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MWB agree deal for Malmaison Dundee hotel


MWB Group Holdings plans to open a Malmaison-branded hotel in Dundee. Due to open in 2013, the 91-bedroom


Dundee Malmaison will become MWB’s first new hotel since the group concluded a refinancing agreement in 2011. Te hotel will be created on the site of


the old Tay Hotel, a listed city centre land- mark building, and facilities will include a spa and a fine dining restaurant. Te hotel will be part of the £1bn Dundee


Central Waterfront Development, an inte- gral phase in the city’s regeneration.


UK mentoring scheme launches


Te government has launched the Get Mentoring initiative to enable spa and beauty profes- sionals to access free business mentoring training for both themselves and their staff. Te initiative is being led


by the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) and will recruit and train thousands of business mentors in the UK from the small, medium and micro business community. Mentors will be deployed


across a range of organisa- tions accessible via a national online portal that provides a single point of access to mentoring services. Training will take place both online, via distance learning, as well as at hundreds of training sessions taking place around the UK in 2012. Te training takes up to seven hours and – upon completion – mentors will receive a


Hotel Missoni in Edinburgh will retain its brand


Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group established


Spa hotels and resorts operating under Carlson and Rezidor Hotel Group brands will keep their individual identities aſter the two groups combined to launch the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group (CRHG). Although the brands will be “aligned


globally”, sites will continue to be developed under brands such as Missoni, which saw its first spa open in Edinburgh in 2010. CRHG has a portfolio of more than 1,300


properties across 80 countries and the legal status and the ownership structure of both companies will remain the same.


Cliveden House Hotel changes ownership


Cliveden House luxury hotel in Berkshire is the latest to be sold out of the adminis- tration of the von Essen group, aſter it was acquired by Ian and Richard Livingstone. Te new owners now plan to undertake


a multi-million pound redevelopment of the hotel, which includes Te Pavilion Spa offering therapies using Terraké and Carita products in its seven treatment rooms. Indoor and outdoor pools; Canadian hot


tubs; a sauna; and steamrooms for both men and women also comprise the Pavilion Spa, in addition to whirlpools.


8 A national online portal will provide a single point of access for services


SFEDI Certificate of Recognition for complet- ing the Introduction to Enterprise Mentoring Course, free membership of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and a list- ing on the scheme’s website. Te government has pledged £1.2m for the scheme. Details: http://lei.sr?a=n0i3z


Hilton spa concept offered to franchisees


Hilton Worldwide’s spa con- cept, eforea: spa at Hilton, is to be made available to fran- chise owners across three brands aſter being “refined” at seven managed locations. Launched in late 2010, the


solution is available to franchi- sees across the Hilton Hotels and Resorts; DoubleTree by Hilton; and Embassy Suites Hotels estate. It is anticipated the move


will expand the current eforea pipeline, which already has more than 90 locations in development around the world at Hilton Worldwide-run properties. Te concept will offer hotel owners an online


Treatments at the Pure Health-branded venue are supplied by Decléor Hilton Worldwide’s Jim Holthouser said:


booking engine; pre-launch support; and the sourcing of L’ITYA, Vitaman, Kerstin Florian and Peter Tomas Roth products.


“Our concept can make opening a new spa faster and cost-effective for our hotels and it is poised to expand and enter new markets at a rapid pace.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=i4c4u


Essex’s Lifehouse spa resort calls in administrators Te Lifehouse, which is continuing to trade


The Lifehouse spa resort near Colchester, Essex, UK is up for sale aſter the resort’s owner, Tangram Leisure, went into administration. David Turgood, Jim Stewart-Koster and


David Dunckley of Grant Tornton UK have been appointed joint administrators.


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


as normal, opened in December 2010 follow- ing an investment of £30m. Located within 135 acres of grounds, the


resort features a 90,000sq ſt (8,400sq m), two- storey spa with 35 treatment rooms.


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