World leisure news SpaFinder report: innovation is back
Healthy feet treatments, cold and ice therapies and online gaming are among the top spa themes for 2012, according to the ninth annual trends fore- cast by global spa and wellness resource SpaFinder. Charting the year ahead,
the report also predicts that health coaching at spas will become more popular while there will also be consolida- tion between hotels’ spa and gastronomic off erings and an increase in “spa, wine and dine” packages. Among the trends for 2012 are feet treatments;
Jeff Kohl appointed COO of Red Door Spas
Red Door Spas has appointed Jeff Kohl as its new chief operating offi cer and senior vice president. Kohl will direct all Red Door Spa operations globally, including strategic partnership development and management of the company’s 31 full-service spa and salon properties and 1,500 spa associates. He’ll report directly to Todd Walter, CEO of Red Door Spa Holdings. Kohl currently serves as a director of
T e report has been developed by Susie Ellis, president of SpaFinder Ellis said: “Aſt er four tough years that made
cold and ice treatments; online wellness gaming; vibration therapies and spa becoming a “fam- ily aff air”. T e Spa Trend Report is developed under the direction of SpaFinder president Susie Ellis, a founding board member of T e Global Spa Summit. Ellis is credited with forecasting numerous industry “mega-trends” that have taken hold in spas around the world.
experimentation challenging, we’re seeing the industry once again innovating.” We see two distinct themes – the industry
innovating with diverse, new sensory expe- riences and treatments, such as cold and vibration therapies. Spas are also re-imagining and extending their connection to customers, moving beyond the sporadic visit.” To read the full press release, go to:
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T e ski park is set to cost up to £190m Walt Disney World sports plans announced
Plans have been announced for an expansion of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US, over the coming months. Due for completion in early 2012, the project will include the addition of four multi-purpose
playing fi elds on the north side of the venue for football, soccer, lacrosse and fi eld hockey. T e scheme will take the total number of
pitches at the complex to more than 30, with digital video boards, lighting and scoreboards, and audio systems to be installed.
New study outlines benefi ts of massage
Massage can - and should - be used to treat a number of ail- ments, according to a study compiled by a joint team from RMIT University and the Australian Association of Massage T erapy (AAMT). T e report, Eff ectiveness of
Massage T erapy, is a review of 740 Australian and inter- national evidence-based academic research papers, published over a 30-year period between 1978 and 2008. It concludes that health pro- fessionals - such as GPs and nurses - should be more active in including massage as part of treatment plans for illnesses ranging from back pains and anxiety to nausea and stress as well as chronic disease management. It also highlights evidence that massage can be used to delay the onset of muscle soreness
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Indoor ski park proposed for Swedish town
Plans have been announced for the con- struction of a new 70,000sq m (753,474sq ſt ) indoor skiing attraction in Bålsta, Sweden, which will become one of the country’s tall- est buildings. Designs for the new Skipark 360º
complex have been drawn up by Berg Arkitektkontor, the Swedish branch of Aarhus, Denmark-based C F Møller Architects. Work on the scheme, which is set to cost around SEK1.5-2bn (£142-190m, EUR166-221m, US$227-302m), is expected to commence in late 2013 or early 2014.
Expansion plans for Legoland Florida
T e study encourages the medical profession to prescribe massage
(DOMS) and increasing pulmonary function. T e research includes systematic reviews, ran- domised controlled trials, comparative studies, case-series/studies and cross-sectional stud- ies covering a number of massage disciplines, such as acupressure, bowen therapy, lymphatic drainage and refl exology.
Legol and Flor ida , the Me r lin Entertainments-operated attraction which opened its doors for the fi rst time in October in Winter Haven, US, has announced its fi rst expansion plans. A new Legoland Water Park is to be built
as part of the project, which is due for com- pletion by mid-2012 and will comprise a wave pool and a 1,000ſt (305m) Build-A- Raſt lazy river. Twin chasers will see friends ride tubes down an intertwining pair of 375ſt (114m) enclosed water slides, while Splash Out involves a 60ſt (18m) drop down slides into water below.
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