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DEKRA teams up with European Spas Association
TOM WALKER
International assessment company DEKRA Certifi cation is to carry out future audits for the EuropeSpa quality seal of approval, which is governed by the European Spas Association (ESPA). T e EuropeSpa award was introduced in 2006 and there are now spas with the accreditation in 12 countries. ESPA is the umbrella organisation of
20 spa associations (mostly national bod- ies) and is based in Brussels, Belgium. It is planning up publish its EuropeSpa med cer- tifi cation for medical spas later this year.
Steiner to launch new spa brand PETE HAYMAN
Steiner Leisure is to be the exclusive operator of a 9,500sq ſt (883sq m) spa facility that is set to open in the third quar- ter of 2011 at the refurbished Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Nevada, US. A spokesperson for Steiner
said: “T e spa will not be a cur- rent Steiner brand, but a new one developed for this proj- ect. It will be hip, with South Beach, Miami fl avour.” Steiner has secured a
10-year agreement from the opening date of the facil- ity, with an option to renew the deal for two fi ve-year periods. Under the terms of the deal, Steiner will also contribute us$5.2m (€3.8m, £3.3m) towards the construction. Tropicana president and chief operating
offi cer Tom McCartney said: “We are design- ing one of the most beautiful spas and fi tness
T e resort will be designed as a French chateau
Berjaya Hills to unveil organic spa resort
TOM WALKER
Berjaya Hills, a subsidiary of Berjaya Corporation, will open a myr100m (us$33m, €24m, £21m) organic spa and wellness resort in Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Malaysia in April. T e Chateau Spa and Wellness Resort is located within a 150-million-year-old tropi- cal rainforest and has been modelled on an 18th century French castle. Facilities include 210 bedrooms and a
luxury resort spa called La Santé. Berjaya will be marketing the spa as Malaysia’s very fi rst “organic wellness spa”.
Kempinski’s Zamani resort relaunches with new concept
TOM WALKER
Kempinski Hotels has branded its Zamani Zanzibar resort as Zamani Retreat Kempinski following a redevelopment. T e spa resort will be marketed as Africa’s
fi rst holistic health retreat and will intro- duce a new concept based on three ‘houses’, off ering guests a variety of treatments com- bining diff erent healing traditions. House of Africa will treat guests using
indigenous herbs, House of Asia will fea- ture Tibetan herbal medicine, while House of India will off er ayurvedic treatments.
Facilities include a landscaped outdoor relaxation area with a pool
centres in Las Vegas, with a casual elegance that matches the rest of our resort.” Located on the Las Vegas Strip, the Tropicana
is nearing completion of a major us$180m (€132m, £113m) renovation. In addition, the world’s largest Nikki Beach™ beach club will debut at the resort by the middle of the year.
Hotel Chocolat to develop Saint Lucia site TOM WALKER
UK-based chocolatier and cocoa grower, Hotel Chocolat, has announced plans to open T e Hotel Chocolat – a bou- tique hotel set within the company’s own cocoa plan- tation on the island of Saint Lucia, West Indies. T e fi rst six Cocoa Cottage
guesthouses will open their doors this February and will offer views of Saint Lucia’s iconic Piton Mountains. An additional eight larger ‘über- luxury’ Cocoa Villas are scheduled for completion in the second half of 2011. Facilities will include a spa and massage
T e resort will have views of the island’s iconic Piton Mountains range
pavilion and a pool clubhouse and guests will be able to choose from a range of cocoa-in- fused massages and treatments, delivered by
the hotel’s locally-trained, in-house spa team. Hotel Chocolat is located on the 140-acre (57-hectare) Rabot Estate within a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Soufrière.
9 Beaches resort reopening set for summer 2012 TOM WALKER
The 9 Beaches resort in Bermuda is set to reopen by August 2012 following a us$80m (€58m, £50m) redevelopment. When open, the resort will include 50 private cabanas that have been built on stilts over the
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water, stretching over 18 acres (7 hectares) on the westernmost tip of the island. T e resort off ers an in-room spa service with treatments including a range of massages. T e develop- ment also includes two- and three bedroom apartments which are available for sale.
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