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in this issue
• Selman Marrakech hotel opens with Henri Chenot spa
• Two hotels planned for Macau complex
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By Tom Walker
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach in Florida, US has launched a new Lil' Spa-branded spa facility for its younger guests. Targeted at children aged between four and 11-years-old, the spa has been designed to cater for the needs of the "modern family". More>> |
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By Pete Hayman
KSL Capital Partners has completed the purchase of the historic Grove Park Inn
Resort and Spa - located between the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains in
North Carolina, US. More>> |
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BY Pete Hayman
Marriott International has announced that its luxury hotel brand, JW Marriott,
is planning to open a new 131-bedroom property in the Dominican Republic - its
first in the Caribbean. JW Marriott Santo Domingo is to be operated by the group under a management agreement with Grupo Velutini. More>> |
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Profile:
Cynthia Chua
The Singapore entrepreneur behind Ministry of Waxing and Browhaus has revolutionised personal grooming worldwide. She talks to Katie Barnes about the business of beauty and integration with spas View>> |
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Menu engineering:
Treatment menus have become too long and complicated, but which therapies do you cut or keep?
Katie Barnes investigates
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Bath time:
The Chinese bathhouse
Lee David Stephens gives an insight into a traditional Chinese bathhouse and how Chinese people like to spa View>> |
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Fitness:
Pilates
Pure vs applied - should pilates only ever involve the exercises designed by Joseph Pilates, or can his philosophy be applied while keeping the product moving with the times? View>> |
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19 Apr 2012
GSS Lab debuts NeuroSpa in Las Vegas
GSS Lab, a research laboratory based in Montreal, Canada, has launched its new
NeuroSpa device, which aims to harness the positive impact of music on the human
body and brain. More>>
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16 Apr 2012
Marriott eyes Caribbean/Latin America growth
Marriott International president and CEO Arne Sorenson has confirmed the hotel
group's plans to double the number of properties it operates across the
Caribbean and Latin America by 2017. More>>
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29 Mar 2012
New Bask spa concept to launch at Revel
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. More>>
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29 Mar 2012
2013 launch for first Virgin-branded hotel
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. More>>
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28 Mar 2012
SpaFinder chair and CEO Pete Ellis launches wellness incubator WellTech
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. More>>
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22 Mar 2012
Fairmont acquires Californian spa resort
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts (FHR) has acquired the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn
and Spa in Sonoma, California, US, from Texas-based Crescent Real Estate
Equities for an undisclosed sum. More>>
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09 Mar 2012
ISPA reveals keynote speaker line-up
Jim Collins, author of the international bestseller 'Good to Great' has been
confirmed as one of the key note speakers at this year's ISPA Annual Conference
and Expo. More>>
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| Spa product news |
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| Beauty product news |
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Men only from Shiseido
FROM beauty-KIT.NET
Offering 24-hour hydration, Shiseido Men
Active Energizing Concentrate has been
formulated to provide firmness, resilience
and an energised look to male skin.
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Sothys’ customised slimming
FROM beauty-KIT.NET
Sothys has created a Slimming and Firming
Collection with four products that work
together to combat cellulite.
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Babor’s Skinovage debut
FROM beauty-KIT.NET
New from Babor is Skinovage PX, a skincare
line to meet the needs of five different skin
types.
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