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Kempinski to launch mammoth Yanqi Lake Hotel in Beijing

Kempinski will unveil its larg- room with its own hammam est ever property in China this and two treatment beds, in May – a 14sq km (5.4sq m) addition to a thermal area, hotel, villa and spa complex relaxation area, foot massage which is being lined up as a rooms plus a gym, exercise possible host for major politi- studio and games rooms. cal events such as APEC 2014 Each of the boutique villas and future G20 summits. – which range between 5,000 Set at the foot of the Yanshan to 9,000sq metres (53,820 to Mountains, 60km (37.3m) 96,875sq ft) and are envisaged north of Beijing city centre as being individual lodgings and 25km (15.5m) from the for heads of state attending Great Wall of China’s Mutianyu summits – has its own spa, section, the development com- 25m lap pool and gymna- prises 595 guest rooms and sium. The villa spas feature suites. Of these, 306-bedrooms individual designs by well- are in Yanqi Lake Kempinski The 306-bedroom Kempinski Hotel Beijing forms part of the Yanqi Lake development known international agencies Hotel Beijing, located on the such as, Wilson, Rockwell, mainland, while there are 111 rooms at the State Kempinski Hotel boasting four floors of health HBA and DiLeonardo. Guest House and 178 rooms spread across 12 and wellness including eight treatment rooms, Product brands are yet to be finalised boutique villas on a private island. plus a pool, gym, juice bar and tea area. across the spa sites, with an earlier tie-up The Kempinski The Spa is spread over the The spa in the State Guest House features falling through due to registration issues. whole complex, with the main area in the 11 luxury treatment suites, including a VIP Continued on back cover

Marriott takeover of Maldives’ first Islamic Protea complete resort set for October became the largest hotel company in Africa last Maldives-based ADK Company has signed week – based on published informa- a joint venture agreement with Turkish hotel tion – as it completed the acquisition brand Caprice Gold to develop the Maldives’ of South Africa’s 116-hotel Protea first Islamic resort. Hospitality Group. The five star 673-bedroom Caprice Gold Marriott’s pipeline of new hotels in Maldives island resort will be located in the the Middle East and Africa, including Shaviyani Atoll Gaakoshibee in the north of Protea’s, now exceeds 65 hotels. the country. The resort will feature a spa with The island was first developed for Renaissance in 2007 The Protea portfolio consists of 10,148 separate sections for men and women, eight rooms and a number of spas in seven treatment rooms, four of which will be situ- Development on the resort started in 2007, African countries. The company now ated over water, plus a beauty/barber shop and initially to be a Renaissance resort to open in manages, franchises and leases hotels a health and fitness centre. 2009, but plans never came to fruition. Caprice across the Protea brand including the Gaakoshibee will be the largest resort in the Gold, renowned for its Islamic tourism, will lifestyle boutique Protea Hotel Fire & Maldives and will feature separate beaches, vil- invest MVR2.6bn (US$170m, £102m, €123m) Ice! and the deluxe African Pride Hotels las and swimming pools for men and women. on the resort, which is nearing completion collection. Details: http://lei.sr?a=U2x7B It will not serve alcohol and pork at its four and is expected to open in October this year. halal-certified restaurants. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C6Y8P

