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Saunas prevent heart problems: study
BY Helen Andrews | 25 Feb 2015
Men who use saunas regularly are protecting themselves from heart problems, according
to a study by scientists from the University of Eastern Finland, whose work was published
in the journal Jama Internal Medicine.
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US$35m Vietnamese resort and spa debuts
BY Helen Andrews | 25 Feb 2015
The Salinda Phu Quoc Island Resort and Spa in Vietnam has opened, costing US$35m
(€31m, £23m) and located on 2.5 hectares (6 acres) of grounds near the sea shore and
town of Duong Dong.
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Eco-friendly spa owned by English couple opens in Del Mar, CA
BY Helen Andrews | 24 Feb 2015
An eco-friendly spa has opened in a shopping centre in Del Mar, California. Owned by
an English couple who moved to the area in September 2014, the spa – a member of
Green Spa Network – has debuted in The Flower Hill Promenade centre: a shopping mall
that was originally designed by Smith Consulting Architects.
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WTS International lands Gurney's Montauk Resort spa contract
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Feb 2015
Global spa consultancy and management firm WTS International (WTS) is to lead the
refurbishment of the spa at the Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa in Montauk,
Long Island, US. It will also take over the management of the resort’s spa and wellbeing
facilities from 1 April.
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Susie Ellis: How to build a well world
BY Susie Ellis | 19 Feb 2015
Susie Ellis, president & CEO of the Global Wellness Summit, has shared exclusively with
Spa Opportunities her thoughts on how wellness industry leaders can “build a well world”
and what that world might look like.
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Ethiopian spa resort company to build site on island in Djibouti
BY Helen Andrews | 18 Feb 2015
Boston Partners, the Ethiopian company known for building Kuriftu-branded resorts, is to
construct a new resort on Moucha Island – off the coast of the Republic of Djibouti in the
Horn of Africa – in an attempt to establish the Kuriftu brand in east Africa.
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CIDESCO's 63rd annual congress set for South Africa
BY Helen Andrews | 17 Feb 2015
CIDESCO will host its 63rd World Congress and Exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa,
from the 20-25 May this year under the theme “Skin is Alive”. The event will be
held at the Sandton Convention Centre.
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Center Parcs owner 'engages banks' on £2.5bn listing
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Feb 2015
US-based private equity group Blackstone has hired several investment banks to lay the
foundations for a £2.5bn (US$3.8bn, €3.4bn) London listing of UK leisure resort chain
Center Parcs, according to reports.
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Researchers urge greater wellness services for pregnancies
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Feb 2015
Health experts are calling for greater wellbeing services to be made available for would-be
mothers, amid findings that children born to overweight mothers are at greater risk of
health problems in later life.
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Starwood CEO resigns 'by mutual agreement'
BY Helen Andrews | 17 Feb 2015
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide’s CEO, president and director Frits van Paasschen
has resigned “by mutual agreement” with the company’s board of directors.
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Sleep guidelines for every age group unveiled
BY Helen Andrews | 17 Feb 2015
The National Sleep Foundation in the US has updated its sleep time duration
recommendations, based on analysis of an exhaustive range of research articles.
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Thai spa industry to grow by 15 per cent in 2015
BY Helen Andrews | 17 Feb 2015
The Thai Spa Association predicts the country’s spa industry will grow by 15 per cent this
year, which would be a notable improvement on last year’s five per cent growth.
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