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Historic California hotel reopens with ‘edgy spa’

A landmark 1925 California hotel earthquake jolted the city, forcing it with a storied history will be reborn to close for repairs. this summer, complete with a The rebuilt hotel was subsequently Moroccan-inspired spa created by restored and sold several times, flour- Amy McDonald, CEO, and Janna ishing into the 1950s, until business Auger, lead consultant, of Under A in downtown Santa Barbara began to Tree Health and Wellness Consulting. decline. Today, it occupies a site adja- The blue-and-white spa is part of cent to the city’s vibrant Funk Zone a new build at Santa Barbara’s Hotel and steps from the Pacific Ocean. Californian, and McDonald describes Celebrity designer Martyn the spa as “modern and edgy in its Lawrence Bullard – who has design.” It will include four treatment designed homes for Tommy Hilfiger, rooms, as well as a vitality bar with Eva Mendes and Cher – has used teas and a gallery that showcases art- Moroccan and Spanish Colonial work, designed as a space to create Amy McDonald created the blue and white spa at the Hotel Californian influences like indigenous tiles and community events and host speak- terra cotta throughout the property. ers centred around wellness. aromatherapy brand Body Bliss, will serve as “The property’s design is Moorish-inspired “We wanted to expand this to a bigger a local botanist who will be part of the pro- with a modern twist,” said Bullard. “I wanted story,” said McDonald. “We’re lifting it into gramming for its signature components. When to preserve the history of Hotel Californian a place where people will come to gather it first opened in 1925, the Hotel Californian and pay tribute to Santa Barbara while also for wellness.” was one of the first of a new wave of Spanish making it relatable to the Funk Zone crowd – Treatments will be from skincare brand Colonial Revival style structures, but was open young, hip and fresh.” Naturopathica, and Nick James, founder of for little more than a week before a massive Details: http://lei.sr?a=z9V6X_S

DXB plans Lapita Dr Oz among medical brand expansion pioneers at 2017 GWS

DXB Entertainments – the parent The Global Wellness Summit is bringing an company of Dubai Parks and Resorts – all-star lineup of integrative medicine leaders has announced its intention to expand to its 2017 conference in Palm Beach, Florida, its Lapita Hotel brand beyond the UAE, where this year’s theme is “Living a well life.” by establishing a collection of themed Presenters include Dr Mehmet Oz, hotels, tailored to theme park and professor of surgery, Columbia University family entertainment destinations. and host of Emmy Award-winning American The first Polynesian-themed Lapita television show The Dr. Oz Show. Hotel opened at the multi-billion Others to have been confirmed include Dr Mehmet Oz has won seven Daytime Emmy dollar theme park destination Dubai Dr Richard Carmona, former US Surgeon Awards for The Dr. Oz Show Parks on 2 January and includes an General; Elissa Epel, PhD, a telomeres OLA Spa Boutique, lagoon-style research pioneer at the University of California speak on everything from the latest in mind- pools and five restaurants. San Francisco; and Dr Paul Limburg, body medicine and sleep science to the coming DXB wants to expand within the professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic. wave of personal biomarker and DNA testing. Middle East region initially. The 2017 Summit will focus on how new The 11th-annual conference is being held Details: http://lei.sr?a=S3f7J_S wellness concepts will impact every aspect at The Breakers from 9 to 11 October, 2017. of an individual’s life, and they keynotes will Continued on back cover

