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Xiangshan Hot Spring and Wellness Center, a new US$25m (€19m, £16m) oceanfront spa and ‘bath- ing attraction’, is scheduled to open in China in August 2013. Located next to the Hilton Ningbo Xiangshan Resort, the centre is designed by US-based WATG and Thai land-based GOCO Hospitality and will incorpo- rate a 6,000sq m (64,583sq ſt) standalone building. Te building will house 24
Te spa, designed by GOCO Hospitality, will house 24 treatment rooms
treatment rooms - including two suites and a spa pavilion. Meanwhile, a medi-spa and a weight management clinic with seven suites will provide the resort with its unique selling point. Te Xiangshan Hot Spring and Wellness
Center will offer results-orientated wellness programmes, including ones that address specific health concerns. Other indoor facilities will include a women’s
beauty salon; a male grooming area; relaxation areas and quiet zones; and water experiences such as vitality pools.
A 5,000sq m (53,820sq ſt) outdoor bating
area will offer mineral and thermal springs. Ingo Schweder, chief executive officer,
GOCO Hospitality said: “China currently has the highest growth of spa development, with the largest share being in Shanghai. Tis shows the increasing interest in wellness from the Chinese consumer, especially the Shanghainese, and the growing demand for wellness desti- nations that are of international standards.” Read more:
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Atkins, the UK-based design and engineering consult- ing firm, has completed the masterplan for a major new world-class healthcare facil- ity in Oman, The Medical City (TMC). TMC is the largest private
healthcare infrastructure development in the country and is front by Apex Medical Group, with the complex to occupy an 800,000sq m (8.6 million sq ſt) site by the Arabian Sea. Facilities will include a 375-bedroom hotel and a spa, although further specifications are yet to be confirmed. It is expected, however, the hotel will incorporate swimming pools and a gym as part of its offer. Te spa will be open to the public, in addi-
Te resort’s spa will be open to the public and is positioned at ‘high end’
medical staff; a wellbeing centre; and residen- tial accommodation. Atkins design director Ray Phillips said:
tion to its use for medical purposes, and the hotel is to be positioned at the “high end” of the market. TMC will be centred around a hospital, while other healthcare facilities will include training and education areas for
“Tis is an important and exciting project for the region, which will create world-class med- ical facilities in an environment that supports and promotes rehabilitation and healthy liv- ing. Read more:
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