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www.spabusiness.com/ezine Pegasus acquires Six Senses
US-based private equity group Pegasus Capital Advisors has entered into an agreement to acquire the luxury resort and spa businesses of Six Senses Resorts and Spas. Pegasus will acquire all of
the Six Senses and Evason- branded resort and spa management contracts and related intellectual property rights and operate them under a new company managed by Pegasus and its affi liates. Six Senses currently man-
ages 10 resorts and 28 spas in 20 countries and has another 15 under construction or in development. Bernhard Bohnenberger, president of Six Senses, will continue in his role and will head opera- tions out of the Six Senses’ Bangkok offi ce. T e Soneva brand and resorts, as well as the
company’s real estate assets and holdings, how- ever, are not included in the transaction.
Six Senses currently operates 10 resorts and 28 spas around the world Craig Cogut, the founder of Pegasus, believes
that -the deal will allow Six Senses to grow its brand further. “Going forward, the new Six Senses will be a debt-free company with com- mitted capital for expansion into new and within existing markets,” he said. Details:
www.pcalp.com
Langham to create new At One spa brand for Eaton
Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) is working on a new signature spa brand for its portfolio of mid-scale Eaton hotels. Exact details of At One are yet to be revealed,
but it’s understood that the new brand will be a contemporary, design-oriented off er for the
six Eaton sites that are open and under devel- opment across Asia. LHG currently has one main spa brand – Chuan Spas. Barry White, group director of spa for LHG,
confi rmed the plans to Spa Business. Details:
www.langhamhospitalitygroup.com
A natural thermal mineral water spa is proposed Loisium plans second wine and spa resort
Austria’s Loisium Wine and Spa Resorts will open its sec- ond spa hotel in the wine region of south Styria, in June. T e 105-bedroom hotel will
comprise two wine-themed restaurants and a wine bar, as well as a 1,400sq m (15,000sq ſt ) Wine Spa. Eight treatment rooms –
including two doubles – a relaxation area, fi ve saunas, outdoor pool and a fitness zone will form part of the spa. T ere will also be a consulta- tion area, a retail space and a spa bar with an open fi re place and lounge. The first Loisium property opened in
UK’s Buxton Crescent project moves forward
T e development of the UK’s “fi rst genu- ine spa hotel” for more than 100 years in Derbyshire, has moved forward with the signing of a landmark agreement. Landowners High Peak Borough Council
and Derbyshire County Council confi rmed an historic deal with the Buxton Crescent Hotel and T ermal Spa Company for the scheme had been secured on 2 April. The £35m (us$56m, €44m) Buxton
Crescent project includes restoring the listed Crescent building and listed Natural Baths and Pump Room. A 79-bedroom spa hotel incorporating
T e 1,400sq m spa will off er Aveda and wine-themed treatments A third hotel in Alsace, France is due to
Langenlois, Austria, and has an Aveda destination spa – one of only seven worldwide (see sb06/4 p104). T e second spa will also off er Aveda prod- ucts alongside wine-themed treatments.
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open a with 10-treatment room spa in 2014. Loisium sites are marketed as a four-
star superior wine hotels with iconic buildings designed by US architect Steven Holl. Details:
www.loisium.at
the Natural Baths is at the centre of the plans, in addition to a 2,000sq m (21,528sq ſt ) natural thermal mineral water spa. T e spa will comprise a dry area with six
massage rooms; and a manicure and pedi- cure area, as well as electrotherapy, thermal peat wrap and inhalation facilities. Details:
www.buxtoncrescent.co.uk
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Global spa management study launched by GSWS
The Global Spa & Wellness Summit has appointed research specialist SRI International to conduct a global study on the state of spa management education and training. The study, which is already currently
underway, is to be conducted in three stages – the fi rst of which will establish a base- line understanding and data on the current availability of spa management education and the supply of management graduates. It is hoped the fi nal stage of the research
will lead to the publication of recommenda- tions to address gaps between market needs and spa management education off erings, as well as other challenges related to spa management skills and training. T e results of the research are due to
be unveiled at the forthcoming summit in Aspen, Colorado, US, in June. See p38 for our own investigation on spa
management training worldwide. Details:
globalspaandwellnesssummit.org
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