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Global spa consultancy Blu Spas has worked in conjunction with designers Yabu Pushelberg and KEO International to create the 923sq m (9,935sq ft) spa at the upcoming Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya, set to open in mid-2017. The two-level spa will The spa boasts relaxation and resistance pools have seven treatment rooms and two luxury spa suites, as Historic Dijon hotel boasts well as a hammam, fitness centres for men and women, subterranean vaulted spa yoga studio, a beauty salon and barbershop, and A new spa has opened at the historic Grand indoor and outdoor pools The two-level spa will have seven treatment rooms and two spa suites Hotel la Cloche in Dijon, France. with a poolside waterfall, Housed in a Haussman-style building lush greenery and outdoor cabanas. glass towers; the second tower, set to open dating from 1884, the 88-bedroom hotel “It was a privilege for us to work again in 2018, will provide high-tech corporate is part of Accor’s M Gallery by Sofitel with Yabu Pushelberg and KEO International headquarters for employees of hospitality brand, and has recently been renovated for the spa planning and design,” said company Alshaya’s retail franchise business. by interior architect Frederic Grosjean. Cary Collier, principal at Blu Spas. “The Gensler is the lead architect for the “The unique point of this spa begins with design by Yabu Pushelberg is extraordinary.” hotel, and has developed its design the historical location in Dijon, combined Skincare brands include MCCM, which concept around a regional architectural with its intimate atmosphere,” Lindsay will be implementing some special treatments tradition, using Arabian carved wood Madden-Naddeau, director of wellbeing for whitening as well as a non-invasive fat- latticework window treatments that for Raffles, told Spa Opportunities. reduction treatment. The 284-room Four offer both solar control and air circulation. The spa includes three treatment rooms, Seasons will be located in one of two soaring Details: http://lei.sr?a=b6P2T_S a sauna, hammam, relaxation pool and resistance pool, and uses skincare brands Carita and Vinesime – a ‘vine-inspired’ line that incorporates fruit, flower Kempinski Riga to feature Latvian pirts and plant extracts from local vineyards. Details: http://lei.sr?a=M7m8d_S Global spa management company Resense will manage a 1,000sq m (10,764sq ft) spa Day spa chain focusing at the upcoming Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga in Latvia, due exclusively on healing to open in Q3 of this year. The hotel spa will have six Urban Oasis, a spa with a focus on healing, treatment rooms in total, has opened at the Hilton Manchester including four single, one Deansgate Hotel in Manchester UK. double and one VIP suite, “Our mission is to bring healing to as well as a heat bathing the high street,” founder Martha Mary area with a sauna, bio sauna, Brophy told Spa Opportunities. “The focus aroma steamroom, rasul is on creating environments conducive to mud room, a cold plunge deepening customers’ healing treatments.” pool, experience showers, “The Urban Oasis brand is different,” she an ice fountain and heated The spa will include a vitality pool with air and water experiences continued, “Because the focus is completely benches with footbaths. on healing as opposed to pampering, and It will also include a unique VIP ‘Pirts treat- pampered, and a fitness room will feature the day spas are located in busy urban areas ment suite’ modeled on the traditional Latvian state-of-the-art equipment from Life Fitness. to offer the oasis so many customers desire.” bathhouse experience, which involves being Originally built in the 19th century, This is the second location for the growing swatted with birch branches while in the heat the 141-bedroom Grand Hotel brand. The first – within a Debenhams of the sauna in order to encourage circulation. Kempinski Riga is being reimagined department store in Manchester – houses The rasul mud room will use local Latvian by London-based Alex Kravetz Design. a therapy training centre and yoga studio. muds, renowned for their healing properties, The property is Kempinski’s first The Hilton spa has three treatment rooms as well as additional muds from around the hotel in Latvia, as well as the first and uses Sothys skincare in its treatments, world. A relaxation beauty lounge with nail international five-star luxury hotel in the city. along with its own Urban Oasis line. bar will let guests relax, socialise and be Details: http://lei.sr?a=k9q5d_S Details: http://lei.sr?a=k4c6W_S

