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First new-build Sheraton in Dubai for more than 30 years launches
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
The first new-build for Starwood’s Sheraton brand for more than 30 years has launched as part of a three-tower mixed-use complex – developed by Abdulsalam Al Rafi Group.
FRHI details numerous Egypt-based projects
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
FRHI Hotels & Resorts has signed agreements with developer Citystars Properties to brand and operate two new hotel projects in Egypt, in addition to the three hotels planned at the separate Sharm El Sheikh development.
Dusit to enter Shanghai near Shanghai Circus World
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts, the Chinese joint venture hotel management company of Thailand-based Dusit International, is set to operate a Dusit Thani hotel and serviced Dusit Princess residence in Shanghai.
Six Senses Douro Valley to open 15 July with wine-focused therapies
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is set to unveil its first resort in Europe on 15 July in ten hectares (22 acres) of the Portuguese UNESCO World Heritage area of the Douro Valley.
The Grand Mayan Puerto Penasco launches, bordered by the Sea of Cortez
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Developer and luxury resort owner Grupo Vidanta has launched a 60-suite property in Puerto Penasco, Mexico.
Rosewood Pueblo, Mexico, to open in 2016 near world's largest pyramid
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is set to manage Rosewood Puebla in Mexico when it opens in 2016 near the city’s main square – the Zocalo – in a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Volcanic hot spring spa hotel revamped by Saraiva+Associados and Nini Andrade Silva
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Architect Miguel Saraiva of Saraiva+Associados and interior designer Nini Andrade Silva have completed a renovation of The Furnas Boutique Hotel & Thermal Spa on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal.
Jamaican resort to be replaced by bigger Royalton Resorts-branded spa resort
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Operator Blue Diamond Resorts, a division of Canada-based Sunwing Travel Group, is to close the 210-key Grand Lido Resort & Spa in Negril, Jamaica, and will open a brand new 500 to 600-bedroom luxury resort and spa in its place.
Canyon Ranch appoints brand growth specialist Susan Docherty as CEO
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Canyon Ranch founders Mel and Enid Zuckerman and Jerry Cohen have announced a new CEO for the brand. Susan Docherty will continue to grow and develop the brand, while the founders continue to manage Canyon Ranch’s resort locations in Tucson, Arizona and Lenox, Massachusetts.
New Mexico casino resort to open new-build spa at the end of April
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
The Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being transformed as part of the resort’s expansion plans to include The Green Reed Spa. Other recent enhancements have included the addition of a new casino, extra parking facilities, a golf club and a 450- person banquet and events centre.
Loama Resort in the Maldives showcases over-water spa
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
The 105-key Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili has launched a 496sq m (5,339sq ft) spa with treatment rooms extending out on a jetty over the sea.
Deepak Chopra to attend Global Wellness Summit as keynote speaker
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Dr Deepak Chopra will be a keynote speaker at the 2015 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) at the St Regis Mexico City 13-15 November. Chopra is famous for raising awareness of the concept of ‘personal wellbeing’, writing more than 80 books – 22 of which made the New York Times best seller list – and creating the Chopra Foundation.
Dusit to open Thai resort in China with large thermal wellness centre
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Thai operator Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts is set to manage a hotel in China’s Shandong province in early 2018, complete with an extensive destination wellness centre.
Brazil's Kurotel becomes first 'cancer aware' spa in south America
BY Helen Andrews | 27 Apr 2015
The Kurotel Longevity Medical Center and Spa in Brazil is the first wellness location in south America to become certified as ‘cancer aware’ by Wellness for Cancer – the first organisation to establish standardised, objective, cancer-focused training and business criteria for the spa and wellness industry.
Greek and British spa partners team up to attract new guests: Dora Koromila
BY Dora Koromila | 27 Apr 2015
Operational differences between two spa partners, the Anazoe Spa in Greece’s Costa Navarino and The Chelsea Day Spa in London, were highlighted by Dora Koromila – spa director at the Anazoe Spa – in an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, following the first week of an exchange of services.
Thai official in coma after jumping into hot spring
BY Helen Andrews | 27 Apr 2015
A senior official of the Bangkok Attorney-General’s Office is on 24-hour watch in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Phuket Town, Thailand, after jumping into a hot spring in Krabi on 13 April.
Spa industry's Christine Hays has been caught up in the Nepal earthquake.
BY Liz Terry | 26 Apr 2015
Christine Hays, formerly director of spa for Oberoi Hotels and well-loved spa industry leader, has been caught up in the Nepal earthquake.
Ilsington Country House Hotel revamps spa with help of Ashton House Design
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Apr 2015
The Ilsington Country House Dartmoor Hotel in Devon, UK, has refurbished and expanded its existing spa facility with the help of local interior design consultancy Ashton House Design.
Henri Chenot to open health hotel with 6,000sq m wellness space in Azerbaijan
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Apr 2015
Health and wellness expert Henri Chenot will open the second ‘Espace Cure’ hotel – a destination retreat – to have its entire structure dedicated to his health and wellness programmes. This second hotel will be located in Gabala, Azerbaijan and is set to open in Q2 2016. The first of these ‘Espace Cure’-structured hotels, which opened in 1980, is Chenot’s flagship Palace Merano hotel in Italy.
CIDESCO's Anna-Cari Gund joins Raison d'Etre
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Apr 2015
Spa and wellness consultancy Raison d’Etre has appointed Anna-Cari Gund – president of global association for beauty and spa therapist accreditation CIDESCO International – as managing director.
     
