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www.spabusiness.com/ezine First carbon neutral hotel and spa TOM WALKER
Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, a conservation-based resort in New South Wales, Australia, has secured a carbon neutral status with a carboNZero- Cert™ certifi cation. T e resort is the fi rst hotel
and spa in the world to be rec- ognised by carboNZero – an internationally-accredited greenhouse gas certifi cation scheme. Wolgan Valley was given the accolade aſt er a full year of operation. T e carbon neutral status
English Heritage grant for Buxton spa hotel
PETE HAYMAN
English Heritage has confi rmed a £500,000 (us$819,550, €566,900) grant for the Buxton Crescent and T ermal Spa scheme, which will create one of the UK’s fi rst genuine spa hotels for more than 100 years. T e funding is to go towards the £35m
T e hotel and spa achieved the accolade in its fi rst year of operations
was made possible through a combination of initiatives, including large-scale environmental rehabilitation programmes – to date, 175,000 indigenous trees have been planted –and protection of existing remnant vegetation areas. Wolgan Valley also aims to source the majority of its produce and ingre- dients within 100 miles.
T e carboNZero certifi cation was developed
at Landcare Research New Zealand, a climate change research institute. Joost Heymeijer, general manager, said:
“Sustainability is no longer an optional concept in our industry; it’s become a basic expectation and we’re proud to set the global benchmark.”
Jeff Butterworth joins Naiade Resorts Butterworth is a naturopathic doctor with
TOM WALKER
Jeff Butterworth has leſt his position as well- ness director of Jumeirah to become the new chief spa and wellness offi cer at Maldives-based Naiade Resorts. He has been tasked with estab- lishing a new spa brand for Naiade.
more than 16 years of experience in the spa and wellness industries. He’s known for his work in nutriceuticals
and before Naiade was responsible for growing the portfolio of Jumeirah’s spa brand, Talise.
Starwood takes over Six Senses Sanctuary TOM WALKER
Starwood Hotels and Resorts has confirmed that it has secured a 20-year manage- ment agreement for the former Six Senses Sanctuary resort in Phuket, T ailand. T e resort, on the island of
Naka Yai in Phuket, is owned by Thai property company Erawan. Erawan announced in June that it would termi- nate a previous management deal with Six Senses and that Six Senses would no longer be in control of the resort from 31 July 2011. Erawan owns 13 three to fi ve-star hotel and
resort properties in south-east Asia. Jeremy McCarthy, director of Starwood’s
global spa development and operations, told Spa Business that the resort would be rebranded as The Naka Island, A Luxury Collection
SPA BUSINESS 3 2011 ©Cybertrek 2011 Personalised experiences are getting more popular
Future of luxury travel predicted in report
PETE HAYMAN
Travellers who look for authentic, person- alised experiences and consumers with “limitless budgets” have been identifi ed among the new trendsetters emerging within the luxury travel market in The Future of Luxury Travel report by leisure consultants Horwath HTL. It highlights the most likely profi les of
luxury travellers for the next 18 months. T e four profi les are: Independent Minded
T e resort is now closed for a revamp and will reopen on 1 November
Resort & Spa, Phuket. He added that the resort will reopen on 1 November 2011 following a thb70m (us$2.3m, €1.7m, £1.4m) refurbish- ment funded by Erawan. T e works will include enhancing the food
and beverage facilities in the hotel to provide a wider range of dining and bar options.
– those seeking the authentic, active and per- sonalised; the Explorer – who seeks incredible experiences at limitless budgets; Candidates to Luxury – in search of high-quality, high- service; and Streetwise Purchasers – younger, social media experts. T e Independent Minded segment seeks
authenticity and a commitment to the local environment, while T e Explorers have even more spending power. For Candidates to Luxury, time is tantamount and there is a need for all elements of their travel plans to work seamlessly.
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(us$57m €40m) transformation of Buxton’s Grade I-listed Crescent buildings and the adjacent Grade II-listed Natural Baths and Pump Room. When complete, the devel- opment will feature a 79-room spa hotel incorporating the Natural Baths; a thermal, natural mineral water spa; eight specialist shops; and a visitor centre. Trevor Osborne Property Group, CP
Holdings and Danubius Hotels are currently working on the scheme in partnership with the local High Peak Borough Council.
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