World leisure news Japan’s fi rst Evian spa in Tokyo
Japan’s first Evian-branded spa facility has been unveiled at Palace Hotel Tokyo – part of a US$1.2bn (€965m, £771m) mixed-use development in the heart of the Japanese capital. Located on the fi ſt h fl oor
of the hotel, the new 1,200sq m (12,197sq ſt ) spa has been inspired by the Alpine journey taken by the French compa- ny’s natural mineral water. Facilities include fi ve treat-
ment rooms and a spa suite – each named aſt er an Alpine peak – as well as heated baths, a marble sauna, a cold plunge pool and a dry sauna. Men’s and women’s relaxation lounges also
T e design has been inspired by the Alpine journey of Evian water
uses products from France-based Omnisens and Anne Semonin throughout. MEC Design International Corporation led
form part of the Evian spa, which boasts views overlooking Tokyo’s Imperial Palace Gardens and – on a clear day – Mount Fuji. T e treatment menu – like the spa’s design
– has taken inspiration from the purifying journey of Evian’s natural mineral water and
the design of Evian Spa, with T ermarium sup- plying the reclining bath and the marble sauna colour therapy. Other suppliers include Agape (a soaking tub within the spa suite), Earthlite (massage beds) and Florieh (head spa beds). FLOS was responsible for lighting.
Continued growth for global theme parks
T e international theme park industry continued to grow in 2011, with total admis- sions to the world’s top 25 theme parks increasing by 4 per cent on the previous year. T e fi gures come from the annual Global Attractions Attendance Report, published in partnership by the T emed Entertainment Association (TEA) and economic analyst AECOM. In total, the world’s leading parks attracted 196 million visits last year - a new record level. Asian parks performed
Madonna is the face of the Hard Candy brand
Hard Candy launches third club in Santiago, Chile
Hard Candy Fitness – the health club brand launched by Madonna in conjunc- tion with New Evolution Ventures – has celebrated the opening of its newest loca- tion in Santiago, Chile. T e 3,000sq m facility is the third Hard
Candy club following launches in Mexico City and Moscow, Russia. Facilities include an aquatic centre and
group fi tness studios for dance, yoga, pilates and group cycling. With a high focus on design values, the health club is centred around an atrium area.
PortAventura in Spain was among the parks to see an increase in visits
particularly well during 2011, with the top 20 attractions reporting an increase of 7.5 per cent in total visits. Overall attendance passed the 100 million mark (103.3 million visitors) for the fi rst time during the year.
Within the region, Ocean Park in Hong
Kong (29 per cent), Hong Kong Disneyland (14 per cent) and Nagashima Spa Land in Japan (30 per cent) all reported double-digit percent- age attendance growth.
SpaFinder Wellness acquires SpaFinder Europe
SpaFinder Wellness, the US-based spa and wellness media, marketing and gift- ing resource, announced the acquisition of SpaFinder Europe in July. T e European-based business was originally formed as a joint venture but will now become
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a wholly-owned subsidiary of SpaFinder Wellness as a result of the deal. SpaFinder Wellness chair and CEO Pete
Ellis said the acquisition will allow the com- pany to expand its network, services and products across the continent.
UNESCO enters Northern Ireland resort dispute
UNESCO has called for a spa and golf resort project in Northern Ireland, UK, to be halted until the development’s pos- sible impact on the Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site has been “properly assessed”. T e £100m (US$157m, €124m) Bushmills
Dunes Golf Resort and Spa was given the green light by the province’s environment minister Alex Attwood in February. T e development includes a 120-bed-
room hotel with spa and conference facilities and an 18-hole golf course.
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Funding secured for AU$700m Perth Stadium
Western Australia’s government has con- fi rmed AU$375m (US$370m, EUR289m, £234m) of funding towards the develop- ment of a new stadium on Perth’s Burswood Peninsula. The funding announcement forms part of the State Budget 2012-13 and is more than a third of the develop- ment’s anticipated AU$700m (US$690m, EUR540m, £437m) cost. International design fi rm Populous has
already been appointed to work on the design of the new stadium, with master- planning due for completion in mid-2012.
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