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Mexico-based Villa Group has launched its newest resort, the Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa in Loreto, Mexico. Located on the town’s Baja


California South, the resort offers 181 rooms of accommo- dation, ranging from studios and villas to the Presidential four-bedroom suites. Facilities include a 35,000sq ſt (3,300sq m) luxury spa, which is scheduled to open “later in the summer”, possibly by September 2011. Te resort will be marketed as an eco-resort


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Argentina Spa Association T: +54-11-4468-0879 W: www.asociacionspa.org


Asia Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition T: +1 818 789 2020 W: www.apswc.org


Association of Malaysian Spas (AMSPA) T: +603-4256-8833 W: www.amspa.org.my


Australasian Spa Association T: +61 3 9387 9627 W: www.aspaassociation.com.au


Bali Spa and Wellness Association (BSWA) T: +62-361-976-333 W: www.balispawellness-association.org


Brazilian Spas Association T: +11-7548-5555 W: www.abcspas.com.br


British International Spa Association (BISA) T: +44 1580 212954 W: www.bha.org.uk


Bulgarian Union for Balneology and Spa Tourism (BUBSPA) T: +2-816-4761 W: www.bgspa.org


China National Spa Association T: +86-10-68392460 W: www.cnnspaassociation.com


Association of the Spa Places of the Czech Republic T: +420-384-750-840 W: www.spas.cz


Te Day Spa Association (US) T: +1 201 865 2065 W: www.dayspaassociation.com


Te resort’s luxury spa is scheduled to open later this year (September)


and will offer a range of ‘ecological activities’ such as mountain hiking, climbing and camp- ing. Villa del Palmar is the first property in the Villa Group’s planned 1,800-acre development in Loreto, called Danzante Bay. When completed, it will include seven resort hotels, 240 home sites, additional restaurants


and a Rees Jones golf course. Te Villa Group was founded in 1984 and is one of Mexico’s leading privately owned hotel, resort and real estate development companies. Te group’s portfolio includes beachfront


destination resorts, vacation ownership, and fractional and full ownership luxury real estate developments.


Sol Meliá to open first Tanzania hotel pETE haYMan


Spain-based hotel opera- tor Sol Meliá has confirmed that it will be opening its first Tanzania property on the island of Zanzibar in August. Te Meliá Zanzibar resort


was previously run by the Kempinski chain and will now join the Meliá Hotels and Resorts portfolio under a management agreement. In addition to 100 rooms,


the resort will offer seven vil- las with private pools and a solarium. Facilities will also include a spa, a beauty and fitness centre, tennis courts and swimming pools. Meliá Zanzibar will expand the opera- tor’s presence in Africa to six properties, adding to the four locations in Egypt and the recently- opened Meliá Tortuga in Cabo Verde.


Te hotel will be located close to Tanzania’s famous Zanzibar beach A Sol Meliá spokesperson said: “91 per cent


of the hotels pending incorporation are located outside of Spain, in line with the strategy of geographical product diversification and open- ing new markets.”


New GM for Conrad Koh Samui ToM walKER


Justin Phillips has been appointed as the gen- eral manager of Hilton Worldwide’s newest resort, Conrad Koh Samui. With 25 years of experience within the hospitality sector, Australian-born Phillips


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Estonian Spa Association T: +372-5109306 W: www.estonianspas.eu


European Spas Association T: +32 2 733 2661 W: www.espa-ehv.com


Federation of Holistic Terapists (FHT) T: +44 870 420 2022 W: www.ft.org.uk


French Spa Association (SPA-A) W: www.spa-a.com


German Spas Association T: +49-228-201-2090 W: www.deutscher-heilbaederverband.de


Hungarian Baths Association T: +36-1-452-4505 W: www.furdoszovetseg.hu/en


Te Iceland Spa Association T: +354-896-005-0 W: www.visitspas.eu/iceland


Te International Medical Spa Association T: +1 201 865 2065 W: www.medicalspaassociation.org


International SPA & Wellness Association (ISWA) T: +49-30-397-5315 W: www.iswa.de


International Spa Association (ISPA) T: +1 888 651 4772 W: www.experienceispa.com


Japan Spa Association www.j-spa.jp T: +81-3-5724-6649 W: www.j-spa.jp


Latin American Spa Association T: +52-55-52-77-17-76 W: www.expospa.com/spa


Leading Spas of Canada T: +1 800 704 6393 W: www.leadingspasofcanada.com


Mongolian Spa Sauna Association T: +976-117-014-4410 W: www.mssa.mn


National Guild of Spa Experts Russia T: +007 495 938 1592 W: ng.russiaspas.ru


New Mexico Spa Association T: +1 505 331 2344


Portugese Spas Association T: +351-217-940-574 W: www.termasdeportugal.pt


Romanian Spa Organization T: +40-21-322-01-88 W: www.romanian-spas.ro


Samui Spa Association T: +66 7742 08712 W: www.samuispaassociation.com


Serbian Spas and Resorts Association T: +381-65-20-20-120 W: www.udruzenjebanja.co.rs


South Africa Spa Association T: +27-11-447-9959 W: www.saspaassociation.co.za


Spanish National Spa Association T: +34-915-490-300 W: www.balnearios.org


Spa Association of India T: +1-919-310-039532 W: www.spaassociationofindia.in


Spa Association of the Czech Republic T: +420 222 511 763 W: www.spas.cz


Spa Association Singapore T: +65 6223 1158 W: www.spaassociation.org.sg


Spa & Wellness Association of Nepal T: +60-12-366-5711


Spa Business Association (UK) T: +44 1268 745 884 W: www.spabusinessassociation.co.uk


most recently worked as general manager at Radisson Resort Fiji Denaru Island. Located on the secluded south-west tip


of the popular island of Koh Samui, Conrad Koh Samui features 80 freestanding pool vil- las, including 65 one-bedroom villas.


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Taiwan Spa Association T: +886-227-358-576 W: www.tspa.tw


Tai Spa Association T: +66 (0)2665 7395 W: www.thaispaassociation.com


Turkish Spa Association T: +90-258-271-4425 W: www.spa-turkey.com


Ukrainian SPA Association T: +3-8044-253-74-79 W: www.spaua.org


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