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Denise Adams +44(0)1462 471930 The resort, located in St [email protected] Andrews-by-the-Sea over- Editor looking Passamaquoddy Bay, Liz Terry +44(0)1462 431385 has 233-bedrooms with ren- ovations by Toronto-based Journalists designer, Robynne Moncur of Tom Anstey +44(0)1462 471916 Moncur Design preserving the Jak Phillips +44(0)1462 471936 hotel’s architectural details. Helen Andrews +44 (0)1462 471902 Originally built in 1889 for The resort was built in 1889 for passengers on the Design passengers from the Canadian Ed Gallagher +44(0)1905 20198 Pacific Railway, the resort now offers two res- room, pedicure room, hydro treatment room and Internet taurants, a golf course with clubhouse, private an additional three treatment rooms. The spa is Dean Fox +44(0)1462 471900 beach, children’s playground and a new spa. also being expanded to include salon facilities. Emma Harris +44(0)1462 471921 The Algonquin’s spa is currently undergoing Health and fitness amenities at the hotel Tim Nash +44(0)1462 471917 a full redevelopment to be an on-site haven for include an indoor swimming pool with spa Publisher complete wellness, offering services derived from pool, three-story waterslide and a fitness centre. ancient techniques of the area’s aboriginal peo- “The Algonquin is more than just a hotel, Julie Badrick +44(0)1462 471919 ple. The 1,400sq ft (130 sq m) spa, opening in Q2 it is part of our heritage,” said Jim Spatz, CEO Associate publishers of 2014, will offer a variety of treatments using of developer Southwest Properties. “It’s where Simon Hinksman +44(0)1462 471905 seawater and honey from the resort’s beehives. generations have come to make memories with Annie Lovell +44(0)1462 471901 Facilities at the Aveda Concept Spa operated family and friends, and we took that responsibil- Jed Taylor +44(0)1462 471914 as The Algonquin Spa, will include a manicure ity very seriously.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=s7y5X Paul Thorman +44(0)1462 471904 Associate publisher, attractions Sales +44(0)1462 431385 Rotorua to be South Pacific’s hot spring capital Property desk Simon Hinksman +44(0)1462 471905 Hot spring and spa devel- Publisher, Spa Opportunities opment was at the forefront Sarah Gibbs +44(0)1462 471908 of Rotorua mayor Steve Financial Administrator Chadwick’s agenda when she Denise Adams +44(0)1462 471930 visited the New Zealand city’s Circulation Manager sister city of Beppu in Japan at Michael Emmerson +44(0)1462 471932 the start of April. Rotorua is looking to emulate Beppu, which is cel- Subscribe to Spa Opportunities: ebrating its 90th year as a city Online: www.leisuresubs.com and the 100th anniversary of Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1462 471913 its hot springs festival. Annual subscription rates are UK £31, Beppu – a Japanese city Europe £41, Rest of world £62, students UK £16. with a population of 125,000 – is one of the world’s leading Spa Opportunities is published fortnightly by The Leisure Media Company Limited, Portmill House, destinations for highly-devel- Rotorua’s hot springs are largely unused for spa and wellness offerings Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ, UK and is distributed oped geothermal attractions in the USA by SPP, 75 Aberdeen Road, Emigsville, PA and hot springs and generates significant tour- Kuirau Park currently offers geothermal 17318-0437. Periodicals postage paid @ Manchester, PA POSTMASTER Send US address changes to Spa ism revenue through its wellness offerings. experiences limited to a foot bath in the waters, Opportunities, c/o PO Box 437,Emigsville, PA 17318-0437. “Beppu’s anniversary provides a timely though the mayor wants to utilise it to better The views expressed in print are those of the author and opportunity to investigate hot springs and offer spa and wellness experiences in an effort do not necessarily represent those of the publisher The geothermal opportunities for our city,” said to drive tourism for the area. Leisure Media Company Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored Chadwick speaking to Voxy. “Our council wants Chadwick campaigned on the issue during in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by to see the unique natural geothermal attributes last year’s mayoral election, highlighting geo- means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recorded of our own Kuirau Park substantially developed thermal opportunities and calling for Rotorua or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Printed by Preview Cromatic Ltd. in the future so the park can become a focal to build a reputation as the South Pacific’s spa ©Cybertrek Ltd 2014 ISSN 0952/8210 point of Rotorua’s geothermal experience.” capital. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q4s4s

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Westin Hotels & Resorts has Shiela McCann, general manager of the announced the global launch Chiva-Som destination spa in Thailand, has of its US$15m (£9m, €10.8m) said that most hoteliers don’t fully understand brand-wide campaign to the spa industry because of their backgrounds. enhance and promote the well- “Most come up through food & bever- being of its guests through 2014. age or the rooms division,” said McCann The one-year initiative will speaking to the Spa Handbook. “They don’t introduce six “pillars of well- take spas seriously enough as an opera- ness” to the Westin brand tion to ever really enable the full business – Feel Well, Work Well, Move potential, although, thankfully this patt- Well, Eat Well, Sleep Well and tern is starting to change.” Play Well – and to celebrate McCann also said that having a spa Westin will open their doors person on board at a hotel brings a new worldwide for well-being dimension of understanding about the open house sessions, where emotional needs of hotel guests. guests, associates and con- The scheme is being initally launched with meditation experts Headspace For more from Shiela McCann, the Spa sumers can experience the Handbook is available online here in print: brand’s signature programmes. The partnership with Headspace will http://lei.sr?a=A9O7e and can be viewed In first week of April, nearly 200 Westin hotels encourage guests to look after the health of online here: http://lei.sr?a=P3l4j and resorts will hold wellness events open to the their minds, with simple guided meditation public, including scenic guided 5K runs, Heavenly exercises that help them smile more, listen Spa mini-appointments, SuperfoodsRx Juice Bars more, worry less and sleep better. and group yoga sessions to name a few. The Council will be formed of renowned The company’s wellbeing movement has thought leaders and wellness experts, each been launched with Headspace – health, of which aligns with a specific wellness wellbeing and mediation experts – whose co- brand pillar, forming the cornerstone to the founder and Andy Puddicombe will head up movement while guiding and inspiring new the brand’s “Feel Well” pillar and is the first wellness initiatives throughout the year. appointee to Westin’s “Wellbeing Council”. Details: http://lei.sr?a=S8d6d

