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Daily news, Jobs, Training & TenDers www.spaopportunities.com SpaBooker unveils Facebook service PETE HaYMan


SpaBooker, the soſtware and business management solu- tion owned by GramercyOne, has launched a new applica- tion on the social networking website Facebook. Te application is designed


to allow spas to combine online booking services with viral marketing, with guests able to share appointments with friends on the network. SpaBooker’s application will


be included in a spa’s regular subscription and is designed to bring “tangible social com- merce to the industry”. GramercyOne chief executive officer Josh


Te application will allow guests to share appointments with friends Kristen Haines, owner of Euphoria Spa in


McCarter said: “We see tremendous excitement in the industry for the SpaBooker Facebook scheduling app and eager anticipation of the new business that will be driven to our clients through this social marketing channel.”


New York, US, said: “To us, [SpaBooker’s new Facebook app] means great service and more business. We love communicating through Facebook and now customers can book right then and there.”


August launch for new Deeside facilities PETE HaYMan


An 80-station fitness suite is among the new facilities to be unveiled this month (August) at Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry. A day spa also forms part of the second stage and is due to be launched in January 2012. It


will feature a herb sauna; a crystal steamroom; a salt grotto; and treatment rooms. A third phase is also being undertaken, which


will transform the old ice rink into an extreme sports facility boasting a 1,452sq m (15,629sq ſt) wooden skate park.


Ritz-Carlton to open Puerto Rico property PETE HaYMan


Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is to open its first Reserve property in the Americas region with a new resort at Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, in December 2012. Dorado Beach, A Ritz-


Carlton Reserve will be at the centre of the revamped Dorado Beach Resort and will comprise a 115-key oceanfront hotel and residences. Facilities will include


the 5-acre (2-hectare) Spa Botánico, which aims to pro- vide a holistic approach to beauty and wellness inspired by traditional local remedies. Te botanical spa will offer men’s and wom-


Read Spa Opportunities online: www.spaopportunities.com/digital Te Ritz-Carlton Reserve will be at the heart of Dorado Beach Resort


en’s private relaxation rooms; glass-walled spa treatment pavilions; two ‘treehouse’ treatment


platforms; and purification gardens. Organic spa products made from native plants grown on-site will be used, while a beauty salon will offer manicures and pedicures.


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