A gothic Victorian country mansion near Manchester has been restored and renovated as the second property for boutique hotel company Oddfellows, complete with a new spa. Over an 18-month period, Tim Groom Dr Adonis Maiquez is an active member of the Architects and interior Institute for Functional Medicine designers SpaceInvader transformed Buntwood Hall Carillon adds anti-ageing – previously used at different times as an equestrian stud neuroscientist to staff farm, a town hall, an office for a film company and a The historic Buntwood Hall will house a spa salon called Pigsty Wellness clinician Dr Adonis Maiquez has fashion designer’s studio – joined Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, into Oddfellows On The Park; a Victorian-style mud on each other, or pick a treatment from where he will provide guests with access to hotel with a contemporary twist. As part of the a selection of facials or massages. medical advice and host regular seminars at £7m refurbishment, 22 individually designed “Our approach was to respect its character the 65,000sq ft (6,039sq m) Spa at Carillion bedrooms have been created, many of them in and beautiful features – to be inspired by them, Miami, which features spa, medical, the original Victorian dimensions of the hall. enhance them and design a romantic scheme wellness and fitness programmes. Wellness facilities include a spa and beauty that celebrates the history of the building Prior to joining Carillion, Dr Maiquez salon called Pigsty – the wing’s working name and its unique position,” said Katie Crossley, was a member of the medical team at the before its use was decided – complete with associate designer of SpaceInvader. Miami Institute for Age Management mud room, where guests can slap detoxifying Details: http://lei.sr?a=R7j5K_S and Intervention at the Four Seasons. Certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Dr Maiquez is also a fully trained Hoare named GM of ESPA ﬂagship neurosurgeon and is known for his work on a broad spectrum of wellness topics Wellness specialist Bryan – including the restoration of body Hoare has been named the chemistry affected by the ageing process. first general manager of Details: http://lei.sr?a=d3q7B_S the upcoming 30,000sq ft (2,787sq m) ESPA destination spa that has just opened at Onsen cabins added as the mega-resort Baha Mar complex in The Bahamas. Italian spa doubles in size Hoare previously worked as a wellness consultant and as Spa consultancy Be a Business Spa (bbspa) the clinical team wellness lead has doubled the size of the Varsanna at the Naufar wellness centre Spa at the Palazzo di Varignana Resort in Doha, Qatar, a 75,000sq m & Spa near Bologna, Italy, adding in a (807,300sq ft) sanctuary for new 1,000sq m (10,764sq ft) panoramic wellness, which also offers area and a 500sq m (5,382sq ft) Spa treatment of substance use Fusion area dedicated to global spa rituals. and addictive disorders. He The panoramic area adds two pools to the has held leadership roles in Hoare joins ESPA from the Naufar wellness centre in Doha, Qatar spas existing three, including a relaxing pool the hospitality, fitness and and a salt water pool, as well as a relaxation healthcare industries for more than 20 years. the local community in the Bahamas, in area, a panoramic solarium and a lounge “I’m excited to join ESPA, a brand that has the team that we work with, and in the bar, while the Spa Fusion area incorporates fantastic systems, from concept to training. guests that have experienced our services.” both Japanese and Middle Eastern plus, a strong vision and great innovation – Located within the 1,800-bedroom Grand spa rituals in dedicated areas for each. especially as they have recently gone through a Hyatt Baha Mar, the flagship ESPA spa The Japanese area includes onsen brand evolution,” Hoare told Spa Opportunities. offers signature treatments inspired by The cabins for two and four people with Ofuro “Combined with the mega-resort that is Bahamas. Indoor-outdoor spaces, ocean-view wooden bathtubs from Japan and walls lined Baha Mar, there are lots of synergies and a terraces and other areas have been designed in cedar, as well as a Japanese tea room. progressive vision, offering a unique position for socialising or solitude, and the spa features The spa also has five treatment for ESPA within the resort. We are in early 24 treatment rooms, including two couples’ rooms and three spa suites. days and a soft-opening at the moment, but rooms and two express treatment rooms. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Y7G7F_S there is already a lot of excitement within Details: http://lei.sr?a=J4M2S_S

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DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com First Nobu Ryokan opens in Malibu

