of exclusive hotels, lodges and villas in South Africa. The Silo, so named because it is being built in the grain elevator portion of the historic Grain Silo Complex, will be situated directly above what is set to become the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) in Cape Town.
     
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5228 to 5247 of 9613 news stories
With Japanese-inspired architecture, Biarritz’s Alaena Spa hopes to create ‘bubbles of care’ for its customers
BY Jane Kitchen | 29 Jun 2015
The 250sq m (2,691sq ft) Alaena Spa has opened in Biarritz, France, with a contemporary Japanese architectural influence and a focus on both relaxation and aesthetic medicine.
Accor opens Sofitel in Xining, China
BY Jane Kitchen | 26 Jun 2015
Accor has soft-opened the Sofitel Xining in China with 492 rooms and suites, and a spa is set to debut later this year at the hotel's grand opening.
FRHI reportedly set to be sold
BY Jane Kitchen | 26 Jun 2015
The owners of FRHI Hotels & Resorts, which includes Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company and a Quatari government fund, are looking to sell, according to reports.
Shangri-la developing 250m tall mixed-use tower in Manila with 10,000m sq lifestyle and leisure club
BY Jane Kitchen | 25 Jun 2015
Shangri-La is opening a mixed-use development in Manila, Philippines that promises to be one of the tallest in the country at 250m (820ft). Opening in Q4 this year, the Shangri-la at the Fort will include a Shangri-La hotel and residences; Horizon Homes, a collection of customised homes on the highest floors; retail shops; and Kerry Sports Manila, a two- floor, 10,000m sq (107,639sq ft) lifestyle and leisure club that will include a spa.
Unilever acquiring Dermalogica in third skincare buy this year
BY Jane Kitchen | 25 Jun 2015
Unilever is buying skincare brand Dermalogica for an undisclosed amount and will incorporate the brand into its Prestige division, which is dedicated to “select distribution and premium personal care brands.”
Eating berries can help you gain less weight: study
BY Jane Kitchen | 25 Jun 2015
Scientists at Washington State University have shown that berries, grapes and other fruits can convert excess white fat into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat.
Robert De Niro developing US$250m hotel and spa in Barbuda
BY Jane Kitchen | 24 Jun 2015
Film star Robert De Niro is to develop a US$250m (€223m, £158.8m) hotel and spa resort in Barbuda, the lesser known twin island of Antigua, according to the Caribbean Journal newspaper.
Dallas to be home to fourth Virgin-branded hotel and spa
BY Jane Kitchen | 24 Jun 2015
Virgin Hotels has announced plans to open a new 200-bedroom hotel in the Design District of Dallas, Texas, in 2018.
Michigan’s Little River Casino Resort adding spa
BY Jane Kitchen | 24 Jun 2015
Little River Casino Resort, run by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, is renovating and expanding its 292-bedroom Michigan property to include a full-service spa and pool.
Star staff key for consumers seeking human connection
BY Anni Hood | 23 Jun 2015
Consumers are increasingly looking not just for high design or stunning interiors when they visit spas, according to Anni Hood, CEO of Anni Hood Wellness Business Consultancy and K.I.S Lifestyle, but they’re interested in making connections – with people, with nature and with themselves.
Raison d'Etre project manager in Egypt to enrich firm's education portfolio
BY Helen Andrews | 23 Jun 2015
Nikos Kouremenos, area spa director for Raison d’Etre, is set to hand over spa operations of Soma Bay Thalasso & Spa in Egypt and he will take charge of the spa consultancy’s spa business education division.
More than 300 gather for annual CIDESCO World Congress & Exhibition in South Africa
BY Jane Kitchen | 22 Jun 2015
International beauty and spa therapy standard-setter, Comité International d'Esthétique et de Cosmétologie (CIDESCO), held its 63rd World Congress & Exhibition in Sandton, South Africa last month, bringing together more than 300 CIDESCO members and industry professionals from around the world.
Sustainable travel on the rise: study
BY Jane Kitchen | 22 Jun 2015
More than half (52 per cent) of all global travellers report that they are likely to choose a destination based on its social or environmental impact in 2015, a new survey from Booking.com has revealed.
Faurer new spa director at Westin Grand Cayman
BY Jane Kitchen | 22 Jun 2015
Yarlin Faurer has been appointed spa director at the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa.
First International Day of Yoga to be celebrated across the world 21 June
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
This Sunday, 21 June, marks the first International Day of Yoga, and the world is taking notice of the 5,000-year-old practice.
Longevity hormone lower in stressed women: study
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho – a hormone that regulates ageing and enhances cognition – researchers at the University of California San Francisco have found.
‘Scandinavia meets South Florida’ at Pelican Grand’s first on-site spa
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
Swedish-owned boutique hotel Pelican Grand Beach Resort has opened Pure Spa, the property’s first on-site spa, taking full advantage of the panoramic Atlantic Ocean views from its Fort Lauderdale beachfront location.
Hotel Okura expands into Turkey as part of international growth strategy
BY Jane Kitchen | 19 Jun 2015
Tokyo-based Hotel Okura is opening its first spa and resort in Turkey, tentatively called the Okura Spa & Resort Cappadocia, in 2017.
Six Senses opening Taoist-themed spa at first Chinese resort
BY Jane Kitchen | 18 Jun 2015
Six Senses has opened its first Chinese resort, Qing Cheng Mountain, in the historic and cultural setting of Chengdu. The hotel is the largest Six Senses to date, with 102 suites and 11 villas, and is the seventh Six Senses Resort, with an eighth resort due to open in Douro Valley next month and several others in the pipeline.
The Royal Portfolio adding 5-star hotel in historic Cape Town grain elevator
BY Jane Kitchen | 18 Jun 2015
The Royal Portfolio is adding a fifth property, The Silo, to its range of exclusive hotels, lodges and villas in South Africa. The Silo, so named because it is being built in the grain elevator portion of the historic Grain Silo Complex, will be situated directly above what is set to become the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) in Cape Town.
     
 


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