Snøhetta reveals striking designs for Lofoten Hotel The new brand currently covers four spa properties Sri Lankan property developer Plans have been unveiled for the coil-shaped Lofoten Opera launches new spa brand Hotel to be built in Norway’s stunning Lofoten archipelago. A new Sri Lankan spa brand – Theme The striking hotel design will Resorts & Spas – was launched recently cover 11,000sq m (118,400sq at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) ft) and will feature as-of-yet in Berlin, Germany. unnamed spa facilities in Chairman and managing director, Chandra addition to 95 hotel rooms and Wickramasinghe, unveiled the name and apartments, seawater basins, an company logo as a banner under which to amphitheatre and many out- market all of his properties across the island. door sporting activities. Currently four properties are being Norway-based Snøhetta managed by this spa brand: Maalu Maalu Architects is behind the proj- Resort & Spa in Passekudah, Aliya Resort ect and said in December 2013 & Spa in Sigiriya, WildTrails in Yala and that the cost would be approx- The hotel’s curvaceous design helps it blend into the surrounding landscape Mountbatten Bungalow in Kandy – which is imately NK300m (US$49.6m, to open shortly. There are also plans to build £30m, €35.9m). The remote hotel will be aiming to attract another luxury hotel in Kalpitiya. Snøhetta says the building strategy focused on active guests to the Lofoten area, which is on “Our aim is not to sell you a hotel room, the “functional and technical aspects of access, one of the 18 national tourist routes that are but to generate wonderful experiences infrastructure, ecology and sustainability, con- located across all of Norway. and memories that will last a lifetime,” nection to outdoor areas and existing buildings.” Aimed at the high-end adventurer the hotel said Wickramasinghe. “All of the proper- The hotel’s curvaceous design helps it to blend will be located in an area that is very popu- ties are thoughtfully built with this in mind. into the mountain and the surrounding seascape, lar with hikers and nature lovers. The 184 km We also aim to provide guests with the while creating an inner and outer area for activi- (114 mile) route is also home to the Eggrum experience of total relaxation of the mind, ties. Construction is expected to begin later this rest stop also designed by Snøhetta in 2007. body and soul and a feast of the senses.” year although no completion date has yet been set. Details: http://lei.sr?a=F5f5u Details: http://lei.sr?a=h3U7P

© CYBERTREK 2014 Twitter: @spaopps Read Spa Opportunities online: www.spaopportunities.com/digital 3 spa opportunities news DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com Anderson gets regional director US bosses invest in corporate wellness role for Four Seasons’ spas