Luxury hotel and restaurant group Nobu Hospitality has launched the first property in its new Ryokan Collection. Nobu Ryokan Malibu, located above the famous Carbon Beach along California’s Pacific Coast Highway, began welcoming guests on 28 April. Studio PCH and Montalba Architects have transformed a 1950s vintage beach motel “into an exclusive destination retreat refl ecting the cool elegance of the famous California coastline.” Nobu Ryokan Malibu began welcoming guests from 28 April 2017 The property features 16 unique accommodations traditional Japanese inns by using rich natural spread over two floors, offering guests material palettes of teak, bronze and limestone panoramic views of the beach and beyond. throughout the interior and exterior. Design practices TAL Studio, Shawmut Each guest room is designed to Design and Construction, C.W. Eisner and incorporate natural California views and Nikita Khan have collaborated on the project, Japanese design elements such as tatami mats. channelling the minimalist aesthetic of Details: http://lei.sr?a=c7a5g_S

INSPIRATION Native tribes influence Taos spa IS WHERE The Spa & Wellness Centre at The Blake at Taos Ski Valley, YOU FIND IT. New Mexico, US – designed IN THIS CASE, and managed by spa consul- AT THE ISPA tancy management firm WTS JOB BANK International – has opened. . Influenced by a combination of Native When you join ISPA, American culture and you can take advantage of Spanish colonial history, the all of our amazing member Taos Ski Valley Resort was founded by German skiing beneﬁts, such as unlimited pioneer Ernie Blake in 1955. job postings on the ISPA Recognising the importance of respecting these cultures, Job Bank. So if you really WTS collaborated with want to grow professionally, the hotel’s design team to become a member of ISPA. incorporate elements of local Elements of local Navajo tribes’ identities collaborated in to the design Pueblo and Navajo tribes’ JOIN ISPA TODAY. identities into the spa’s design and layout. Aiming to connect guests to the goodness experienceispa.com The property showcases a collection of the earth though authentic and therapeutic www.experienceispa.com of original art, while original Pueblo experiences, the spa has four treatment rooms pottery is on display in the relaxation lounge. with one couple’s room, a relaxation space “Th ere’s a real sense of place at the resort,” and mixed quiet room with a water feature. said Mary Lynn Mellinger, director of planning An express treatment area offers chair and design at WTS International. “We were massage sessions and the spa menu includes tasked with making suggestions for ways innovative treatments – such as the Intentional of integrating the rich history of the region Aromatherapy Massage, during which guests into the look and feel of the spa and wellness are invited to work with an alchemista and centre. Th e spa menu’s services and treatments create a custom blend of aromatherapy oils. also draw on these traditional infl uences.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=7m7u5_S

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8-11 May 2017 SpaTec Spring North America Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, US Face-to-face ‘speed-date’ meetings with North American spa industry executives. Tel: + 843 375 9224 www.spatecevents.com/northamerica

9-10 May 2017 Spa Life International Hotel an der Therme, Bad Orb, Germany Providing spa professionals with networking opportunites, innovations and insights. Tel: +44 1268 745892 www.spa-life.eu

10-12 May 2017 European Spas Association Congress Rome and Tivoli Terme, Italy An opportunity to share knowledge and best practices, the 22nd annual ESPA Congress also promotes innovation and will focus on a range of topics. Tel: 0032 2 2820558 Global Wellness Day 2017 will be celebrated in more than 100 countries and 4,000 different locations. www.espacongress.eu 10 June 2017 change your whole life,” Global Wellness 14-16 May 2017 Global Wellness Day Day is celebrated on the second Saturday Beautyworld Middle East First celebrated in 2012, this of June every year. In 2016, more than Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai international. not-for-profit day aims to 90 countries and 3,000 different locations The wider region’s premier networking and create a lasting awareness of living well organised events, reflecting the success of trade event for beauty and wellbeing. and increasing motivation 365 days of the growing movement. Tel: +9 71 4 389 4500 the year. With the slogan “One day can www.globalwellnessday.org www.beautyworldme.com

