n Sign up for your free digital subscription to spa opportunities magazine: www.spaopportunities.com/green Swissôtel expands in Turkish market


Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to extend its portfolio in Turkey with the addition of two new resort properties in Bodrum over the next two years. The first of the two new


openings proposed by the Switzerland-based hotel group will be a beach resort in Turgutreis with 66-bedroom and 72 private residences. Meanwhile, a city resort sit-


uated in the hills overlooking Bodrum is to include 56 bed- rooms and suites, as well as 45 private residences. Both of the properties will house a Pürovel


Both new Swissôtal sites will feature spas and extensive wellness facilities “Our hotel group has had a presence in


Spa and Sport-branded facility, although fur- ther details are yet to be confirmed at this stage. Pürovel is the group’s spa concept which com- bines restorative experiences with exercise and sports. Signature treatments are loosely based on the four seasons. Çagdas Holding will develop and own the


developments and has been advised by consult- ing firm Servotel Corporation. Both resorts are being designed by Gokhan Avcioglu.


Turkey for more than 20 years, establishing an excellent reputation,” says Meinhard Huck, president of Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts. “Both holiday resorts in Bodrum are the per-


fect addition to our existing hotels in this very important market.” • To read more about Swissôtel’s plans to


roll-out Pürovel Spa and Sport across its global hotel portfolio, see Spa Business 2011 Issue 3, p20: http://lei.sr?a=o4g8D


Australian research outline benefits of yoga


A nationwide study carried out by four academics in Australia is one of the first pieces of the research to offer a detailed outline of the bene- fits of yoga to human health. Stephen Penman and Marc


Cohen from the School of Health Sciences at RMIT University in Melbourne – working alongside Philip Stevens from the Swan Research Inst itute and Sue Jackson of the School of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland – conducted a national survey of 3,892 yoga practitioners. According to the study, yoga practice was


Te resort facilities will include a Pevonia Spa


AMResorts to open second Secrets resort in Los Cabos


AMResorts has unveiled plans to open the new-build Secrets Puerto Los Cabos resort in November 2013 – its second Secrets-branded property in the Mexican municipality. Te group already operates a total of three properties in Los Cabos, with its newest to feature a 12,000sq ſt (1,115sq m) Secrets Spa by Pevonia among its facilities. Offering a wide range of speciality


treatments and a hydrotherapy circuit, the spa will contain 22 treatment rooms and a full-service beauty salon. A fitness centre is also proposed. Two


swimming pools; five á la carte restau- rants; meeting space; and six bars also form part of the adults-only resort, with all 500 suites to offer a whirlpool on their private balconies. AMResorts is the provider of sales, marketing and brand management services for Secrets, as well as Zoëtry Wellness and Spa Resorts and the Dreams, Now and Sunscape brands.


Four Seasons to open new resort on Jumeirah Beach


Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is to open a property on Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in partnership with Bright Start LLC. Te new Four Seasons Resort Dubai at


Te research found that yoga is oſten practiced for mental wellness


seen to assist in the management of specific issues and conditions. Regular yoga practice may also exert a healthy lifestyle effect includ- ing vegetarianism, non-smoking, reduced alcohol consumption, increased exercise and reduced stress with resulting cost benefits to the community. Te typical respondent was a 41-year-old, tertiary educated, employed,


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health-conscious female – a total of 85 per cent of the respondents were women. Asana (postures) and vinyasa (sequences of postures) represented 61 per cent of the time spent prac- ticing, with the other 39 per cent devoted to the gentler practices of relaxation, pranayama (breathing), meditation and instruction. Te study also found that respondents com-


monly started practicing yoga for fitness but oſten continued practicing for stress manage- ment. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=I4i5w


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Jumeirah Beach will cover an 11-acre (4.5- hectare) site overlooking the Arabian Gulf and has been designed by architectural firm WATG. Due to open in mid-2014, the 237-bedroom resort will target lei- sure and business visitors and will contain a “world-class” spa - further details of which are yet to be announced. Indoor and out- door swimming pools; a private beach club and at least three restaurants will also form part of the resort, which will offer exclusive access to 270m (886ſt) of beach. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=K2z4h


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