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InterContinental Hotel Group will open its third property in London as part of Quintain Estates and Knight Dragon’s Greenwich Peninsula regen- eration development. Due to open in summer
2015, the InterContinental London Te O2 will be oper- ated by Arora Hotels. The 19-storey building
will house 452 guestrooms, as well as a spa, restaurants and a Sky Bar with views of Canary Wharf and the River Tames. Te hotel will also feature more than 51,666sq ft (4,800sq m) of space for conferences and events and Europe’s largest pillar-free ballroom. The multi-million pound development,
Te new hotel will include a Ritz-Carlton spa
Ritz-Carlton confirms opening of Israel location in 2013
Ritz-Carlton has confirmed its first Israel- based hotel will open at the end of 2013. Te Ritz-Carlton, Herzliya is located in
Te IHG investment will include a hotel and 100 serviced apartments
which will be funded by the Queensgate Investment Fund, will also include The Peninsula Tower – a 23-storey development of 100 serviced apartments. Robert Shepherd, chief development offi-
cer for the InterContinental Hotels Group, said: “We look forward to InterContinental London The O2 sharing in the future suc- cess of its sister hotels, including the recently
opened InterContinental London Westminster and InterContinental Marseilles Hotel Dieu. “Te recent sale of the InterContinental
London Park Lane and the soon to be open InterContinental Davos Resort and Spa is a testament to the brand’s growth globally and its attractiveness as an icon of luxury.” Te hotel will be designed to be sustainable
to BREEAM Excellent standards, with features such a green roof and water harvesting system. Details:
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Website explains US state laws in medical spas
The American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) has launched a website that sum- marises state-specific laws and regulations affecting medical spas and laser centres across the United States. Te website, produced in
partnership with local health- care attorneys in over 30 US states, was created to provide access to regulatory informa- tion relating to the rapidly growing medical spa industry. “Med spa owners and
Tel Aviv and will be one of the first global luxury-branded hotels in the country. Te hotel was designed by a collection
of architects and designers, with Rani Ziss Architects designing the 12-storey prop- erty, while New York-based design firm Studio Gaia created the interiors and Israeli studio Gad Halperin produced the lobby and restaurant concepts. Te 197-room property includes a rooſtop
pool and Te Ritz-Carlton Spa and Fitness Centre, which will boast Mediterranean views and outdoor relaxation terraces. Other facilities includes 4,500sq ft
(418sq m) of meeting space, outdoor relax- ation terraces and a kosher restaurant. Details:
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Details revealed for UK Spa Awareness week 2013
Te UK Spa Association has announced National Spa Awareness Week 2013, which will run from the 4th to 8th November. The association has teamed up with
the International Stress Management Association (ISMA) to help raise aware- ness of the stress relieving treatments and therapies the spa industry can offer. Participating spas and salons simply need
Te new website sums up spa and medical laws for each US state
industry professionals have complained for years about a lack of informa- tion relative to what med spas can and cannot do,” said Alex Tiersch, founder of AmSpa. “It was oſten impossible to locate even basic infor- mation on regulatory issues, because the laws in each state are confusing and difficult to find.” Found on AmSpa’s website, the state law
summaries provide answers to questions oſten raised about regulations, while giving access to a breakdown of what the regulations and laws
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mean. Te site also provides information to ensure medical providers and owners of med- ical spas can be certain that they are meeting specific state regulations. The partnership with local medi-
cal spa attorneys in each state will ensure answers are provided by professionals who have experience navigating the health- care regulations specific to each state. Details:
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to run an event during Spa Awareness week 2013, which includes stress management advice and sample treatments. “We know that stress is responsible
for over 50 per cent of all work-related illnesses,” said head of the UK Spa Association, Charlie Tompson. “By raising awareness and educating
consumers, and in particular the business community, of the health benefits of regular massage and spa treatments, we’re ideally placed to provide a proactive and preventa- tive solution to help control this problem.” Details:
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