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Daily news, Jobs, Training & TenDers www.spaopportunities.com Shangri-La to open spa hotel in Hunan


Shangri-La Asia Limited has signed an agreement with Huayuan Real Estate Beijing, one of China’s major real estate companies, to open a new hotel in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province in south- central China. Te 460-bedroom luxury


hotel, which will be operated by parent company Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, is sched- uled to open in 2015. Facilities include a luxury


spa, an indoor swimming pool, health and fitness club and a range of dining options - including a rooſtop speciality restaurant. Te details of the spa are to be confirmed but


Te Shangri-La hotel in Changsa will include a large Chi-branded spa


it will be operated under the Chi, Te Spa at Shangri-La brand and will offer massages and treatments based on natural healing methods and the Chinese philosophy of Qi - the uni- versal life force. Shangri-La Hotel, Changsha


will occupy the top 20 floors of the city’s iconic 268-metre-high building, overlooking the Juzizhou islet, a famous scenic island for locals in the middle of the Xiang River. Te lower floors of the building will house


offices and the hotel’s food and beverage out- lets and meeting facilities.


Minor launches new hotel and spa brand for Sri Lanka


Asian operator Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has launched a luxury brand – with a branded in- house spa concept – that will rollout out across Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Avani Hotels & Resorts will be upscale and contemporary with a “simple sense of style”. A


MHG spokesperson confirmed that the launch also includes an Avani-branded spa concept. Te first site, Avani Bentota Resort and Spa,


will open on the south Sri-Lankan shores in November. Te second property is also planned in Sri Lanka for 2012.


Three Marriott brands enter Qatari market


Marriott International has announced that three of its brands have opened in Qatar as part of the Doha City Center complex, which comprises two 48-storey prop- erties in West Bay. Located near the city’s


financial district, the complex includes the 257-bedroom Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel and the 204-room Courtyard by Marriott Doha City Center. The 123-unit Marriott


Executive Apartments Doha City Center has also opened at the Doha City Center complex, with the three properties sharing facilities on floors one-to- seven. Among the shared facilities is Marriott’s signature Saray Spa, which offers services such as traditional Hammam bathing rituals and


Read Spa Opportunities online: www.spaopportunities.com/digital Renaissance Doha City Center is located in the city’s financial district


which “embraces” Arabic design elements. A Vitality Zone health club; nine restaurants and bars; and 1,200sq m (12,917sq ſt) of space for meetings has also been provided as part of the shared facilities at the development.


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