news update
Underwater hotel in Dubai will have a luxury spa
Plans are moving forward on a futuristic underwater hotel project in Dubai, which will allow guests to sleep with fi sh swim- ming outside their bedroom windows. The Water Discus Hotel will have 21
submerged rooms, as well as 30 above the surface, a dive centre, luxury spa, two res- taurants, a swimming pool and a helipad. According to Bogdan Gutkowski, CEO
of Big Invest, which is one of the part- ners in the project, the design concepts are now being fi nalised, talks are ongo- ing with investors and he is confident the hotel could open as early as 2015. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=F7F3
Radisson Blu in Ukraine resort
The Rezidor Hotel Group has opened a new 252-bed- room Radisson Blu-branded property amid the Carpathian Mountains, which form part of the western Ukraine ski and spa resort of Bukovel. Among the facilities at the
new Radisson Blu Resort, Bukovel is a 2,000sq m (21,528sq ſt ) spa and wellness facility off ering a full range of treatments using Anne Semonin products. Led by Yana Shchebelskaya,
the spa has been designed by Bost interior design group and houses 12 treatment rooms, four VIP rooms and a beauty salon, along with Finnish and bio saunas. It also incorporates a steamroom and a caldarium. Elsewhere, there’s an indoor pool, a spa bar serving healthy cocktails, a fi tness room, fi ve large relaxation rooms and an area dedi- cated to AlphaSphere relaxation loungers.
Breaking barriers: the Water Discus Hotel
Telomere and anti-ageing focus for Sha medi spa
Sha Wellness Clinic near Alicante in Spain (see sb09/2 p38), is to launch the Sha Anti- Ageing Programme, which will include charting guests’ genetic ageing levels with telomere analysis (see sb11/3 p90) and then creating a personalised treatment plan based on the fi ndings. Launching in January 2013, the sev-
en-day programmes are priced at €7,000 (us$9,100, £5,700) and will see telomere testing via blood samples followed by a medical team advising patients on lifestyle changes they can make in order to improve life expectancy and to help with anti ageing. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=U4h7e
2013 GSWS in India will be held later in the year
Next year’s Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) is likely to be held either at the end of September or the begin- ning of October 2013, slightly later than is usual. T is is because New Delhi, north India has been chosen as the gateway city and the climate is too humid in May or June, but pleasantly warm later in the year. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=U3r4x
A 2,000sq m spa is among the facilities at the Radisson Blu resort A spokesperson for the resort said: “T e
hotel spa complex boasts an extensive range of health and beauty treatments and exceeds the needs of well-travelled guests.” Radisson Blu Resort, Bukovel also off ers two
restaurants – Montblanc and B-Zone – and four bars. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=L6f0n
Rocco Forte gets into preventative health
Rocco Forte Hotels has unveiled Vita Health – a new approach to preventative healthcare, in partnership with integrated medicine phy- sician Dr Nyjon Eccles. The concept launched at
Rocco Forte’s Verdura Golf & Spa Resort in Sicily, Italy in September, marking the fi rst time that Eccles’ has com- bined his treatments with a resort stay. The Vita Health Wellness
Centre is located in the resort’s 4,000sq m (43,056sq ſt ) Verdura Spa. Existing space was reconfi gured to create a dedicated reception and several treatment and consultation rooms. On off er are four tailored programmes based
on Eccles’ specialities of nutritional, non-in- vasive and anti-ageing medicine as well as
T e new centre focuses on stress management, detox and better ageing
natural therapies. T e programmes are avail- able in one- and two-week sessions and will focus on the core health issues of stress man- agement; detoxifi cation; weight loss; and better ageing. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=D5M4v
Red Door Spa brand ready for accelerated growth Global cosmetics company, Elizabeth
T e Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa brand looks set for accelerated development, follow- ing the news that the company has partnered with JH Anderson Holdings to invest in Red Door Spa Holdings, which is owned by North Castle Partners (see sb09/2 p24).
24 Read Spa Business online
spabusiness.com / digital
Arden and spa developer and consultant, John Anderson of JH Anderson Holdings have col- lectively invested us$19.3m (¤15m, £12m) for a minority interest in Red Door Spa Holdings. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=t7J6p
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