21-22 May 2017 Hotel Designs Summit 19-20 June 2017 14-16 September 2017 Radisson Blu, London Stansted Spa Life Ireland Spa China Summit A focused event bringing together Dublin, Ireland Venue TBC purchasing professionals and suppliers. Following the original Spa Life UK, which Featuring spa professionals, spa owners and Tel: +44 (0)1992 374 100 attracts more than 500 spa professionals. investors, product and equipment brands. www.forumevents.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1268 745892 Tel: +86 21 5385 8951 www.spa-life.co.uk www.spachina.com 1 June 2017 Forum HOTel&SPA 7-9 September 2017 15-19 September 2017 Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris Annual SWAA Conference CIDESCO World Congress The international rendezvous for leaders in Heritage Le Telfair Resort, Mauritius Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India the top-end hotel and spa industry. Connect with international thought leaders Interact and network with distributors, spa Tel: +33 1 42 40 90 77 to discuss opportunities and challenges. chains, manufacturers, brands and more. www.forumhotspa.com Tel: + 254 72431 1755 Tel: +91 22 24360701 www.spaassociationofafrica.com www.cidescocongress2017.com 14-17 June 2017 SpaTec Europe 10-13 September 2017 18-19 September 2017 Tenerife, Canary Islands SpaTec Fall North America Professional Beauty Mumbai SpaTec Europe will bring together Europe’s Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, San Diego, US Bombay Exhibition Centre, India most important spa operators of medium- An intimate, results-oriented setting First launched in London in 1989, the show to-large hotel, resort, destination, medical bringing together key spa operators. is now in India for its sixth year. and day spas for one-to-one meetings. Tel: +1 843 375 9224 Tel: +91 22 24360701 www.spatecevents.com/europe www.spatecevents.com/northamerica-fall www.cidescocongress2017.com

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DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com Obama, Clinton to speak at summit

Former US president Bill Clinton and former first lady Michelle Obama are to make keynote appearances at this year’s Partnership for a Healthier America Summit. To be held at the Renaissance hotel in Washington D.C. from 10 to 12 May, the summit will see business and industry leaders meet with nonprofit, academic and government leaders and address major considerations for the Michelle Obama will take part in a panel discussion at the summit INFINITY GT™ nation’s health and wellness. President Clinton will deliver a keynote Clinton, the 42nd President of the US, speech on wellness on 11 May and Michelle is the founder of the Clinton Foundation, Obama will participate in a moderated whose stated mission is to “strengthen the conversation on healthcare on 12 May. capacity of people in the United States and The themes and topics explored at this year’s throughout the world”. The foundation looks summit include ways to building a culture of to improve global health, increase opportunity wellness and health, industry solutions to for girls and women, reduce childhood reducing sugar consumption and the latest sci- obesity and tackle preventable diseases. ence behind new, emerging pathways to health. Details: http://lei.sr?a=S8d3Z_S Hyatt spa to open in Miami tower

US-based Hyatt Hotels Corporation has confirmed it will open a 208-bedroom Hyatt Centric-branded hotel at the new mixed-use Panorama Tower in Miami, Florida. The 83-story Panorama Tower, which is Strata GT™ SpaMattress currently under construction, will become Miami’s tallest building when it opens and, as innovative comfort well as the Hyatt hotel, will feature more than 50,000sq ft of retail and restaurant space. Due to open in Q3 2017, the tower will also hold the title of the largest res- idential building south of New York, offering 821 exclusive rental units. While exact details on the Hyatt Centric hotel’s wellness areas are yet to be confirmed, they will include a “full- service” spa with treatment rooms, a health and fitness space and a swimming pool. A spokesperson for Hyatt said that the spa will be independently operated. He also confirmed that as well as hotel guests, the spa will be made available to both The hotel will be at the 83-story Panorama Tower non-guests and residents of the tower. The spa’s design will follow Centric’s “This will be a very special hotel for brand values – which are based on offering Miami,” said Mark Laport, president and Pleasingly low “lifestyle hotels for millennial-minded travelers CEO, Concord Hospitality. “The location and who want to be in the middle of the action”. amenities of Hyatt Centric Brickell Miami height-range The hotel will be managed by Concord Aztec will serve business and leisure travelers Brickell – a joint venture comprised of asset who desire the authentic hospitality for livingearthcrafts.com manager giant Aztec Group and US-based which Hyatt is known around the world.” www.livingearthcrafts.com hospitality group Concord Hospitality. Details: http://lei.sr?a=K8x9Y_S

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