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ICMI expands European hotel portfolio


Le Spa at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila Hotel in the capital city of Te Philippines has reopened aſter a redevelopment. Te refurbishment works were forced


aſter the seafront hotel and spa were flooded following typhoon Pedring - a severe storm - hit Manila in September this year. Te storm destroyed a sea wall which


allowed sea water to flush into the property - also forcing the evacuation of guests. As part of the reopening, a range of new


treatments have been introduced at Le Spa, including the two-hour “ultimate choco- late treat”.


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GramercyOne, the com- pany behind SpaBooker, has launched a new Facebook app which will enable businesses to sell giſt certificates directly from their Facebook pages. The app allows the cre-


ation of instant giſt certificates which consumers can print, email and send viral across the world’s largest social media network. Te new app will run off GramercyOne’s Booker platform, which is used by more than 2,700 businesses around the globe – ranging from large hotel chains to single-location spas, fitness centres and local service businesses. According to GramercyOne, holiday giſt


Te app allows spas to offer printable vouchers from their Facebook page


The company predicts that more than US$20m (14.8m euro, £12.7m) will be trans- acted across the Booker Platform in gift certificate and card sales this holiday season. Daniel Lizio-Katzen, GramercyOne’s COO


certificates account for more than 33 per cent of total sales across businesses that use the Booker platform during the holiday sea- son, with sales totalling US$8.3m (6.2m euro, £5.3m) in 2010.


said: “Giſt certificates are crucial for holiday sales. At a time of year when business owners are busier than ever, our giſting tools make it easy for them to leverage their online and mobile presence to maximize sales.”


Hilton retail site to sell eforea products More hotels changed hands in 2011 then in 2010


Europe’s hospitality sector remains ‘robust’


New research from professional services firm Deloitte has found that Europe’s hospitality sector has remained “robust” throughout 2011, despite ongoing economic uncertainty. In a survey of senior industry figures, more than half (51 per cent) said current trading was better than expected and a further 17 per cent said that perfor- mance was “unchanged”. Te research was undertaken ahead of the


Deloitte Hotel Investment Conference in London and also found that investment in luxury hotel assets is poised to continue. Meanwhile, the UK was found to be the


most popular location out of the top five European markets for future hotel devel- opments, with 46 per cent of votes. Nick van Marken, global head - advisory,


travel, hospitality and leisure at Deloitte, said: “Despite ongoing economic uncer- tainty, global hotel transactions in the first half of 2011 were more than double the same period in 2010. Funding is still a challenge as lenders focus on reducing balance sheet risk. Cash-rich investors have been the main beneficiaries of the credit squeeze.”


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Hilton Hotels and Resorts (HHR) has announced that its hiltontohome.com retail website is to offer skincare and beauty products from its global spa concept, eforea: spa at Hilton. Peter Tomas Roth; Kerstin Florian; LI’TYA; and VitaMan products, which are used across Hilton’s eforea estate, will be on sale to consumers through the web- site from 25 November. Te eforea: spa at Hilton concept was launched by HHR in October 2010 and currently has seven locations at hotels around the world,, with a further 90 in the development phase. Tyra Lowman, senior director global


Te eforea: spa at Hilton-branded products went on sale on 25 November


most popular eforea: spa at Hilton products. “The eforea concept strives to help our


spa brands, luxury and full service, Hilton Worldwide, said: “Te start of the holiday giſt- giving season is a perfect time to share our


guests emerge brighter and we hope our care- fully curated product collection helps shoppers bring what they love about eforea: spa at Hilton into their everyday lives.”


Investor brothers acquire Mayflower Inn and Spa


Investor Alan Kanders and his brother Warren Kanders have taken over the ownership of the luxury Mayflower Inn & Spa in Litchfield Hills, Connecticut, US. Famous for its 20,000sq ſt (1,900sq m) des- tination, stand-alone spa as well as its gourmet


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restaurant, the boutique hotel offers accommo- dation in 30 design-led bedrooms. Spa facilities include a number of treatment


rooms, hammam, an indoor swimming pool, spa pool, relaxation areas and a health and fit- ness club with four exercise studios.


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