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts has Corporate employers in the appointed Luisa Anderson as its new US investing in wellness plan regional director of spa for the Bali, to spend an average of US$594 Langkawi and Maldives areas. (£357, €432) per employee on Prior to her appointment, Anderson wellness incentives within worked as director of International Spa their health care programmes Development at Ila for three years and for 2014, according to new before that as senior director for Four research from the National Seasons in the Asia Pacific region. She was Business Group on Health. also spa director for both Four Seasons The survey – the latest in a Maldives and Ananda in the Himalayas, as series dating back to 2009 – ana- well as working as a social worker, nurse, lysed the growth of corporate midwife and therapist. health improvement program- Anderson’s new role sees her assuming mess, which are designed to help full responsibility for the people, product employers manage their corpo- and profit performance of all Four Seasons rate health care costs by creating 95 per cent of US companies plan to offer a health improvement scheme spas across Bali, Maldives and Langkawi. a healthier workforce. “We have exceptional spas in Bali, the This results mark an increase of 15 per cent programmes and stress management, while Maldives and Langkawi. I intend to ensure from the average of 2013’s average of US$521 other popular health improvement options that each one is infused with life, love and (£313, €379) and is more than double the aver- include care management programmes, lifestyle- a truly guest-focused approach, while age of US$260 (£156, €189) reported five years management services, health-risk management using the successes of each to strengthen ago. The largest increase was among compa- services and environmental enhancements. the group as a whole,” said Anderson. nies with fewer than 5,000 employees, where The survey also found that 95 per cent of Details: http://lei.sr?a=x5U5f the per employee average climbed to US$595 companies plan to offer some kind of health (£357, €433), one-third higher than the average improvement programme for their employ- of US$444 (£267, €322) per employee in 2013. ees, and the percentage of companies offering The most popular wellness programmes are incentives to participate in these initiatives has focused on lifestyle management, such as phys- increased from 57 per cent in 2009 to 74 per ical activity programmes, weight management cent in 2014. Details: http://lei.sr?a=D2z6s

Casale Del Principe opens its doors in Sicily

Acqua Spa, designed by Veronese architect Alberto Some have labelled sugar as the new tobacco Apostoli, has opened its doors at Casale Del Principe in Sicily. Sugar further linked with In 2012 owners of the global health epidemic Monreale property, the Rizzo family, began the project to A spoonful can help to make the medicine go build a 700sq m (7,534sq ft) down, but according to a new feature in the wellness centre into the for- latest edition of Spa Business magazine, grow- tified farmhouse’s structure. ing research suggests that sugar may in fact be The spa is spread over three the key culprit behind the current global epi- levels, with the ground floor demic of obesity and chronic disease. incorporating a cabin for treat- In the UK, sugar was labelled as the new ments carried out in a “cocoon” tobacco in February as supermarkets were that is six metres high and Designers constructed the swimming pool by digging into bare rock urged to cut sugar levels in their food. floating on a pool as well as a Research suggests that fructose (a sugar windowed sauna, hammam - divided into a cal- “The main USP of this spa is that they use molecule found in sweeteners) can trigger idariam and a tepidariaum, relaxation room and only Sicilian products for food, cosmetics processes that lead to liver toxicity and a sensory emotional showers. and treatments,” said designer and architect, host of other chronic diseases. “A little is On the spa’s first floor there are seven differ- Alberto Apostoli. not a problem, but a lot kills - slowly” reads ent themed suites: stone, wood, history, water, Products and treatments are provided an article in the journal Nature. citrus, art and culture. Each suite is inspired by Italian spa brand Comfort Zone. These The problem lies within fructose coming by different elements of the culture and tradi- include a number of treatments such as heated from refined sugars, which digest much quicker tion of the Sicilian environment. basalt rock detoxification and Polynesian than natural fructose. For a full report on the The 14m (45ft) underground swimming pool massage, while anti-ageing procedures and dangers of sugar the Q1 edition of Spa Business was formed by digging into the natural rock – moisturising treatments are also available. is available here: http://lei.sr?a=z1f5M the excess of which decorates the spa’s walls. Details: http://lei.sr?a=H4y3n

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With SpaBooker’s Promote you can use emails saved in your database to automatically invite customers to book Put your customer another appointment. Contact us today (866.966.9798) emails to work to keep your customers coming back. for you. Sources: ISPA 2011 U.S. SPA INDUSTRY STUDY http://searchengineland.com/ SpaBooker Promote Companion Guide www.spa-booker.com spa opportunities news DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com UK Lido, to undergo structural Morrocan Clarins spa launches in May repairs before spa development

