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www.spaopportunities.com Westin to open three hotels in China
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has revealed its Westin brand is to open three new hotels in China over the next six months as part of plans for further growth across the country. Ningbo, Xian and Xiamen
are the three cities set to fea- ture new Westin hotels, with the business to include 16 Chinese properties by April 2012 and looking to double its footprint by 2014. Westin Ningbo will be a
Spas are deemed “offenssive” by some Maldivians
Maldives spa ban lifted by government
All three hotels will include Westin’s Heavenly-branded luxury spas
312-bedroom hotel compris- ing six restaurants and bars and more than 14,000sq ſt (1,301sq m) of space for meetings, as well as a Heavenly Spa. Te 326-bedroom Westin Xian will include
a 2,500sq m (26,910sq ſt) Heavenly Spa with 10 treatment rooms, one of which will be a cou- ples’ room. A sauna; a steamroom; a whirlpool; and a fitness suite will also form part of the spa, which will offer Comfort Zone products.
Ritz-Carlton announces first austrian hotel
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has announced plans to open its first property in Austria with the 202-bed- room Ritz-Carlton Vienna, which is due to launch in mid 2012. Two 19th century palaces on
Schubertring and culturally-protected by the government are set to house the hotel, which will be owned by an inves- tor represented by Verny Capital. Te new Austrian property forms
part of the operator’s ongoing inter- national expansion and follows the recent acquisition of Te Ritz-Carlton, Moscow in the Russian capital.
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Te Westin Xian will also offer an indoor
swimming pool; and an art and artefact museum below the hotel, as well as extensive meeting facilities. Meanwhile, the 304-bedroom Westin
Xiamen will also include a 1,100sq m (11,840sq ſt) Heavenly Spa and an indoor swimming pool, along with three restaurants. It will form part of a wider mixed-use complex.
Club Med expands Asian portfolio
Club Med, the international all-inclusive desti- nation brand, has announced that it has signed an agreement to open its second Chinese prop- erty in Guilin, Guanxi Province, in mid-2012. An existing Relais and Châteaux resort
will be transformed into the new Club Med- branded as part of the deal, which has been signed with owner ChinaPaoShan. Due to open in pre-launch mode for the
summer 2012 season, the 162-bedroom resort is to comprise a spa and two swimming pools, along with a fitness room. Club Med confirmed the resort will become
“fully-aligned” with its standards for full-year trading in 2014, with an expansion to more
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Te resort is scheduled to open for the 2012 season
than 300 bedrooms planned in summer 2013. It forms part of the group’s plans to expand in China, with five sites earmarked to launch by 2015. Te aim is to attract up to 10 per cent of upscale resort customers in the country.
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Tourist resorts and hotels in Maldives will be able to continue offering spa facilities aſter the government delayed a ban imposed earlier this month. A circular sent by the country’s Tourism
Ministry ordered operators to close their spas following protests led by opposition political parties. However, the govern- ment has now asked the Supreme Court to adjudicate whether spas are legal under the Maldivian constitution and has liſted the ban until a decision is made.
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