NEWS
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Mia Kyricos: can wellness firms help fight loneliness?
BY Mia Kyricos | 26 May 2015
Technology is reducing the global population’s need to connect with each other, creating a
culture of loneliness, according to Mia Kyricos – chief brand officer at Spafinder Wellness
Inc. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, Kyricos reveals how the wellness
industry can play a part in reconnecting people.
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L'Occitane opens flagship spa at French hotel that used to be a convent
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2015
The five-star Le Couvent des Minimes Hotel & Spa, situated in the French village of Mane
and housed within the walls of an ancient convent dating back to 1613, has been fully
refurbished by L’Atelier Pascal Borde to meet the design requirements of majority
shareholder L’Occitane.
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The spa at first Four Seasons site in South Africa launches
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2015
The spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Westcliff Johannesburg has opened following a multi-
million dollar restoration of the property. The spa showcases nine treatment rooms – one
of which is a couples’ suite – and products for treatments by Terres D’Afrique and
Biologique Recherche.
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Health club and spa launches at exclusive surf resort in Bali
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2015
The Hotel Komune in Keramas Bali, which was originally established as an exclusive surf
resort by Tony de Leede, Tony Cannon and pro-surfer Luke Egan, has recently launched
an extensive all-round fitness and wellness offering.
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L’Oréal to 3D-print skin samples for product testing
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2015
L’Oréal is teaming up with bio-engineering start-up Organovo to 3D-print human skin,
which will be used in product tests. Organovo has already made claims it can 3D-print a
human liver and is one of the first companies in the world to offer commercially available
3D-printed organs.
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Toxic fake luxury beauty products spark police concern
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2015
City of London Police are warning people about buying fake versions of luxury beauty
products after substances such as rat droppings, human urine, arsenic and cyanide were
found in many seized goods.
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Injectable gel that promotes self-healing cartilage to be brought to market
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2015
Researchers at the University of Iowa Health Care, US, are working on an injectable
bioactive gel that encourages self-healing of cartilage caused by knee injuries, with hopes
it will result in a minimally invasive, practical and inexpensive approach for repairing
cartilage and preventing osteoarthritis.
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Gainsborough Bath Spa to open 1 July
BY Helen Andrews | 19 May 2015
The Gainsborough Bath Spa, the first UK hotel to be owned and operated by YTL Hotels,
will soft open on 1 July. The facility will feature Spa Village Bath – YTL’s international
brand concept of a thermal Romanesque bathing circuit.
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The Gritti Palace, Venice, sold to Qatar-based conglomerate
BY Helen Andrews | 19 May 2015
Originally built in 1525 as the private residence of Doge Andrea Gritti, The Gritti Palace in
Venice, Italy – which is now operated by Starwood as a Luxury Collection-branded
property – has been sold to Nozul Hotels & Resorts for €105m (US$120m, £76m).
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US$163m Camelback Lodge and waterpark outlines spa offering
BY Helen Andrews | 18 May 2015
The Camelback Lodge & Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark in Pennsylvania, US, has launched
an on-site children’s spa and will open its facility for adults in July this year as part of the resort’s
US$163m (€143m, £104m) development – designed by Wisconsin-based
Architectural Design Consultants (ADCI).
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Spa leaders gear up for third Global Wellness Day
BY Helen Andrews | 18 May 2015
Three years ago, Belgin Aksoy, creative director of hotel management company Richmond
International in Turkey, came up with an idea to combat depression and unhappiness by promoting
the importance of living well through a special initiative - Global Wellness Day.
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BREAKING: Fire breaks out at London Marriott hotel
BY Helen Andrews | 15 May 2015
A fire broke out just after 14h at the Marriott in Grosvenor Square in London, which is
home to Gordon Ramsay’s Michelin-starred Maze Grill restaurant, according to the London
Fire Brigade (LFB).
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