news update DIARY DATES
28 MAY 2015 Forum HOTel & SPA Four Seasons George V, Paris, France This one-day educational event, now in its eighth year, comprises panel discussions for hotel and spa professionals.
www.forumhotspa.com
3-6 JUNE 2015 Spatec Europe Meliá Villaitana, Costa Blanca, Spain Set meetings between operators of top European spas and leading domestic and international suppliers take place over the two days.
www.spateceu.com
13 JUNE 2015 Global Wellness Day Worldwide campaign A day to raise awareness of wellness and to encourage people to lead healthier lives (see p30).
www.globalwellnessday.org
15-18 JUNE 2015 40th Annual National Wellness Conference University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Experts in wellness coaching, corporate wellness, integrative health and fi tness meet up to share examples of best practice and research.
www.nationalwellness.org
12-16 JULY 2015
Caribbean Spa Association Summit La Concha Renaissance Resort, San Juan, Puerto Rico The inaugural summit for CSPA will host meetings between managers/ owners and suppliers to help forge relationships and ultimately develop the region’s spa sector.
www.caribbeanspa.com
27-28 JULY 2015
Les Nouvelles Esthétiques Spa Conference The Maslow Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa Up to 250 spa delegates attend this event, which also includes the South Africa spa awards ceremony.
www.lesnouvelles.co.za
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New owners of Baccarat New York rebrand spa The hotel now has a Spa de La Mer facility in collaboration with marine skincare line La Mer
The Baccarat New York Hotel & Residences – which Beijing’s Sunshine Insurance bought from Starwood Capital for US$230m (€210m, £154m) earlier this year – has reopened with a new branded spa. The property is the fi rst hospitality venture for the luxury crystal glassware maker, which has now partnered with skincare line La Mer to create Spa de La Mer – its fi rst branded spa in the USA. La Mer (previously Crème de la Mer) is owned by Estée Lauder and is famous for its expensive kelp-based moisturiser.
The spa has four treatment rooms and a 50ft (15m) black and white marble-tiled pool, which is surrounded by day beds in alcoves. Swedish-based spa consul- tancy Raison d’Etre is in charge of the Baccarat spa concept (see SB14/3 p46). The 50-storey, 114-key Baccarat New
York is located in Manhattan, opposite the Museum of Modern Art. The hotel fea- tures 15,000 pieces of Baccarat crystal – from the luxurious chandeliers in the lobby to the glasswear in the restaurant. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=U7V9n_S
Indian police clamp down on unregistered spas in Goa
Goa’s police force is drawing up a list of registered spas, massage parlours and therapy centres in the Indian state as it looks to identify other illegal operations in the wellness sector in the area. Spas and massage parlours in the region have received a bad reputation recently for allegedly facilitating prosti- tution and traffi cking of women in India, according to the police.
Goa police held a meeting with the health department, Goa state pollution control board and Goa Salon and Spa Association (GSSA) to discuss the illegal operation of spas in the state. There are 80 spas, massage parlours and therapy centres registered in Goa, most of which operate along the coast.
While there are 80 registered spas in Goa, police think there are many more illegal sites
The authorities believe, however, that there are more than 200 illegal spas in the state, according to The Times of India. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=H4u4A_S
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