Renovations to the roof and structure of a The Royal Palm Marrakech Grade II-listed lido in Reading, UK, may take hotel, operated by Beachcomber place while delays in the planning process of Hotels, will open its Clarins a £3m (US$4.9m, €3.6m) spa complex persist. Spa on 15 May 2014. Redevelopment of the dilapidated King’s The soft opening of the Meadow Baths into a spa has attracted five-star, Berber-inspired, significant interest – with high volumes 135-suite hotel occurred on 11 of planning inquiries – since the council December 2013. selected the complex as its preferred choice Until the Clarins Spa opens, for the renovation in October, putting a 250- four suites converted into spa year lease out to tender. cabins are being used to pro- The pool traces its ancestry back to 1860 vide guests with massages and as a bathing area, while the current struc- beauty treatments. ture was built at the beginning of the 20th Beachcomber Hotels says century. Details: http://lei.sr?a=J7T9J this will be the only Clarins spa at any hotel in Morocco, with The hotel houses a 2,000sq m (21,527sq ft) pool that is heated all year round Clarins Spas already at Royal Palm Mauritius, Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa, The spa will include a massage area of two Paradis Hotel & Golf Club, Trou Aux Biches single cabins for beauty treatments, six single Resort and Spa and Sainte Anne Resort & Spa. massage cabins plus two double massage cabins Spa consultants, Hydroconcept Monaco, were offering balneotherapy and another two double involved in the development of the thermal facili- cabins providing affusion massage. ties and wet areas for the Royal Palm Marrakech. Hydrotherapy and skin care are available, in “Hydroconcept are able to propose easy addition to gender segregated areas including solutions to clients which are more and more six single and double hammams, plus one sauna. innovative, including new concepts which are Additional resort features include a 2,000sq best adapted to the specific requirements of m (21,527sq ft) pool, a sports centre with pool, Interiors and exteriors are designed by Zaha Hadid each project,” said Sophie Demaret, spa man- personal coaching and an 18-hole golf course. Plans unveiled for Zaha Hadid ager for the Royal Palm Marrakech. Details: http://lei.sr?a=J3f5j hotel and spa in Macau, China

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed Kempinski The Spa debuts in Kenyan capital plans for a 780-bedroom hotel to be built by property developer Melco Crown Kenya’s Villa Rosa Kempinski Entertainment in Cotai, Macau. Nairobi has raised the curtain The hotel will be located at Melco on the first Kempinski The Spa Crown’s flagship City of Dreams resort in to open in sub-Saharan Africa. an area that takes its visual inspiration from Developed and operated by the Las Vegas Strip. Resense Spa, a joint venture The 40-floor hotel, which covers 150,000sq between Kempinski Hotels and ft (13,935sq m) of space, will boast a number spa consultancy Raison d’Etre of amenities including a spa offering a range founded in 2009, the 1,100sq m of massage treatments and facials, meeting (11,840sq ft) spa in the heart of and events facilities, gaming rooms, lobby, Nairobi is open to both hotel restaurants and a rooftop sky pool. guests and local residents. The design of the tower – which on the out- The facility features nine side is surrounded by a giant lattice – merges treatment rooms, including traditional architectural elements of roof, wall two couples’ rooms, a relax- and ceiling to create a sculptural form that ation area and lounge, plus wet The pool and spa facilities are open to hotel guests and local residents also defines many of the hotel’s internal spaces. facilities including an outdoor “The design combines dramatic public heated pool, steamroom, spa pool and sauna. Members can buy wellness packages that spaces and generous guest rooms with inno- The spa – whose treatments are influenced by give access to a range of facilities. As well as the vative engineering and formal cohesion,” the European cycle of the seasons – has selected spa, there is a fitness area featuring Technogym said Zaha Hadid in a statement. the Phytomer product range and will be the first cardiovascular and strength equipment, a yoga The building will be Melco Crown’s in East Africa to offer Phytomer treatments. studio and separate area for fitness classes. fifth hotel in Macau, which is a Special “Ensuring all guests’ needs are catered for, Kempinski is to open another African property Administrative Region of China. state-of-the-art fitness equipment and our this summer – the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast Construction started on the building highly-trained therapists combine to make our City, in Ghana’s capital Accra – featuring a 3,000 last year and is set to be completed by 2017. spa the benchmark of unique spa experiences sq m (32,300sq ft) Resense Spa which will be the Details: http://lei.sr?a=E5v7k in Kenya,” said spa manager Pauline Mbondo. largest in West Africa. Details: http://lei.sr?a=2A5a4

