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Subscribe to the spa business weekly ezine www.spabusiness.com/ezine Travaasa’s second ‘experiential hotel’ TOM WALKER


Travaasa, operator of a new collection of ‘experiential hotels’, has opened its second site in Maui, Hawaii. T e Travaasa Hana, Maui


hotel features 70 cottages and suites and the experiential ele- ment is delivered by a range of diff erent activities that are “designed to enrich the mind, stretch the imagination, feed the psyche, move the body and spa-ify the visage”. The spa, with its nine


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7-10 SEPTEMBER SPATEC North America Fall Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, USA A forum featuring one-to-one, 20-minute meetings between spa owners, directors and design/management fi rms and suppliers. Tel: +1 603 529 0077 www.mcleaneventsinternational.com


Accommodation at the resort is off ered in 47 plantation-style cottages


treatment rooms, off ers ther- apeutic native Hawaiian treatments with local healing herbs along with exercise regimes as part of its holistic approach. It covers 7,700sq ſt (715sq m) and other facilities include two steamrooms, a cold plunge pool, indoor and outdoor showers and a relaxation area. Resort activities such as throw net fish- ing demonstrations, hula and ukulele lessons


and stand-up paddle boarding, all highlight Hawaii’s rich cultural heritage. Accommodations at Travaasa Hana consist


of 47 plantation-style Sea Ranch Cottages and 23 low-rise bungalow Garden View Suites. Travaasa Hana is a refurbishment of the


former Hotel Hana Maui property, which fi rst opened in 1947.


Residential spa for TUI’s Tuscan eco-resort TOM WALKER


A residential spa will form a “signifi cant part” of a €250m (us$362m, £221m) eco-project cur- rently being built in Tuscany, Italy. T e initial stage of TUI’s Castelfalfi Resort will include the construction of a 32-bedroom


8-10 SEPTEMBER SpaChina Summit Brilliant Resort & Spa, Kunming, China T is summit will include keynote speeches and panel discussions in both Chinese and English. Tel: +86 21 5385 8951 www.spachina.com


12-14 SEPTEMBER European Spa Exhibition & Summit Porte de Versailles, Paris, France T is event covers the challenges in setting up and managing a spa. Tel: +33 1 44 69 95 69 www.beyondbeautyparis.com


boutique hotel, country houses and apart- ments. Two further hotels, plus a large spa for the use of residents and resort guests, are to be built in the second phase. TUI Resorts & Hotels is a subsidiary of travel giant the TUI Group.


PUBLIC brand unveiled by Schrager TOM WALKER


American hotel entrepreneur Ian Schrager will launch a new luxury hotel brand called PUBLIC later this year. The first PUBLIC prop-


erty will open in Chicago by 2012 at site of the iconic Ambassador East Hotel. Schrager describes PUBLIC


as being a “revitalisation of the hotel concept itself and another worldwide wake-up call for the entire industry”. T e news comes just weeks


25-27 SEPTEMBER Wellness Asia Exhibition NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla, New Delhi, India An exhibition combining wellness products, services and technologies. Tel: +91 11 450 555 00 www.wellnessasiaexpo.com


6-7 OCTOBER Natural Beauty Summit America Sheraton New York Hotel, USA Two days of debate dedicated to natural beauty topics and issues for top executives. Tel: +1 646 895 7468 www.naturalbeautysummit.com


7-9 NOVEMBER ISPA Conference & Expo Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, USA T ree-day conference covering spa business strategy and management, plus a trade show with over 300 exhibitors. Tel: +1 859 226 4326 www.experienceispa.com


T e owners of Waikiki Edition have sued Schrager and Marriott


aſt er it was announced that Schrager is to be sued by the owner of his fi rst Edition hotel – the boutique brand he launched with Marriott International in 2010. M Waikiki LLC, owner of Waikiki Edition in


Hawaii, has fi led a lawsuit against Schrager and Marriott. T e claims are that the 353-bedroom


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hotel had been a “failure” on the grounds of gross mis-management and Marriott’s “inabil- ity to successfully launch the Edition brand”. It’s also alleged that Schrager was not involved with the development of Waikiki Edition, despite contractual obligations to the contrary.


8-9 NOVEMBER Spa Life UK Center Parcs, Elveden Forest, UK More than 400 professionals are expected at this spa and wellness industry event. Tel: +44 8707 804490 www.spaconference.co.uk


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