Spa Business issue 2 2012 - Leisure Opportunities

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Th e Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA)
is looking to improve the skill levels of
the country’s spa and wellness workforce
by investing in the training of its
specialist training staff .
STA, the institution responsible for the
training of Seychellois students for careers
in the tourism sector, will send its spa and
wellness lecturers to undergo a number of
work placements to improve their knowledge
of the latest spa trends.
Th e fi rst placement will see spa training
staff spend two-weeks at the luxury Shanti
Maurice Hotel and Spa in Mauritius, which
is operated by the Nira Hotel Group.
As part of the ongoing scheme, STA has
signed a memorandum of understanding
with Nira which will allow further placements
of spa trainers.
Details: http://www.seychelles.travel
All four new Shangri-La openings will have spas
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Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and
Resorts is to open four new properties –
two in Sri Lanka and two in Qatar.
Work has started on the two Sri Lankan
resorts, with Shangri-La Hambantota Resort
and Spa to open in 2014. Th e 315-bedroom
property will include the signature CHI,
Th e Spa at Shangri-La concept, which will
house ten treatment rooms.
Th e second, Shangri-La Hotel Colombo,
is due to open in 2015 and will include a spa
with eight treatment rooms.
In Qatar, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
will operate the Shangri-La Hotel, Doha
and Traders Hotel, Doha – both of which
are scheduled to open in 2013.
Th e 272-bedroom Shangri-La Hotel, Doha
will comprise CHI, Th e Spa at Shangri-La,
while, the 238-bedroom Traders Hotel,
Doha is set to incorporate a health club and
spa with an indoor swimming pool.
Details: www.shangri-la.com
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A 750sq m (8,000sq ft)
day spa has opened at the
Archerfi eld Links championship
golf course and estate near
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Th e Fletcher’s Cottage Spa
houses seven treatment rooms
– including a double treatment
room and a salt brick
inhalation room.
A relaxation lounge with a
wood burning oven also features,
along with a walled
garden containing two seaweed
bathing houses acting as
additional treatment areas.
Other spa facilities, designed and supplied
by Nola 7, include a marine salt steamroom,
herbal aroma sauna and a mud cure room.
Th e product houses are Voya, Aromatherapy
Associates, Spiezia and Margaret Dabbs.
Consultant Sian Parry Jones created the spa
concept which has an ethical approach to wellbeing
that is “in harmony with nature”. It will
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New York Day Spa in the US state capital has
introduced a Veterans Spa Package – a trio of
treatments free to all female US soldiers returning
home from military action overseas.
Th e newly-launched marketing campaign
is the brainchild of owner and founder of the
Nola 7 supplied bespoke spa facilities including a herbal aroma sauna
be marketed to both golf club members and
guests staying in the accommodation.
It is reported that author Robert Louis
Stevenson was inspired to write the classic
Treasure Island novel during a stay at the
Archerfi eld estate which overlooks the North
Sea and has views of the local Fidra Island.
Details: www.archerfi eldgolfclub.com
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Seaside Mariana, a megaresort
being built in Nicaragua,
is due to complete its first
phase of development in the
second quarter of 2013.
Th e 923-acre (374-hectare)
complex is divided into six
neighbourhoods. It will be
anchored by the Wyndham
Nicaragua Resort and Casino
and a Jack Nicklaus golf
course – both of which overlook
the Pacifi c Ocean.
Grupo Mariana, the developer
behind the scheme, has
created its own signature
Plumeria Spa concept for Seaside Mariana,
inspired by Nicaraguan cultures and rituals.
Two Plumeria-branded spas are being built
– the fi rst of which will open at the Laya Hotel
in mid-2013 and will span 1,200sq ft (111sq m).
It will house four treatment rooms.
Grupo Mariana has created its own signature spa brand for the project
Th e second spa – a 5,000sq ft (465sq m)
venue – will form part of the Wyndham resort
and is to open in 2014 with eight treatment
rooms. All hotel, resort and spa operations will
be run by KemperSports Management.
Details: www.grupomariana.com
New York Day Spa, Dorit Baxter, who has come
up with the idea aft er watching the homecomings
of female veterans.
Th e Veterans Spa Package includes a therapeutic
massage, a facial and a manicure.
Details: www.newyorkdayspa.com
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