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US$12.3m Yamani Healing project to break ground in raw Mexican jungle
BY Helen Andrews | 01 Apr 2015
Construction of Yamani Healing, a new eco-design hotel, destination spa and healing
centre in Mexico’s Riviera Maya will start later this year, following the announcement of a
real estate partnership with US$32m (€29m, £21m) development Los Árboles Cobá.
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ISPA to honour Sharilyn Abbajay at the 2015 ISPA Conference & Expo
BY Helen Andrews | 01 Apr 2015
The International Spa Association (ISPA) will present Sharilyn Abbajay – senior vice
president of operations, brand development and retail concepts for Elizabeth Arden Red
Door Spas – with the 2015 ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award at the 24th annual ISPA
Conference & Expo.
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Highly processed foods dominate grocery purchases: study
BY Helen Andrews | 01 Apr 2015
A nationwide analysis of US grocery shopping shows highly processed foods make up more
than 60 per cent of calories in food purchased – with these items tending to contain more
fat, sugar and salt than less-processed foods.
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New York surfing resort is back on sale for US$25m
BY Helen Andrews | 30 Mar 2015
A 30-bedroom hotel on five acres of land (2 hectares) in New York’s Montauk, US, is back
on the market for US$25m (€23m, £17m) following local resistance to plans for its
conversion into a private members-only surf club.
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Green Spa Network shares resources to 'green' the industry
BY Helen Andrews | 27 Mar 2015
The Green Spa Network (GSN) is extending its impact by creating regional spa associations to enable more spas to access its sustainability resources – part of its 2015
strategy to cause positive change in sustainability through spas.
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Power naps help your brain retain new information
BY Helen Andrews | 27 Mar 2015
A nap lasting between 45-60 minutes produces a five-fold improvement in information
retrieval from memory, according to a new study conducted at Saarland University,
Germany.
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First Swiss Autograph Collection property by Marriott launches
BY Helen Andrews | 26 Mar 2015
The Kameha Grand Zurich hotel opened in Switzerland earlier this month, surrounded by
128,000sq m (1,377,781sq ft) of forests, meadows, ponds and Zurich's Kameha Lake. It
also features a Kameha Spa designed by Marcel Wanders.
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New Starwood CEO to focus on unit growth
BY Helen Andrews | 26 Mar 2015
Following the departure of Frits van Paasschen, former CEO of Starwood, the new top
man at the company – Adam Aron – is aggressively pursuing unit growth for 2015.
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Drinking milk may keep brain diseases at bay
BY Helen Andrews | 26 Mar 2015
Milk consumption increases the levels of a naturally-occurring antioxidant in the brain
which is in charge of resisting damage caused during the normal metabolic process –
according to a study.
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