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Daily news, Jobs, Training & TenDers www.spaopportunities.com Henri Chenot spa revamp completed


Espace Henri Chenot, the destination spa created by alternative health special- ist Henri Chenot at Palace Merano in northern Italy, has reopened following an exten- sive refurbishment. Part of a wider multi-mil-


Te new thermal suite at the GL1 spa, Gloucester


Publicly-owned UK spa adds NOLA 7 thermal suite


Aspire Sports and Cultural Trust has opened the new marine thermal suite at the GL1 leisure centre in Gloucester, UK which it operates on the behalf of Gloucester City council. Te wellness thermal spa suite was designed and delivered by NOLA 7. Te £125,000 (US$194,000, €155,000)


investment includes a salt inhalation marine steamroom in stone mosaics, salt cleansed hydrospa with granite surround, aroma rock sauna, adventure and contrast showers, hot stone loungers and a relaxation zone. Richard Bishop, managing director of


NOLA 7 said: “We wanted to reflect the maritime heritage of Gloucester in the design of the new thermal suite.” Cathy Daley operations director GL1 of


Aspire Sports and Cultural Trust said: “I’m delighted with the finished product of the Marine Spa, it has exceeded all expectations and has received excellent customer feed- back in respect of both the quality and the features new to this facility.”


Hyatt completes acquisition and rebrand of Mexico hotel


An affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corporation has completed the US$190m (€151m, £121m) purchase of Mexico City’s Hotel Nikko Mexico from Japan-Mexico Hotel Investment Co. Te 756-bedroom property has been rebranded as the Hyatt Regency Mexico City and will now undergo a US$40m (€32m, £25m) renovation. It comes as Hyatt announces agree-


ments for eight new properties across Latin America – six in Mexico and one each in Colombia and Chile. Spas will be among the facilities at the Park Hyatt Riviera Maya; Park Hyatt Los Cabos; Andaz Mayakoba; and Hyatt Playa in Mexico. Hyatt Regency Cartagena will be the


group’s first branded property in Colombia and is to feature a spa.


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lion euro investment in the hotel, the scheme included the addition of 24 new treat- ment rooms and an extension of the floorspace from 3,500sq m (37,674sq ſt) to 4,000sq m (43,056sq ſt). Te majority of the work has been carried out on the spa’s wet area – 18 of the new rooms are dedicated to hydrotherapy and have been equipped with an adapted version of Unbescheiden’s Caracalla massage bath, as well as its Jouvence dry float bed. Te baths have been altered to complement


Chenot’s concept of Biontology, which mixes Chinese and western medical techniques in a three-phase hydro-energetic cure comprising


Facilities at the Henri Chenot spa include 24 new treatment rooms


an underwater massage with additives, a body wrap and a jet shower session. Starpool of Italy also supplied equipment as


part of the spa refurbishment, while France- based Michel Jouannet worked on the project’s design aspects. Other new facilities include a peeling room for scrubs. • For more information on Unbescheiden’s


Caracalla massage bath and Jouvence dry float bed, go to: http://lei.sr?a=9J4S7


Work starts on Sandton Skye development


Construction work is under- way on the ZAR1.5bn (US$179m, EUR143m, £114m) Sandton Sky lifestyle develop- ment in the financial hub of Johannesburg, South Africa. The luxury residential


and hotel scheme has been designed by local architect AMA and includes a ZAR8m (US$954,000, €763,000, £610,000) wellness spa fea- turing modern African and eastern design styles. Spanning 450sq m (4,844sq ft), the spa


will accommodate 12 treatment rooms, a fit- ness centre and indoor and outdoor pools. Treatments will focus on hydrotherapy, fish therapy and those by African product house, TeraVine. South Africa-based Simply Spas - the firm behind the Lanzarec and Oceana spas - will consult on Sandton Skye’s spa element


Te lifestyle development includes a spa and is due to open in 2014


and will manage it once complete. Te complex, with three 15-storey residen-


tial towers, is due to open in 2014. • For more about Simply Spas’ involvement


with the spa at the Lanzerac Hotel and Spa in Stellenbosch, see Spa Business 2009 Issue 4, p32: http://lei.sr?a=l5J6L


Roundtable scheme launched for sustainable packaging


The US-based Institute for Sustainability has launched a new initiative to assist cos- metics and beauty companies to source and develop sustainable packaging. Te new Sustainable Packaging Cosmetics Roundtable will look to make it easier for


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members to make individual choices when interacting with suppliers, retailers, and con- sumers with respect to sustainable packaging. Inaugural members include Chanel; Te


L’Oreal Group; Te Estée Lauder Companies; Avon Products; Coty; and Mast Global.


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