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New appointments reflect European expansion
Spa resource and gifting company SpaFinder has appointed Encina Barragan as Business DevelopmentManager for Spain and Portugal, and Nicola Smith as Public RelationsManager.
The appointments come following a successful period of growth for the company into the Europeanmarket. Since opening dedicated offices in the UK in 2006 to support its European expansion, SpaFinder has grown at a tremendous rate and now has over 1,000 Spa partners in Europe alone.
Chief Executive of SpaFinder Europe, Kevin Turnbull, said: “SpaFinder’s strong global brand within the Spa industry has been instrumental in our success in the European markets, and having our new teammembers on board will help us further broaden our reach in our keymarkets.”
• SpaFinder:
www.spafinder.co.uk
NewUK Spa conference held
Top Spa industry figures shared their experiences and visions for the future of Spa businesses at the UK Spa and Wellness Conference which took place recently at Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.
Developed exclusively to improve the quality of Spa education, information and advice to the UK’s diverse and rapidly developing Spa industry, the Conference was opened byMartin Dalby the CEO of Center Parcs who will outlined how Spa has positively affected his own facilities.
Other key speakers includedThomas Power, CEO of Ecademy, online business networking, and GrahamTinline, a leading Psychologist who discussed the role of Spa in stressmanagement and the business opportunities thismay provide for operators.
Perthside Spa named best inUK
The Spa at Gleneagles® by ESPA has received the prestigious Readers’ChoiceAward for Favourite Spa in the UK by SpaFinder Inc.
Readers cast a record number of votes in the eighth- annualAwards, which recognised Spas across the globe, across 31 unique categories from‘Best forAffordability’ to ‘Best forMen’ to ‘Best for Romance’.
Jamie Pagan, Gleneagles’Spa Director commented: “We are thrilled to receive this award, especially as it is voted for by such a discerning readership. Our teamwork incredibly hard all year round and I amdelighted this has been acknowledged with such outstanding recognition.”
Set within an 850 acre resort in Perthshire,The Spa at Gleneagles® offers the exclusive signature treatment,The Source, using local ingredients fromthe fresh waters and rolling hills of Perthshire.
• The Spa at Gleneagles® by ESPA: 0800 389 3737
Voya sails into Dubai
The Spa atGleneagles by ESPA.
December saw the continued worldwide expansion for luxury organic Irish seaweed brandVoya into the Spa at five star Dubai hotel, the BurjAlArab - known as the ‘Arab Sail’.
Consistently voted the world’smost luxurious hotel, theAssawan Spa located on the 18th floor at the BurjAl Arab is part of the prestigious Jumeirah group.Voya’s full foot and body treatment range will be available for guests at the Spa, which includes the Herbal Seaweed Bagmassage, the ever- popular Seaweed Hot Stonemassage, andVoya’s Foot Retreat.
•Voya: +353 71 916 8686 /
www.voya.ie
Chancery Spa chooses Priori
The Spa at Chancery Court has taken on Priori® CoffeeBerry® PerfectingMinerals to complement the Priori® CoffeeBerry® professional skin care range.
The Spa also hosted a press day to introduce PerfectingMinerals to health and beauty editors fromthe national and consumer press.
Journalists were treated to a CoffeeBerry® Enzyme Peel followed by a Perfecting Mineralmake over with Priori® Scottish BusinessManager and nationalmake-up artist, KevinMoore.
Make-up artistKevinMoorewith Priori’s Tracy Parkin and the Spa team.
Kevin says: “I have worked withmineral make-up before and Coffeeberry® minerals are so different it’s amazing! They apply so creamily to the skin delivering a naturally gorgeous and perfect look.”
• Cosmeceuticals Ltd: 0845 555 2121
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