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Book4Time appoints new mobile partner
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Book4Time has appointed US-based TripCraſt as its mobile development part- ner, which comes ahead of the launch of its new solutions for consumers and spa oper- ators due later this year. Te partnership is to provide customers
with world-class mobile capabilities on TripCraſt’s platform for smartphones, which will integrate with Book4Time cloud-based spa solutions. Book4Time currently operates in 16 coun-
tries, with its web-based spa management system already having completed more than 20 million real-time appointments. “We’re excited to launch both con-
sumer and business mobile solutions for our clients, extending our industry lead- ing cloud-based spa soſtware offering into mobile commerce,” said Book4Time chief executive officer Roger Sholanki.
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www.spaopportunities.com £500k grant for Buxton spa hotel pETE haYman
English Heritage has awarded £500,000 to the UK’s Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa scheme – one of the UK’s first genuine spa hotels to be built for more than 100 years. Te grant will go towards
the £35m revamp of the Grade I-listed Crescent and the Grade II-listed Natural Baths and Pump Room. When com- plete, the development will feature a 79-room hotel incor- porating the Natural Baths; a thermal, natural mineral water spa; eight specialist shops; and a visitor centre. Repairs to the Pump Room are expected to take place later this year. Trevor Osborne Property Group, CP
Te historic Grade I property will be transformed into a luxury spa hotel
funding – along with HPBC. Five years ago, the Heritage Lottery Fund contributed £12.5m. HPBC leader Caitlin Bisknell said: “Te
Holdings and Danubius Hotels are working on the scheme in partnership with High Peak Borough Council (HPBC). Derbyshire County Council is also involved and is providing
funding takes us another important step towards the realisation of a nationally-impor- tant development that will strengthen the growing reputation of our spa town.”
Bodhi Dhama spa for new Annanya resort in Alibaug pETE haYman
Annanya Resorts and Residences Private has secured an agreement with Spatality to launch a new Bodhi Dhama spa in Alibaug, India. Te spa will form part of the 32,000sq ſt (2,973sq m) Annanya Resort and Township
Te name change is part of a strategic plan
Sol Meliá adopts new corporate name
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Spain-based operator Sol Meliá has adopted a new corporate name – Meliá Hotel International – to coincide with the launch of a new Strategic Plan for 2012-14. Te group underlined its bid to pursue
globalisation; the development of its hotel management capacity; and its sustainability positioning over the next three years. A new internal structure has also been
implemented at Meliá Hotels International, with the creation of two new business areas – Asia Pacific and Real Estate. Meliá Hotels International executive vice
president of marketing Luis del Olmo said: “Te renewal of the corporate name will give the final impetus to the new era which is about to start for us, helping us develop our growth plans and achieve greater inter- national recognition.”
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resort, offering Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine practices and hydrotherapies. Designed with a contemporary theme but
also to focus on the area’s surroundings, the new facility will also offer facilities such as yoga and meditation classes.
Benchmark acquires mTm Luxury Lodging pETE haYman
MTM Luxury Lodging, an asset management company which specialises in full ser- vice hotels, has been bought by Benchmark Hospitality International (BHI). The deal has added five
hotels to the BHI portfolio – four existing and one to be built – and will see the sites form part of the new Personal Luxury Collection (PLC). PLC – combining the five
new additions with eight other BHI-run properties – aims to offer products that reflect the preferences of each individual and provide a personalised experience. BHI founder, chair and CEO Burt Cabañas
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www.spaopportunities.com/digital Sorrento Hotel in Seattle, one of the properties acquired by Benchmark
said: “Luxury is what makes each guest feel expected and genuinely welcomed over and
over again. MTM has demonstrated excellence in delivering this extraordinary level of service, and more importantly, they’ve refined the abil- ity to make each person feel they are a guest in MTM’s home.”
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