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DAILY NEWS, JOBS, TRAINING & TENDERS www.spaopportunities.com Conde Nast in ‘hostile’ approach


Consumer lifestyle magazine Conde Nast Traveller – the UK edition of the global travel magazine – has announced it’s developing a new online ser- vice called Te Spa Finder – a name closely mimicking that of spa industry stalwart Spafinder. Te new service is sched-


uled to launch later this month in partnership with spa tour operator, Healing Holidays, although sources told Spa Opportunities that the launch has been delayed, due to the scale of the project. Spafinder – headquartered


Spafinder CEO Pete Ellis: the matter is in the hands of lawyers


in New York City – launched in 1986 and has developed publishing, giſt card and spa search and marketing businesses. It has subsequently grown into a global operation, with offices located in Europe, Canada and Japan. Spa Opportunities editor Liz Terry said:


“However you look at it, this is extremely dam- aging for Conde Nast’s reputation. If they were aware they were adopting the same name as an existing and well-established business, the behaviour is a cynical, unethical and aggressive attempt to trade off the goodwill of Spafinder. If


they were not aware, then they were inexcusably sloppy in their product development planning. She added: “Spafinder is a well-known busi-


ness that has made a great contribution to this industry with its support of the Global Spa and Wellness Summit and other initiatives. I’m confident the industry will unite in its defence, making it difficult for Conde Nast to succeed.” At the time of going to press, CEO of Spafinder Pete Ellis was unavailable for comment. Te matter is understood to be in the hands of Spafinder’s lawyers. Details: http://lei.sr?a=X5G5H


Park Hyatt cashes in with hotel in former bank


Te first Park Hyatt hotel in Vienna, Austria, has debuted aſter a two-year top-to-bottom renovation and restoration of a 100-year-old building that formerly served as the headquarters of the Austrian Hungarian Monarchy Bank. Situated in Vienna’s First


District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the 143-bedroom hotel has been redesigned by the Dutch interior design company FJStijl to include a 10,000sq ſt (929sq m) Arany Spa in what used to be the bank’s “treasure room”. The name “Arany” – from the Hungarian word gold – reflects the spa’s location. Spread over two floors, the spa features six


Te hotel is minutes from St Stephen’s Cathedral and Hofurg Palace


treatment rooms, one of which is a couples’ room with private changing facilities. What was once the bank’s vault is now a


160sq ſt (15sq m) pool within the spa. Fitness facilities, connected to the spa,


include Technogym equipment and a separate wet area with sauna, steamroom, sanarium,


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vitality shower, and relaxation zone – all of which are also accessible to non-hotel guests. “Vienna was a priority development loca-


tion for us, along with other gateway cities in western Europe where our guests are increas- ingly travelling,” said Peter Norman, senior vice president of acquisitions and development for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Details: http://lei.sr?a=F4n3Y


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