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5364 to 5383 of 9617 news stories
First new-build Sheraton in Dubai for more than 30 years launches
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
The first new-build for Starwood’s Sheraton brand for more than 30 years has launched as part of a three-tower mixed-use complex – developed by Abdulsalam Al Rafi Group.
FRHI details numerous Egypt-based projects
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
FRHI Hotels & Resorts has signed agreements with developer Citystars Properties to brand and operate two new hotel projects in Egypt, in addition to the three hotels planned at the separate Sharm El Sheikh development.
Dusit to enter Shanghai near Shanghai Circus World
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts, the Chinese joint venture hotel management company of Thailand-based Dusit International, is set to operate a Dusit Thani hotel and serviced Dusit Princess residence in Shanghai.
Six Senses Douro Valley to open 15 July with wine-focused therapies
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Apr 2015
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is set to unveil its first resort in Europe on 15 July in ten hectares (22 acres) of the Portuguese UNESCO World Heritage area of the Douro Valley.
The Grand Mayan Puerto Penasco launches, bordered by the Sea of Cortez
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Developer and luxury resort owner Grupo Vidanta has launched a 60-suite property in Puerto Penasco, Mexico.
Rosewood Pueblo, Mexico, to open in 2016 near world's largest pyramid
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is set to manage Rosewood Puebla in Mexico when it opens in 2016 near the city’s main square – the Zocalo – in a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Volcanic hot spring spa hotel revamped by Saraiva+Associados and Nini Andrade Silva
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Architect Miguel Saraiva of Saraiva+Associados and interior designer Nini Andrade Silva have completed a renovation of The Furnas Boutique Hotel & Thermal Spa on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal.
Jamaican resort to be replaced by bigger Royalton Resorts-branded spa resort
BY Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Operator Blue Diamond Resorts, a division of Canada-based Sunwing Travel Group, is to close the 210-key Grand Lido Resort & Spa in Negril, Jamaica, and will open a brand new 500 to 600-bedroom luxury resort and spa in its place.
Canyon Ranch appoints brand growth specialist Susan Docherty as CEO
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Canyon Ranch founders Mel and Enid Zuckerman and Jerry Cohen have announced a new CEO for the brand. Susan Docherty will continue to grow and develop the brand, while the founders continue to manage Canyon Ranch’s resort locations in Tucson, Arizona and Lenox, Massachusetts.
New Mexico casino resort to open new-build spa at the end of April
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
The Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being transformed as part of the resort’s expansion plans to include The Green Reed Spa. Other recent enhancements have included the addition of a new casino, extra parking facilities, a golf club and a 450- person banquet and events centre.
Loama Resort in the Maldives showcases over-water spa
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
The 105-key Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili has launched a 496sq m (5,339sq ft) spa with treatment rooms extending out on a jetty over the sea.
Deepak Chopra to attend Global Wellness Summit as keynote speaker
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Dr Deepak Chopra will be a keynote speaker at the 2015 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) at the St Regis Mexico City 13-15 November. Chopra is famous for raising awareness of the concept of ‘personal wellbeing’, writing more than 80 books – 22 of which made the New York Times best seller list – and creating the Chopra Foundation.
Dusit to open Thai resort in China with large thermal wellness centre
BY Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Thai operator Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts is set to manage a hotel in China’s Shandong province in early 2018, complete with an extensive destination wellness centre.
Brazil's Kurotel becomes first 'cancer aware' spa in south America
BY Helen Andrews | 27 Apr 2015
The Kurotel Longevity Medical Center and Spa in Brazil is the first wellness location in south America to become certified as ‘cancer aware’ by Wellness for Cancer – the first organisation to establish standardised, objective, cancer-focused training and business criteria for the spa and wellness industry.
Greek and British spa partners team up to attract new guests: Dora Koromila
BY Dora Koromila | 27 Apr 2015
Operational differences between two spa partners, the Anazoe Spa in Greece’s Costa Navarino and The Chelsea Day Spa in London, were highlighted by Dora Koromila – spa director at the Anazoe Spa – in an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, following the first week of an exchange of services.
Thai official in coma after jumping into hot spring
BY Helen Andrews | 27 Apr 2015
A senior official of the Bangkok Attorney-General’s Office is on 24-hour watch in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Phuket Town, Thailand, after jumping into a hot spring in Krabi on 13 April.
Spa industry's Christine Hays has been caught up in the Nepal earthquake.
BY Liz Terry | 26 Apr 2015
Christine Hays, formerly director of spa for Oberoi Hotels and well-loved spa industry leader, has been caught up in the Nepal earthquake.
Ilsington Country House Hotel revamps spa with help of Ashton House Design
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Apr 2015
The Ilsington Country House Dartmoor Hotel in Devon, UK, has refurbished and expanded its existing spa facility with the help of local interior design consultancy Ashton House Design.
Henri Chenot to open health hotel with 6,000sq m wellness space in Azerbaijan
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Apr 2015
Health and wellness expert Henri Chenot will open the second ‘Espace Cure’ hotel – a destination retreat – to have its entire structure dedicated to his health and wellness programmes. This second hotel will be located in Gabala, Azerbaijan and is set to open in Q2 2016. The first of these ‘Espace Cure’-structured hotels, which opened in 1980, is Chenot’s flagship Palace Merano hotel in Italy.
CIDESCO's Anna-Cari Gund joins Raison d'Etre
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Apr 2015
Spa and wellness consultancy Raison d’Etre has appointed Anna-Cari Gund – president of global association for beauty and spa therapist accreditation CIDESCO International – as managing director.
     
 


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