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Lifebooker and GramercyOne partner for real-time booking


Deals website Lifebooker and cloud- based management software provider GramercyOne have announced a part- nership which will enable spas to market unfilled appointments through their busi- ness management soſtware. Lifebooker - launched in 2006 - provides


yield management and marketing services to beauty, spa and health businesses. Te new integration with GramercyOne’s real- time booking system will enable Lifebooker customers to seamlessly manage, price and market unfilled hours, while enabling the booking of Lifebooker deals in real-time. Josh McCarter, CEO of GramercyOne,


said: “Lifebooker offers spas an effective means of monetising unfilled appoint- ments. We’re thrilled to join forces with a company which shares our commitment to providing health and wellness busi- nesses with the tools they need to thrive.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q2C6v


Daily news, Jobs, Training & TenDers www.spaopportunities.com Club Med reopens Thailand resort


International resort opera- tor Club Med has announced the reopening of its resort in Phuket, Tailand, following the completion of an extensive renovation of the property. Te resort is located amid


25 hectares (62 acres) of palm grove on Kata Bay beach and has received a comprehensive overhaul led by France-based designers Marc Hertrich and Nicolas Adnet. Club Med Phuket has been


transformed under the Magic of Lights theme, which is derived from Tailand’s annual Yi Peng festi- val where candlelit lanterns float into the sky. Improvements to the resort have included


France-based Marc Hertrich and Nicolas Adnet worked on the redesign A spokesperson for Club Med commented:


the complete renovation of the Club Med Spa by Payot, which incorporates six individual treatment rooms and six double treatment rooms, as well as a Turkish bath. Work has also included a transformation of


the resort’s restaurant and bar areas, as well as the creation of a new Zen infinity pool for adults only to the far east of the property.


“Each of Club Med’s extraordinary resorts reflects the unique culture found in its location, with Phuket providing guests a truly unique Tai experience. “Club Med Phuket’s extensive renovation


was themed Magic of Lights. Tis theme is derived from Tailand’s annual Yi Peng Festival where locals make lanterns out of thin fabric and attach a candle allowing for thousands of lanterns to float through the sky.”


Anantara to open Abu Dhabi property in June A Bridal Room will be among the spa’s facilities


New spa and wellness centre to open at Ibiza resort


Fiesta Hotel Group has announced that “one of the most complete” spas to open in Ibiza, Spain, is to debut at the Grand Palladium Palace Ibiza Resort and Spa this summer. A Bridal Room is to feature among the


treatment and massage facilities at the spa, which has been designed to offer couples and friends a range of services in one loca- tion. Te new spa will also comprise a sauna; steam baths, hydro-massage facilities, mist and essence sensation showers and massage cabins with treatment bathtubs. Hot and cold whirlpools, aquabeds and a


fully-equipped gym with spinning room also form part of the new spa and wellness centre, along with an indoor heated pool. Elsewhere at the Grand Palladium Palace


Ibiza Resort and Spa are two outdoor pools and a splash pool for children; three themed a la carte restaurants; and two bars.


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Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas has announced that its first Middle East city hotel is scheduled to open in the Eastern Mangroves district of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in June. Te 222-bedroom Eastern


Mangroves Hotel and Spa by Anantara is set to form part of an integrated hotel, marina, retail and residential develop- ment located just outside the centre of Abu Dhabi. Facilities will include an


Anantara Spa housing 10 treatment rooms – two double and eight individual – and a 132sq m (1,421sq ſt) Arabic hammam, as well as saunas and steam- rooms. Te spa will also feature relaxation lounges and separate lobbies and check-in areas for men and women, with treatments to include the Anantara Signature Massage. Elsewhere, Eastern Mangroves Hotel and


Spa by Anantara will feature a rooſtop lounge overlooking the district; a Tai speciality res- taurant; and a ballroom. The architecture of the hotel has been


influenced by elements of Arabic design and includes archways, mashrabiya windows and


Read Spa Opportunities online: www.spaopportunities.com/digital Te hotel is part of a mixed-use development just outside the city centre


mosaics. Te hotel’s design scheme also utilises 18-carat gold throughout the building. Michel Koopman, the hotel’s general man-


ager and director of operations for Anantara in the Middle East, said: “Eastern Mangroves Hotel and Spa by Anantara is set to provide an outstanding experience for the growing num- ber of travellers visiting Abu Dhabi. “In keeping with Anantara’s brand ethos


of incorporating indigenous culture, Eastern Mangroves Hotel and Spa is a true Abu Dhabi hotel with Emirati traditions and influences reflected throughout the property.”


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