Daily news, Jobs, Training & TenDers www.spaopportunities.com Autumn soft-launch for Centara pETE haYman


Centara Hotels and Resorts’ second property at Ao Nang in Krabi, Tailand – Centara Anda Dhevi Resort and Spa Krabi – is to undergo a soſt- launch in September. It follows the signing of a


management contract with Anda Dhevi Resort and Spa Company in 2011 for the new-build destination, which will be spread across five buildings. Facilities will comprise a


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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


Plans for the Centara resort spa include a couples’ treatment room


Spa Cenvaree offering four treatment rooms, in addition to a 43m swim- ming pool with waterslides and Coco’s swim-up bar and a Camp Safara kids’ club. Te Palm Court all-day dining restaurant; a


fitness centre; two meeting and events rooms; and the Lobby Bar and Lounge will also feature as part of the resort. Chris Bailey, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Centara


Hotels and Resorts, said: “We now cover a broader range in the increasingly popular resort of Krabi, and this makes us stronger in southern Tailand.” Meanwhile, the operator launched a 10-day


Facebook auction on 29 June to allow people to participate and bid for low room rates at three of its boutique resorts.


Fairmont to expand Chinese portfolio Tom walKER


Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will open a new property in the historic city of Taiyuan in the northern Chinese prov- ince of Shanxi. Scheduled to open in 2014,


Fairmont Taiyuan will form part of the Sumeru project, a mixed-use development currently being built by China- based Shanxi Jun Lian Real Estate Development. Facilities at the 330-bed-


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


Fairmont’s Taiyuan property will include a Willowstream-branded spa


room hotel will include a Willow Stream Spa, Fairmont’s signature spa brand, as well as fit- ness and pool facilities. All therapies at Willow Stream in Asia –


including the planned site in Taiyuan – are “energy inspired” drawing from modern Western and traditional Chinese philosophies using prestigious international spa products.


Chris Cahill, president, Fairmont Hotels &


Resorts, said: “China is a key market for the global expansion of our company, to support our hotels within the country as well as to create brand awareness with Chinese travelers.” When open, thehotel will become the group’s


fifth property in China, following sites in Beijing, Shanghai and Yangcheng Lake.


Kempinski appoints GP as spa manager pETE haYman


Hotel and resort operaotr Kempinski has appointed Dr Shylaja Pillai, a general prac- titioner (GP), as the new manager of the Soſtouch spa at the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, UAE.


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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


A spa industry veteran, Pillai’s career includes


stints at Le Meridian Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fijairah and Cleopatra Spa in Dubai. Dr Pillai has a degree in ayurveda from


Kerala University and is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Health as a GP.


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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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