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www.spaopportunities.com Taj to manage Marrakech resort Tom WalKER
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces will take over the management contract of a 161-key luxury resort in Marrakech, origi- nally planned as a Mandarin Oriental resort. Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Group (MOHG) pulled out of the contract it had with the property’s owner, privately- owned Moroccan company JK Hotels. Te resort, which is due to open in October 2011, will now be launched as Taj Palace, Marrakech. Speaking to Spa Opportunities, Live Haugen
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Te resort is due to open in October 2011 and will include a large spa
– a spokesperson for MOHG’s Middle Eastern operations – said the decision to pull out of the development didn’t rule out the possibility of a future MOHG property in the region. Haugen said: “MOHG has withdrawn the
management contract for our Marrakech proj- ect, but Marrakech remains a suitable location
for a Mandarin Oriental resort property, and the group is exploring further opportunities in the destination.” Raymond Bickson, managing director and
CEO of Taj, said: “Taj Palace Marrakech, is our latest venture into the African continent and is in sync with our strategy to continue our vision of growth in key international destinations.”
Wolgan Valley nets carbon zero certificate Tom WalKER
Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa, a conservation-based resort in New South Wales, Australia, has secured carbon neutral sta- tus with New Zealand-based carboNZero certification. The resort, owned by
Dubai-based owned by the Emirates Group, is the first hotel in the world to have achieved carboNZero certi- fication by an internationally accredited greenhouse gas certification scheme. Wolgan Valley was given the accolade aſter a full year of operation. Te carbon neutral status has been made
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Te resort is the first hotel anywhere to be certified by carboNZero Joost Heymeijer, the resort’s general man-
possible through a combination of initiatives, including large-scale environmental rehabil- itation schemes, removal of cattle from the property, and protection of vegetation areas.
ager, said: “Fortunately, sustainability is no longer just an optional concept in our indus- try; it has now become a basic expectation. Our status as carbon neutral is important and aligns with our philosophy and values.”
New aesthetic medical centre for Vancouver pETE haYman
US-based medical spa expert Acara Partners is to work on Balley Ventures’ flagship aesthetic medical centre in Vancouver, Canada. Peyman Ashkenani, president and chief executive officer of Balley Ventures - a division
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of Balley Holdings, said the ambition was to provide a “unique” experience for customers. Ashkenani said the group aims to develop
the medical spas around an “unprecedented customer care management system” using the most advanced cosmetic technology.
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