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www.spabusiness.com/ezine Jungle spa for Panama resort PETE HAYMAN
An open-air jungle spa is to be included as part of a new eco- friendly private island resort scheme being developed by real estate company Amble Resorts in Panama. T e resort at Isla Palenque
will be managed by the West Paces Hotel Group and sus- tainability has been a key focus for landscapers Design Workshop and design firm 4240 Architecture. T e spa, situated in a 30-bed-
room boutique hotel, will use indigenous plant extracts in its invigorating treatments for the mind and body. Its open-air concept is intended to immerse guests in the heart of the jungle. T ere will also be an extensive holiday-home
community – comprising casitas, treetop resi- dences and villa estates – that will “eclipse other Panama real estate developments”. Other resort
T e private island is being developed as a super-luxury eco resort
features include a 220-acre (89-hectare) nature reserve; more than 10 miles (16.1km) of nature trails; a yacht club; and an organic farm. Phase one of construction is expected to
begin this year. Delivery of the fi rst homes is scheduled for late 2012 and will coincide with the launch of the boutique hotel and spa.
American Leisure secures old Miraval contract PETE HAYMAN
American Leisure has been named as the new management company for the spa at 515East72, the New York condominium development for- merly known as Miraval Living. Miraval and the site’s developer, River Terrace Apartments,
T e deal adds 12,000 facilities on spafi
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parted company last October following contractual disagreements. T e 40,000sq ſt (3,716sq m) spa, fi tness cen-
tre and pool is due to launch in March and will provide a “full array” of services. For the latest on the spa real estate market see p30.
Marriott launches Saray spa brand TOM WALKER
Marriott International has just unveiled an in-house spa con- cept called Saray. To be rolled out across the
Middle East, the fi rst Saray- branded spa opened at Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites on 1 February. T e concept has been cre-
ated using Arabic design elements and traditional remedies and all Saray prod- ucts and ingredients will be sourced from the Middle East. Treatments include hammam rituals, Dead Sea mud and salt treat- ments, an Arabic Coff ee Awakener and a Spiced Pomegranate and Moroccan Yoghurt Detoxifi er. Saray will use its own branded products for the majority of the treatments, although additional suppliers include Phytomer and June Jacobs.
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SpaFinder partners with online software company MindBody
LIZ TERRY
Marketing company SpaFinder Inc has secured a deal with online soſt ware group MindBody which will see all 12,000-plus spa and wellness facilities which use MindBody’s soſt ware being listed on spafi
nder.com. From March, all SpaFinder customers will
be able to search MindBody’s inventory of fi tness, yoga, pilates and martial arts stu- dios and then book appointments online. In addition, Mindbody’s clients will be able to take part in spa and wellness giſt card pro- grammes through both SpaFinder and its beauty divisions SpaWish and Glambition.
Russian council for spa and wellness launches
TOM WALKER T e new concept boasts its own products with locally sourced ingredients T e next three Marriott properties to launch
Saray spas are JW Marriott Hotel Tripoli in Libya, Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel in Qatar and JW Marriott Marquis Dubai. For more on the launch of Saray, see the inter- view with Marriott’s Sharilyn Abbajay on p24.
A new non-profi t organisation has been launched for the spa and wellness sec- tors in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The first meet- ing of the Spa and Wellness International Council (SWIC) was held in Moscow on 30 January and issues discussed included the future cooperation of SWIC with the international spa community. T e setting of national standards for the Russian spa industry was also on the agenda.
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Two new spa resorts planned for Borneo in 2012
TOM WALKER
YTL Hotels, the hospitality arm of Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corporations Berhard, will open two new resorts in Borneo dur- ing 2012. T e fi rst one scheduled to open is Pulau Gaya with views of Mount Kinabalu. Facilities at the resort will include the renowned YTL Spa Village concept and a range of swimming pools. Pulau Gaya will be followed by Pulau
Tiga, which will be marketed as an ‘intimate hideaway’ and is located 48km (30m) south of Kota Kinabalu.
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