spa opportunities Find great staff 20 JUNE - 03 JULY 2014 ISSUE 192 Daily news & jobs: www.spaopportunities.com Aqua Sana spa unveiled at Center Parcs Woburn Forest


Te long-awaited 22-treatment room and 25-experience room Aqua Sana spa has launched at the Center Parcs Woburn Forest resort in Bedfordshire, UK. The giant 7,000sq m


(75,347sq ſt) wellness facility occupies three floors, costing £17.5m ($29.7m, €22m) to con- struct, while the entire resort cost £255m ($433m, €320m). Woburn Construction


director, Don Camilleri, explained that the concept for this spa was established in 1999, by Schletterer Wellness & Spa Design and Sparc Studio. Aſter many planning application stops and starts, the financial crisis meant construction was put on hold. “During this period of time I was able to do


far more research, for example I had time to source and sample a range of ceramics from


Buyers and suppliers unite at Spameeting Asia


Spa industry buyers from Asia and worldwide suppliers gathered to do business and learn about the latest industry developments at Spameeting Asia in Vietnam from 12-13 June. Tree key speakers delivered lec-


tures over the two-day event, with the topics focused on employee engage- ment, differentiating to survive in an increasingly generic marketplace, and the need for efficient and sustain- able operations. First, group director of operations at GOCO Hospitality Thomas Wurzinger gave a speech on the importance of staff selection, training, empowerment and motiva- tion. Continued on back cover


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villages’ group spa manager, Kerry Fenton-Kent, discussed the unlikelihood of any future Center Parcs in the UK. “We need to watch, wait


and listen to feedback from our guests for proof of con- cept at this Aqua Sana – to see whether we should adopt this new approach in our existing spas at Sherwood Forest, Whinfell, Elveden and Longleat,” Fenton-Kent said. “Tis is a social spa, rather


One of the many steamrooms in the Aqua Sana spa features pink salt from the Himalayas


Spain,” Camilleri told Spa Opportunities. In 2011, the design was finally ready and


developers broke ground in May 2012. While Camilleri hinted at the possibility of a future Center Parcs project in Ireland, the


GSWS 2014: Further details are revealed


Te Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) has announced the highlights of its 8th annual event, the theme of which is “Fast Forward” – taking place from 10-12 September at the Four Seasons Resort Marrakech, Morocco. As the Summit kicks off with panels, talks


and workshops, the second annual Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC) will run concur- rently on 10 September. It will focus on how the spa and wellness industry can help to fur- ther drive the recognition of its importance, both at global and national levels. International tourism trends will be dis-


cussed by Yolanda Perdomo, director of the UNWTO Affiliate Members Programme. Peter Greenberg, travel editor for CBS news will be taping his radio show on-site – interviewing


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Author and media personality Alexis Jones will host


a panel of tourism ministers. Jean-Claude Baumgarten, former president of the World Travel & Tourism Council will join Greenberg on stage to discuss the wellness tourism indus- try. A collection of Ministers of Tourism will attend to explain the impact that wellness tour- ism is having on their respective regions. Continued on back cover


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than a holistic results-driven facility. We want people to come and enjoy group expe- riences here. This Aqua


Sana spa is dissimilar to any of our oth- ers because it takes advantage of specific zones where guests can spend time together – our other spas are all more open-plan.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=b8W6S


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