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Daily news, Jobs, Training & TenDers www.spaopportunities.com Sundãri unveils first Irish flagship spa


Sundãri, the spa concept estab- lished by supermodel Christy Turlington, has announced the launch of its first Irish flagship facility at the Killarney Plaza Hotel in County Kerry. The 3,000sq ft (278.7sq


m) spa now provides a wide number of treatments from Indonesia, Thailand and India, in addition to tailor- made healing therapies for the mind and body. Signature treatments offered


by the Killarney Plaza include the Sundãri Zana, consisting of a 90-minute facial and hot stone massage using volcanic stones. Te Realign treatment is a 75-minute, four-handed signature massage, which uses essential oils from plants, flowers and trees com- bined with the “energy” of two therapists. Meanwhile, the Sundãri spa at the Killarney Plaza Hotel also a range of post-natal therapies


Te Sundãri Spa at Killarney Plaza Hotel includes six therapy rooms


such as the New Baby Brightening facial and the New Mums’ Body Massage. Facilities at the Killarney Plaza Hotel’s spa


include six therapy pods; two signature ther- apy areas; a consultation area; a hand and feet therapy space; and a relaxation garden.


Loews Hotels appoints new president and CEO


Paul W Whetsell, founder of the original CapStar Hotel Company in 1987, has been named as the new president and chief executive officer of New York, US-based Loews Hotel. Loews Hotels currently operates 18 hotels and resorts across the US and Canada, including


the 414-bedroom Loews Atlanta Hotel which opened its doors to guests in April 2010. Other members of the portfolio include the


Loews Miami Beach Hotel, which boasts an Elemis Spa with 16 treatment rooms; a whirl- pool; a sun deck and a relaxation lounge.


US mountain spa resort to be expanded


Old Edwards Inn and Spa, a mountain resort located in North Carolina, US, has commenced work on an expansion scheme that will add an outdoor heated min- eral pool to its facilities. Due for completion in the


first quarter of 2013, the min- eral pool will be the third to be added to the resort. A fur- ther 22 guestrooms are also planned, taking the total number to 90. Te extra gue- strooms will be housed in the new Falls Cottages, which will be created around a courtyard with the free-form heated mineral pool and whirlpool, as well as gardens. John Lupoli Construction is carrying out the


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An artist’s impression of the what the Old Edwards Inn will look like


work on behalf of Old Edwards, which features a 25,000sq ſt (2,323sq m) European-style spa


with 12 head Swiss showers and steamrooms. Spa facilities also include rainfall showers; whirlpools; a ladies’ sauna; a solarium; couples’ treatment rooms; an outdoor treatment area; additional luxury spa suites; and the Spa Café.


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