DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com GOCO unveils US$3m Bangkok offices


Wellness hospitality manage- ment and consultancy GOCO has started 2014 on the front foot by moving into its new US$3m (£1.83m, €2.21m) office building in the heart of Bangkok. Formerly the South Asia


home of the Versace fashion house, the building was bought by GOCO 12 months ago and has undergone an extensive redesign. The company’s 28 staff are


spread across six floors – fur- nished with an array of art from across Asia – while three more are given over to a team lounge/ café, a conference facility and a penthouse guest suite. The company is eager to


Kandolhu Island Resort opens on Maldives North Ari Atoll


Kandolhu Island Resort on the North Ari Atoll has officially opened in the Maldives following an extensive US$12m (£7.4m, €8.8m) refurbishment. Operated by Maldives-based Universal


Resorts, Kandolhu opened on 15 January and was formerly an excursion island for larger resorts. The resort has 30 villas in five differ-


ent styles, with either direct beach access or clear views of the Indian Ocean. Also included are four restaurants, a bar, water- sports and diving facilities. The Kandolhu Spa offers a complete


GOCO’s new office is located in Bangkok’s city centre’s Lang Suan area


practice what it preaches, according to CEO Ingo Schweder, which is why executive chef Khun Noo has been drafted in to provide nutrient-rich daily meals for the team, using market-fresh ingredients. In addition, the company was eager to pro-


mote spiritual wellness, consulting a Chinese feng shui master and an Indian vastu master to “create the right energy flow.”


“We also invited the senior monks from a


local Buddhist Monastery we support to pro- vide blessings and well wishes at our opening,” Schweder told Spa Business magazine. “We wanted to have a true ‘home’ for


GOCO Hospitality, demonstrating our val- ues, sense of style and creating a dynamic space to network, collaborate and be creative.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=h9t6p


Jewel opens rebranded wellbeing resort in Jamaica


The new 225-bedroom Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort & Spa has opened in Jamaica, complete with a signature Radiant Spa aſter undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation. The redevelopment of the


adult-only resort, formerly a Breezes Resort, has the addi- tion of a new spa as well as a remodelling of its bedrooms and suites. Run by US management firm


Aimbridge Hospitality, Paradise Cove joins Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort & Spa and the Jewel Runaway Bay Golf Resort & Spa as the third Jewel property in Jamaica. Te resort offers an all-inclusive health, spa


Jewel’s signature Radiant Spa is a new addition to the renovated resort


and fitness theme which includes juice and smoothie bars throughout the property, a vari- ety of healthy cuisine options and an extensive list of watersports. The oceanfront two-storey Radiant Spa


offers several treatment rooms, a pool with swim-up bar, spa pool, nail salon and a fitness centre with treatments including its specialty


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in-ocean two-therapist massage plus a range of other massages, deep cleansing facials and seaweed body wraps. “We are proud to have opened our third Jewel


resort property in Jamaica, and we continually strive to raise the bar of our guest experience on an island recognised for its warm and genuine hospitality and exceptional service levels,” said Rich Cortese, senior vice president Caribbean operations and development for Aimbridge Hospitality. Details: http://lei.sr?a=s4G2G


It is one of the biggest eco-developments in the UK


Frogmore backing new 5-star eco-friendly UK coastal resort


Real estate firm Frogmore, known for its Westfield shopping centre in west London, is investing more than £16m in a new 5-star eco-inspired coastal resort in Cornwall. Known as Una St. Ives, the 20-acre


scheme is one of the biggest developments of its kind in the UK and designed to com- bine the freedom of self-catering with the standards and service of a destination hotel. Each property – featuring green sedum


roofs and solar panels – has been con- structed with wood from sustainable sources and includes sheep’s wool insula- tion and triple glazing. Tey are decorated with environmentally


friendly paints and the flooring is sustainably made from recycled materials and bamboo. Available to buy off plan, phase one will be


complete in August this year, with a further 78 properties to be built during the following months. Details: http://lei.sr?a=f5j2s


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wellness experience. Spa facilities include a separate fitness area, four treatment rooms and a wet area, each with sauna, steam- room, cold pool, spa pool and rain showers. Treatments on offer include couples mas- sages, beauty and skin care treatments with a focus on European and Asian blend ther- apies. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q4S6f


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