����������� ���������������������� ���������������������� 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 <strong>Spa</strong> 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 ��������������������������� ���������������������� 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 <strong>Spa</strong> to open in 2014. Th e 315-bedroom property will include the signature CHI, Th e <strong>Spa</strong> 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 <strong>Spa</strong> 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 20 Read <strong>Spa</strong> <strong>Business</strong> online spabusiness.com / digital ������������������������������ 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 <strong>Spa</strong> 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 ��������������������������������������������������� New York Day <strong>Spa</strong> in the US state capital has introduced a Veterans <strong>Spa</strong> 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 ������������������������������������������� 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 <strong>Spa</strong> 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 <strong>Spa</strong>, Dorit Baxter, who has come up with the idea aft er watching the homecomings of female veterans. Th e Veterans <strong>Spa</strong> Package includes a therapeutic massage, a facial and a manicure. Details: www.newyorkdayspa.com SPA BUSINESS 2 <strong>2012</strong> © Cybertrek <strong>2012</strong>
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