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Massage Envy signs milestone agreement
BY Pete Hayman | 11 Apr 2012
Massage Envy, the Arizona, US-based provider of massage and spa services, has
announced that it has completed the signing of its 1,000th franchise agreement.
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XpresSpa secures private equity investment
BY Pete Hayman | 10 Apr 2012
XpresSpa, the New York, US-based provider of airport spa services and products,
has secured investment from the private equity firm, Mistral Equity Partners.
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Private equity group Pegasus buys Six Senses
BY Tom Walker | 10 Apr 2012
US-based private equity group Pegasus Capital Advisors has entered into a
binding agreement to acquire luxury resort and spa businesses of Six Senses
Resorts and Spas for an undisclosed sum.
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Oetker Collection to open Palais Namaskar
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Apr 2012
The Oetker Collection is to expand its portfolio of "masterpiece hotels" with
the launch of the new Palais Namaskar Hotel and Spa in Marrakech, Morocco
tomorrow (6 April).
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Sheraton plans 'aggressive' spa expansion
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
Sheraton Hotels, the Starwood Hotels and Resorts-owned hospitality operator, has
unveiled plans for an "aggressive" expansion of its signature hotel spa
portfolio by 2015.
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UK's Buxton Crescent project moves forward
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
The development of the UK's "first genuine spa hotel" for more than 100 years in
Buxton, Derbyshire, has taken a step forward following the signing of a landmark
agreement.
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Seasons Holidays buys Seaham Hall hotel
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Apr 2012
Bristol-based Seasons Holidays has completed the purchase of Seaham Hall, a
luxury hotel and spa in County Durham, UK, out of the administration of von
Essen Hotels 2 Ltd.
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Accor to open MGallery luxury hotel in Doha
BY Tom Walker | 03 Apr 2012
French hotel giant Accor and Qatar-based Msheireb Hospitality have joined forces
to develop and manage an MGallery hotel in the Qatari capital Doha.
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Per Aquum unveils new Maldives resort
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Apr 2012
Per Aquum, the Singapore-based spa and hospitality management company, has
announced the latest addition to its international portfolio with the Niyama
resort in the Maldives.
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2014 completion for Mina Zayed scheme
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Apr 2012
Four "distinct spa and wellness" facilities covering 100,000sq m (1.1 million sq
ft) are to form part of the Mina Zayed Waterfront Development in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates.
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Park Hyatt opens new hotel in Hyderabad
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Mar 2012
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced the launch of its first Park
Hyatt-branded property located in an Indian city with the 185-bedroom and
24-suite Park Hyatt Hyderabad.
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New Bask spa concept to launch at Revel
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Mar 2012
Bask, a new spa and wellbeing concept, has been exclusively developed by
lifestyle brand exhale for Revel, a new US$2.4bn (EUR1.8bn, £1.5bn) resort
destination in Atlantic City, US.
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Hyatt Regency hotel planned for Moscow
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Mar 2012
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that one of the hospitality group's
affiliates has signed a management agreement for a new Regency-branded property
in Moscow, Russia.
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Tingo 'money-back' booking site launches
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Mar 2012
Smarter Travel Media, a subsidiary of TripAdvisor, has launched a new hotel
booking website that automatically rebooks rooms if they become available at a
lower rate.
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2013 launch for first Virgin-branded hotel
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Mar 2012
Virgin Hotels is expected to open its first property by the end of 2013 in
Chicago, US, after it completed the acquisition of the downtown Old Dearborn
Bank Building in late 2011.
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SpaFinder chair and CEO Pete Ellis launches wellness incubator WellTech
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Mar 2012
Pete Ellis, chair and CEO of SpaFinder, has launched WellTech, a new health and
wellness-focused 'incubator' designed to support, develop and bring new
technology companies to market. Selected firms using technology to devise new consumer health and wellness solutions will receive a minimum investment of US$50,000.
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