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World leisure news Second site for ‘wine spa’ operator


Austria-based Loisium Wine & Spa Resorts is set to open its second spa hotel in Ehrenhausen, Southern Styria, Austria in June 2012. The 105-bedroom hotel


will include a Wine Spa, two wine-themed restaurants and a wine bar. The 1,400sq m (15,000sq ſt ) spa will have eight treatment cabins – includ- ing two couples’ suites – a relaxation area, a sauna area with fi ve saunas, heated out- door pool with experience showers and a fitness zone with a yoga studio. T ere will also be a reception and consulta-


2013 launch for fi rst Virgin- branded hotel in Chicago


Virgin Hotels is expected to open its fi rst property by the end of 2013 in Chicago, US, aſt er it completed the acquisition of the downtown Old Dearborn Bank Building in late 2011. T e 27-storey former offi ce com- plex will be converted by Virgin Hotels into a 250-bedroom hotel, which will comprise a spa spanning between 4,000 and 5,000sq ſt (372 and 465sq m). Further details about the spa are yet


to be revealed, although the hotel is also set to include restaurants and other areas refl ecting the Virgin brand.


T e Loisium hotel has been designed by renowned architect Steven Holl T e fi rst Loisium hotel opened in Langenlois,


tion area, a spa retail space and a spa bar with an open fi replace and ‘living room’. Each Loisium property will be marketed


as a four-star superior wine hotel. T e iconic buildings have been designed by celebrated US architect Steven Holl.


Austria, and the company already has plans for a third site in Alsace, France. The Alsace hotel, scheduled to open


in 2014, will include 96 bedrooms and a 1,300sq m (14,000sq ft) spa with 10 treatment cabins and an outdoor pool. Details: http://lei.sr?a=N4l9P


T e original Potter park has been a huge success Cartoon Network to open branded attractions in Asia


Cartoon Network Enterprises, part of the Turner Entertainment group, is to open more branded visitor attractions across Asia Pacifi c. T e attractions will include family enter-


tainment centres, themed zones and learning spaces and will feature characters from the


company’s cartoon portfolio – including Ben 10 and T e Powerpuff Girls. T e news comes as Cartoon Network Asia


Pacifi c acquired rights to Chaplin and Co. – an animated series created by India-based DQ Entertainment and Method Animation.


US$1.3bn theme park planned for Hubei


Los Angeles, US-based Ikonic Entertainment Group has secured a deal with invest- ment company Taichi Lake Group to design and develop a Tai Chi and Kung Fu-themed visitor attraction complex in Hubei, China. Ikonic will provide master


planning, concept creation, schematic design and con- struction services for the US$3.1bn (2.4bn euro, £2bn) project, which is touted as the largest theme park ever to open in China. The attraction, due to open in 2015, will


T e visitor attraction is due to open in 2015


include a Taichi Kung Fu theme park and a large theatre for live shows. It is estimated that the agreement reached


between Ikonic and Taichi Lake Group will generate several hundred jobs – as well as revenue – for numerous Los Angeles-based


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subcontractors and service providers over the next three years. T e agreement will feature Ikonic as the master designer and project manager for series of projects commissioned by Taichi Lake Group. T ese include a Kung Fu-oriented theme park at Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province, China and an amusement park in Qingzhou, China.


Harry goes to Hollywood: second Potter park planned


Warner Bros Entertainment and Universal Parks and Resorts (UPR) have announced plans to develop a new Harry Potter- themed adventure park at Universal Studios Hollywood, California, US. It follows the success of the inaugural


Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which launched at the Universal Orlando Resort in June 2010 and is now set for a “signifi - cant” expansion. T e two companies said the new California attraction will be a fully- immersive environment which will bring the Harry Potter stories to life.


Oetker Collection to open Palais Namaskar


T e Oetker Collection has expanded its African portfolio with the launch of the new Palais Namaskar Hotel and Spa in Marrakech, Morocco. Built to follow the principles of Feng Shui, the hotel is nestled amid 50,000sq m (538,196sq ſt ) of scented Balinese-inspired gardens that are comple- mented by waterfalls and lakes. Facilities at the hotel include the 650sq


m (6,997sq ſt ) Le Spa Namaskar, which includes four individual treatment cabins with outdoor terraces and two double cab- ins with private hammams.


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