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13-14 Apr 2014 Natural Beauty & Spa Show London, United Kingdom Natural Beauty & Spa Show forms part of Natural & Organic Products Europe. It is the largest natural beauty event in Europe and showcases the products and services of SPATEC Europe takes place between 7-10 May 2014 at the Sheraton Rhodes Resort in Rhodes, Greece over 200 companies. This is a trade event and is free to attend if you register before 5pm on 12 April. 20-23 May 2014 14 Jun 2014 Tel +44 1273 645 117 ESPA Congress Seven Star Global Luxury Award www.naturalproducts.co.uk/visit Hotel Vejlefjord, Denmark Chateau Spa & Organic Wellness the European Spas Association comes Resort, Malaysia 15-17 April 2014 together in Denmark for its annual congress. The Seven Star Global Luxury Award serves International Exhibition of Medical A number of researchers, spa professionals as a guarantee to the luxury consumer Tourism, SPAandWellness - Healthcare and marketing professionals will be on hand that the recipients are truly the best in the Travel Expo to speak about Thalasso, AquaMeditation, industry. Winners of the Signum Virtutis – EC KyivExpoPlaza Nordic Trends & Inspirations, The THRILL the seal of excellence – will be announced A meeting place for major suppliers of Factor, Spa Care as a Means for Health during a black tie event. You can vote for the medical and health services, travel industry Prevention, The Healing Forest Nacadia and nominees and find out more details online representatives from eastern Europe. Customer Relations/Brand Reputation www.sevenstaraward.com Tel +380 44 526-90-25 Tel: +45 8629 6960 www.lmt.kiev.ua www.kongreskompagniet.dk/ 19 Jun 2014 espa2014scandinaviad Forum HOTel&SPA 17-19 April 2014 Four Seasons Hotel George V, InterCHARM Professional 10-12 Jun 2014 Paris, France Moscow, Russia HBA Global Expo International event for news and A leading event in the professional cosmetics Javits Convention Center, New York, information regarding the spa and hotel industry of Russia, the CIS and eastern United States industry. Represents opportunity to be in Europe. More than 2,500 brands will be HBA is a B2B event that provides personal contact with industry leaders, developers, represented. care and beauty manufacturers with a Spa managers, hotel owners and directors Tel +7 915 0888 088 spectrum of new ingredients, solutions, and journalists from all over Europe. www.intercharm.ru/en supplier resources and education to help Tel: +33 1 42 40 90 77 bring innovate concepts to market. www.forumhotspa.com 7-10 May 2014 Tel: +1 609 759 4700 SPATEC Europe www.ubmlive.com 10-12 Sept 2014 Sheraton Rhodes Resort, in Rhodes, Greece Global Spa & Wellness Summit The event will bring together Europe’s spa 12-13 Jun 2014 Four Seasons Resort Marrakech, Morroco operators of medium-to-large hotel resorts, SPAMEETING ASIA The annual GSWS will bring together the destination, athletic, medical and day spas Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, leaders and figureheads of the spa industry to to meet with key domestic and international Hô Chí Minh-Ville,Vietnam help guide and shape the future of the spa and suppliers to participate in a series of one-on- The event will gather key buyers from Asia wellness industries in the years to come. one meetings. Throughout the event, attendees and worldwide suppliers from the spa Sessions include panel-led discussions, meet spa owners, operators, directors and industry. They will hold one-to-one business general sessions, small group breakout suppliers during planned networking activities. meetings for buyers and suppliers. sessions, and hosted dining conversations. Tel +356 99 45 8305 Tel: +33 (0)1 44 69 95 66 Tel +1 212 716 1202 www.spateceu.com www.spameeting.com www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org

