News update SARAH TODD guillemotright.cap NEWS EDITOR guillemotright.cap SPA BUSINESS
news update
Double resignation at
Spatality and Nectar
Richard Dusseau and Elaine Fenard
have resigned from management
group Spatality (SB08/1 p22) and its
spa brand, Nectar, due to “a combina-
tion of unfortunate factors”.
According to Dusseau, who was
previously CEO at Spatality, these
factors included: “the economic cli-
mate, our investor’s priorities, and
a difference of opinion in the man-
agement philosophy and strategic
direction for the company”.
Ingo Schweder will now head up
Spatality as CEO, working alongside
marketing director Peter Davis. In ad-
dition to this, the Bangkok offi ce in
Thailand will replace the Denver, US
offi ce as the company’s headquarters.
The development has attracted leading hotel and spa operators from around the world US and other international projects will
still be pursued from Thailand.
1bn mega-development for Greece
Schweder says: “While our com-
pany was incubated in the US market,
The fi rst hotels and spas in a 1bn (11 million sq ft) of space and will be built we are fi nding that our best opportuni-
(US$1.43bn, £863.74m) resort being built to be environmentally-friendly and self- ties at this time are in the Asia-Pacifi c
in Messinia, Greece, will open in 2010. sustaining. Great emphasis will be placed region, the Middle East and Europe.”
Called Costa Navarino and master- on bioclimatic architecture and preserving Dusseau and Fenard will continue
minded by Greek company Temes SA, the local landscape and habitats. There will as managing partners of the US-
the development will contain 11 luxury also be solar panels hidden in the surround- based consultancy Spa Strategy,
hotels managed by various international ing mountains and a water management which Dusseau launched in 2001. He
brands along 150km of coastline. As well programme will see only surface water from adds: “Spa Strategy will continue to
as 3,000 hotel rooms, there will be luxury the hills used in the development. provide the same level of service and
villas, seven golf courses, six thalasso- Starwood Hotels & Resorts will open support for which the company has
therapy centres and spas and a marina. the fi rst two resorts in 2010. A Westin become so well known. We remain
Costa Navarino will be the fi rst 100 per property and a Luxury Collection Hotel, committed to our involvement with
cent emission-free resort in the world. followed by a villa-concept Banyan Tree, spa and wellness... and enthusiastic
Each hotel is to have over 1 million sq m will open in 2011. supporters of the industry’s growth”.
Vine therapy facility opens in Poland
A 5.5m (US$7.86m, £4.75m) vinotherapy brand from the Stellenbosch region,
spa has opened as part of the Gleboczek which uses extracts from the pinotage
Vine Resort near Brodnica in the lake dis- grape in its products (see p32).
trict area of Poland. In addition, French brand Académie
The spa has been built in a manor-house Scientifi que de Beauté will be used for
style with a straw roof and is indicative selected treatments and rituals as well
of local architecture. Facilities include a as AlphaSphere relaxation treatments,
pool, gym, vitality baths and 10 treatment which combine sounds, colours and vi-
rooms, including one double spa suite with brations to promote deep relaxation.
a hammam, where treatments using local Local company MPM Produkt was the
peat, herbs and mud will be administered. investor in the property, while Polish spa
The core products for treatments will consultancy ForSpa helped to develop
Vitality baths and swimming pools are offered be from the South African TheraVine the project and train therapists.
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