NEWS
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Armenian non-profit group trains blind citizens in massage therapy
BY Helen Andrews | 15 Sep 2014
The Armenian non-profit group Seeing Hands is helping to train and employ
blind nationals in massage therapy in the hope that the nation can emulate
China and South Korea, where tens of thousands of blind citizens have become
massage therapists.
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US$3.5bn Baha Mar resort launch delayed until next spring
BY Helen Andrews | 15 Sep 2014
Originally scheduled to open in December of this year, the US$3.5 billion
(€2.7bn, £2.2bn) Baha Mar resort complex in the Bahamas has delayed its
debut until late spring 2015 due to a series of hitches.
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Delos and Mayo Clinic pair up for wellbeing product testing lab
BY Helen Andrews | 12 Sep 2014
Delos, the company that created the Well Building Standard™, has agreed to
design, build and operate a newly-formed Well Living Lab with renowned US
health provider Mayo Clinic Center. This will be a multidisciplinary lab focused
on the interaction between health, wellness and the built environment.
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US wellness schemes hurt by Affordable Care Act
BY Helen Andrews | 11 Sep 2014
Large companies in the US are worried that federal requirements in the
Affordable Care Act will limit the effectiveness of their employee wellness
programmes.
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Global Spa and Wellness Summit: Day one report
BY Liz Terry | 10 Sep 2014
The Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) kicked off in Marrakech, Morocco,
today (10 September), with more than 400 delegates gathering from 45
countries to share knowledge and best practice.
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Mentors for spa management training scheme revealed at GSWS
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Sep 2014
The list of mentors for the recently announced spa manager mentorship
programme – as part of the Global Spa Management Education Initiative – have
been revealed at the Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) currently taking
place in Marrakech, Morocco.
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NZ$18.5m hot spring development planned by Wyndham Hotel Group
BY Helen Andrews | 10 Sep 2014
International hotel chain Wyndham Hotel Group has announced plans to
increase its portfolio of properties in New Zealand to include two apartment
hotels in Christchurch and Queenstown, as well as a resort and spa in hot
spring town Rotorua.
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St. Regis Chengdu debuts with an Iridium Spa
BY Helen Andrews | 10 Sep 2014
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, has
launched The St. Regis Chengdu in the capital of the Chinese province of
Sichuan in UNESCO’s first City of Gastronomy in Asia – also home to more than
252 Fortune 500 companies.
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Spa leaders gather in Morocco for the start of GSWS
BY Helen Andrews | 10 Sep 2014
The eighth annual Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) has kicked off today
at the Four Seasons Resort Marrakech, Morocco, and will continue until 12
September – with an agenda full of discussion panels, talks and workshops.
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Delos and WTS announce strategic alliance
BY Jak Phillips | 10 Sep 2014
Delos, the company behind the Well Building Standard™, has announced an
alliance with WTS International (WTS), the global consultancy which designs and
manages spa, wellness and fitness facilities. Together, they’ll collaborate to
integrate Delos’ standards into facilities designed by WTS.
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