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Unicer, best-known for its Derbyshire County Council announced that beer brewing operations, has it is extending a multi-million pound loan to announced the addition of developers for the completion of the Buxton two northern Portugal spas to Crescent and Thermal Spa. its property portfolio. Funding originated from a variety The company is famed for of sources including £15m (US$24.8m, its flagship beer Super Bock, €18m) from the developers, £12.4m but also has assets through (US$20.5m, €14.9m) from Heritage Lottery its Pedras Salgadas min- Fund, £500,000 (US$800,000 €600,000) eral water brand, as well from English Heritage plus £2m (US$3.3m, as recently expanding into €2.4m) from joint owners Derbyshire County tourism ventures. The tie-up Council and High Peak Borough Council. continues the trend of con- The exact sum of money being lent vergence between the spa and to developers has not been disclosed mineral water markets. Vidago Palace has 20 treatment rooms, a Turkish bath and a meditation area and the completion date for the devel- Linked by the natural ther- opment has been pushed back to 2016. mal springs on which they stand (and where treatments incorporating the water, and a dry Details: http://lei.sr?a=2A4g9 Unicer sources its mineral water), Pedras area for beauty and wellness treatments. Salgadas Spa and Nature Park plus the Vidago A heated indoor pool, sauna, hammam, Palace spa have both been redeveloped by whirlpool, Vichy shower and two relaxation Unicer and designed by the modernist archi- rooms can be found alongside 14 treatment tect Álvaro Siza Vieira. rooms – including five for hydrotherapy and Set within 20 hectares of parkland, the Pedras two double rooms. spa – set to open at Easter – offers 12 eco-houses, The second spa is at the Vidago Palace, a two treehouses and one main house, which all 70-bedroom hotel that originally opened in 2010. blend into the surrounding vegetation. The 2,500sq m (26,909sq ft) spa houses both The estate’s naturally forming springs, rich indoor and outdoor pools, a vitality pool, Turkish in minerals, provide the water for the ther- bath, sauna, various relaxation rooms and a med- mal spa. The spa includes a humid area for itation area. Details: http://lei.sr?a=E8d8j Portia Simpson Miller opened the redeveloped spa Waldorf partners with Guerlain in Amsterdam Jamaican PM on hand for reopening of Eden Gardens

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam A JM$550m (US$5m, €3.6m, £3m) eco- has announced a partnership friendly wellness resort has been reopened with French beauty brand in Kingston, Jamaica, by the nation’s Prime Guerlain to offer a new lux- Minister, Portia Simpson Miller following ury spa at the hotel, with an a complete redevelopment. opening expected in Q2 2014. Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa The luxury boutique spa reopened 25 March and is seen to be a will be the first Guerlain spa in major tourism attraction in Kingston by the the Benelux, with visitors pro- Jamaican government. vided access to three treatment The resort and spa – a member of the rooms at the historic location. EHF Group of Companies and operated by Guests will begin their spa Eden Gardens Wellness & Lifestyle – fea- experience with a detailed tures 20 treatment rooms across the facility diagnosis before being given and offers a range of wellness and lifestyle a treatment tailored to their services to guests, including a therapeutic needs and expectations. spa, fitness club, health food restaurant with Treatments on offer include The Waldorf is situated along the Herengracht canal in Amsterdam smoothie bar and a nutrition centre. a Guerlain Signature Face Treatments on offer include massage & Body Treatment, a Signature Exclusive Payer, general manager of Waldorf Astoria therapy, facials, reflexology, yoga and activ- Treatment and a range of Guerlain Facials, Amsterdam. “We hope that both local residents ities for stress management. while the spa also offers a number of half and and guests alike will enjoy the treatments at Jamaican tourism minister Wykeham full-day experiences making use of its com- this peaceful canal side sanctuary.” McNeil said the redeveloped facility prehensive spa and wellness menu. The Waldorf is set within a scenic loca- exemplifies the government’s mandate “With luxurious and indulgent treatments, tion alongside Amsterdam’s Golden to diversify tourism and additionally to we felt that this was the perfect match for Age-built Herengracht canal and fea- tap the island’s potential for a boom- such a historical, elegant and lovingly restored tures 93 luxury guestrooms and suites. ing health and wellness tourism market. property in this beautiful city,” said Roberto Details: http://lei.sr?a=t9A6N Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q8N9Z

