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Daily news, Jobs, Training & TenDers www.spaopportunities.com Details revealed for Hotel Bel-Air spa PETE HaYMan


US-based hotel group Dorchester Collection has revealed details of the spa at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, US, which is due to reopen in October following a multi-million dollar revamp. The 4,134sq ft (384sq m)


spa will form a part of the hotel’s 12,000sq ft (1,100sq m) wellness offering, which also features a fitness studio, outdoor swimming pool and three Loſt guestrooms with open floor plans. The Spa by La Prairie,


Te hotel is undergoing a complete redevelopment of its facilities


designed by Alexandra Champalimaud, will include seven treatment rooms – including a couples retreat with pri- vate patio – a large relaxation area and a private nail salon. All products at the spa will be sup- plied by Switzerland based La Prairie and include customized de-aging facials for men


and women; unique body treatments designed for Bel-Air; and European, Asian and thera- peutic massages. Hotel Bel-Air closed it doors for the redevel-


opment in late 2009 and once reopened, will boast 58 guestrooms and 45 suites.


Radisson Blu to open new Istanbul property ToM waLKER


Te Rezidor Hotel Group (RHG) is to launch a new 305-room Radisson Blu property to guests in Istanbul, Turkey, during the third quarter of 2012. Istanbul Sisli is the fourth Radisson Blu-operated hotel to be developed in the


city and is set to feature a spa and an outdoor swimming pool, along with two restaurants and a ballroom. It will join the Radisson Blu Bosphorus


Hotel; the Radisson Blu Conference and Airport Hotel in the group’s Turkish estate.


Book4Time secures Steiner contract ToM waLKER


Spa sof tware supplier Book4Time has signed a mas- ter enterprise agreement with Steiner Leisure which will see the operator use the cloud- based Book4Time at all of its land-based spas. Charles Rivera, CIO for


Steiner, said: “We’re looking forward to extending our col- laboration with Book4Time to better align our spa technolo- gies with the business needs. “Expanding our Book4Time


deployment base will help streamline operations, reduce cost, and improve visibility.” Steiner already uses Book4Time at 20 of its


Book4Time is already being used at Steiner’s Bliss-branded spa Te platform allows the management of sev-


Bliss-branded spas. Book4Time’s web-based spa management system currently averages more than 200,000 appointments every month.


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