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Argentina Spa Association China’s Yanqi Lake keen to go green T: +54 11 4468 0879 W:www.asociacionspa.org Asia Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition T: +65 9777 3204 W: www.apswc.org Continued from front cover Association of Malaysian Spas (AMSPA) Ecology is to be a big focus T: +603 4253 3478 W: www.amspa.org.my of the hotel, which utilises a Australasian Spa Association T: +61 4 3003 3174 W: www.aspaassociation.com.au range of materials and energy Bali Spa and Wellness Association (BSWA) supplies, as well as supporting W: www.balispawellness-association.org local efforts to improve the air Brazilian Spas Association quality by cracking down on T: +55 11 2307 5595 W: www.abcspas.com.br industrial polluters and con- Bulgarian Union for Balneology and Spa Tourism (BUBSPA) trolling vehicle emissions. T: +359 2 942 7130 W: www.bubspa.org “The spa will combine China Spa Association T: +86 21 5385 8951 W: www.chinaspaassociation.com beauty and nature through Association of Spas of the Czech Republic our world-renowned design- T: +420 606 063 145 W: www.jedemedolazni.cz ers, where sustainability and The Day Spa Association (US) ecological values remain their T: +1 877 851 8998 W: www.dayspaassociation.com core consideration when Estonian Spa Association choosing materials and con- The state guest house is part of the giant Kempinski hotel development T: +372 510 9306 W: www.estonianspas.eu struction techniques,” said European Spas Association T: +32 2 282 0558 W: www.espa-ehv.com general manager Brice Péan. There are 14 food and beverage establishments Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) “Electricity is supplied from green hydro- in the development, including the German T: +44 23 8062 4350 W: www.fht.org.uk electric power, lighting consists of LED systems restaurant and bar Paulaner Brauhaus, where French Spa Association (SPA-A) and eco-friendly products are used through- guests can enjoy imported cheeses, cold cuts, W: www.spa-a.com out the resort.” sausages, freshly-baked breads, wine and cigars. German Spas Association Away from the spa offerings, other leisure With its political aspirations in mind, the T: +49 30 24 63 692-0 W: www.deutscher-heilbaederverband.de facilities include a marina, 18-hole golf course, resort also gives over a vast amount of space Hungarian Baths Association T: +36 1 220 2282 W: www.furdoszovetseg.hu/en recreational, fitness facilities and a Kid’s Club. to business facilities. There is 14,069sq metres The Iceland Spa Association The resort’s culinary team aims to provide (151,437sq ft) of meeting space, including an W: www.visitspas.eu/iceland Yanqi Lake’s local community and travellers a 8,277sq metres (89,093sq ft) conference centre The International Medical Spa Association combination of luxurious European hospital- and outdoor event spaces in landscaped gar- T: +1 877 851 8998 W: www.medicalspaassociation.org ity and Chinese tradition. dens. Details: http://lei.sr?a=p4E7B International Spa & Wellness Association (ISWA) T: +49 69 130 25 86 0 W: www.iswa.de International Spa Association (ISPA) T: +1 859 226 4326 W: www.experienceispa.com One&Only marina spa opens in Montenegro Japan Spa Association W: www.j-spa.jp Leading Spas of Canada Health and wellness expert T: +1 800 704 6393 W: www.leadingspasofcanada.com Henri Chenot is partnering with National Guild of Spa Experts Russia One&Only Resorts – owned by T: +7 495 226 4289 W: www.russiaspas.ru Portuguese Spas Association Kerzner International Holdings – T: +351 217 940 574 W: www.termasdeportugal.pt to provide the spa concept for the Romanian Spa Organization marina development Portonovi in T: +40 21 322 01 88 W: www.romanian-spas.ro Kumbor, Montenegro. Samui Spa Association In March, Azmont Investments – T: +66 7742 08712 W: www.samuispaassociation.com owner and developer of the €500m Serbian Spas and Resorts Association T: W: (US$688m, £413m) luxury develop- +381 36 611 110 www.serbianspas.org South African Spa Association ment – announced the partnership T: +27 11 447 9959 W: www.saspaassociation.co.za with wellness brand, Chenot. Spanish National Spa Association Set to open in 2016, the 5,000sq T: +34 902 1176 22 W: www.balnearios.org m (53,819sq ft) spa will offer The Portonovi luxury resort is set to open in Montenegro in 2016 Spa Association of India treatments from Henri Chenot’s T: +91 995 889 5151 W: www.spaassociationofindia.in worldwide spa brand, Espace Vitalité Chenot. body’s functions at the different stages in one’s life. 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Turkish Spa Association T: +90 212 635 1201 W: www.spa-turkey.com Chenot’s combination of treatments, known Portonovi is a 60-acre development at the The UK Spa Association as the “Chenot Method,” are based on the prin- most narrow part of the Bay of Boka Kotorska, T: +44 8707 800 787 W: www.spabusinessassociation.co.uk ciples of Chinese medicine and the concept of encompassing a 250-berth marina fit for super Ukrainian SPA Association Biontology – identification and explanation of the yachts. Details: http://lei.sr?a=4q7g7 T: +3 8044 253 74 79 W: www.spaua.org

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